In her interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Duchess of Sussex said that when she was pregnant, there were conversations about her future child's status, including what title he or she should receive.

What does royal protocol say?

The rules about who gets to be a prince and also be referred to as his royal highness (HRH) come from a letter patent issued by King George V in November 1917.

Letters patent are legal instruments which may take the form of an open letter from the monarch. They may be used for royal declarations or the granting of titles such as peerages.

In the 1917 letter, George V declared that the great-grandchildren of the monarch would no longer be princes or princesses, except for the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.

In our current situation, that means that Prince George automatically became a prince, but not Archie, even though they are both great-grandsons of the Queen.

Under this protocol, Prince George's siblings - Charlotte and Louis - would not have received the title either.

But in December 2012, the Queen also issued a letter patent which said that all of Prince William's children would be entitled to be princes or princesses and get the HRH title.

What about Archie's title?

According to the 1917 letter, Archie is entitled to become a prince - but not yet.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's children would have to wait until Prince Charles became king, at which point they would be the grandchildren of the monarch and hence entitled to be princes or princesses.

That is why Prince Andrew's daughters - Beatrice and Eugenie - were princesses from birth, but why Eugenie's baby son, August, is not a prince.

The Duchess of Sussex was clearly aware of the protocol.
She referred in the interview to a "George V or George VI convention" that would mean her son Archie would become a prince "when Harry's dad becomes king".

She did not give any more details about this and Buckingham Palace has not commented on her claims.

I like the safari socks bit Keezoy 😃😃
But at least they have a purpose?
They let your knees get brown, and also protect your legs from spider
and scorpion bites !!
Whereas the royals seem to be purposeless, especially the Arry &
Meg duo!!
But as you say, it is our cross to bear
I tend to pity them actually as nobody chooses their parents do they ?
Arry is over 40 yrs old now and l think he should have outgrown all
his childhood perceptions by now?
Anyway , good luck with with the royal watching , I'm going back
to Eurosport replays now it's all we've got over here !!

Donkeyman! 👎😭😭👎

I will make a point of watching it.

Donkeyman, You say Harry is over 40 years old! Talk about ‘Fake News’!
He’s only 36 years old!

Hurrah!

They (TV) are saying that over 11 million watched the show last night!

That means that, something like, 60 million Didn't!

Good for them!

So, do you have any ideas on the name they’ll select for their baby girl?
I’m thinking Diana!

I watched it after taping the programme, so I could whizz through the adverts. It was like watching Meg giving a speech at the Oscars. All emotions were on show, my dear husband, the nasty "Firm", my suicidal thoughts, blatant racism, no one asking, "Are you ok?". God! it was toe curling stuff! Then they brought on the supporting act. He came out with guff about how they were'nt supported, even by his old man Charlie. Just one whinge after another. Not a peep from Oprah, about Meg's dysfunctional family, particularly her father. We are well rid of the pair of them!