Archie and Lilibet can inherit royal titles after Queen Elizabeth II’s death

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children are now entitled to royal titles in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.

Following the monarch’s passing on Thursday and King Charles III’s subsequent ascension to the throne, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Lilibet “Lili” Mountbatten-Windsor can now be referred to as Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet — but only if the royal family follows tradition.

The rules, established by King George V in 1917, state that the children and grandchildren of the monarch, in this case Charles, can claim titles.

The little ones’ parents, for their part, stopped using their His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness titles in January 2020 when they stepped back from their senior royal duties.

In February of the following year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their exit official.

Markle, 41, claimed in an explosive March 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey that Archie was not made a prince due to a change in protocol, claiming that he was being treated differently than his cousins.

“While I was pregnant, they said they want to change the convention for Archie,” she claimed at the time.

King Charles III took the throne after Queen Elizabeth died on Sept. 8.

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King Charles III took the throne after Queen Elizabeth died on Sept. 8.

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Prince Harry boards plane at Aberdeen Airport after Queen Elizabeth's death

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