Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have changed their kids’ last name in a bid to “unify” the family!
According to a source for The Times on Thursday, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet will now officially take on the Sussex surname — something they’ve been known as since King Charles III‘s coronation last May, apparently. They are both currently listed as “Prince Archie of Sussex” and “Princess Lilibet of Sussex” on the royal family’s website. This is as opposed to their original last name Mountbatten-Windsor.
This switch comes days after the kids’ parents established a new Sussex.com website for “The Office of Prince Harry & Meghan The Duke & Duchess of Sussex.” Of course, they were promptly blasted for that considering they are no longer working royals. Some haters even claimed they were breaking a promise made to the late Queen Elizabeth II by leaning into their titles again despite distancing themselves from The Firm.
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But regardless of the drama, Harry and Meghan clearly think this is the right thing for their family, a source claimed:
Per People, using their titles as their children’s last name is a tradition for the royal family. In fact, Prince William and Princess Catherine’s kids — AKA the Prince and Princess of Wales — use the last name “Wales.” Plus, the feuding brothers both used Wales as their surname while in the armed forces, with the 39-year-old even called Captain Wales. So, they’ve all used their family’s titles as their last name before.
This change also proves that the Spare author is doing everything he can to make sure neither of his children feels less than the other — unlike his upbringing. They’ll now all be united with a common
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