HRH titles for Archie and Lilibet will mean more press attention, says royal commentator

ALLOWING their children to use HRH titles would be at odds with Prince Harry and Meghan’s desire for privacy as it will bring media attention, according to a royal commentator.

Richard Fitzwilliams was commenting on the news that Lilibet has been christened in the USA as Princess.

He told GB News: “With reference to Archie and Louise’s titles, they were automatically due them by the 1917 letters patent from King George V.

“This was supposedly something that would happen automatically, equally of course. Now it’s up to each individual monarch and there was some speculation that this might not happen.

“But there’s also the issue of whether or not the Sussexes want Archie and Lilibet to use them, obviously they want to give them the option.

“It’s all a rather complex matter because obviously, there is a deep rift in the Royal Family. We don’t know whether in fact Harry and Meghan will be attending the Coronation.

“This at least, makes absolutely clear that both Archie and Lilibet will have the Prince and Princess titles, if they want to use them which is of course somewhat ironic since their parents cannot use the HRH title.”

In a discussion with Mark Longhurst during GB News Live, he added: “My own bet is that they will definitely attend the Coronation.

“They’re members of the royal family. They have contracts with Netflix, Spotify, and Random House because of this, and if they were not to they would be seen as outsiders.

“I don’t think that’s a future they could possibly contemplate, if you’re seen as an outsider.”