New Delhi:
In a significant departure from tradition, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have changed their children’s surnames. The couple recently launched their new website, sussex.comwhere many noticed the change, the Mirror reported.
Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie have now adopted the surname Sussex, instead of Mountbatten-Windsors.
In 1960, Mountbatten-Windsor was proclaimed by the Privy Counsel, the official advisors to the late Queen Elizabeth II. The surname is applied to the male descendants of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
A source told The Times that the reality behind Harry and Meghan’s new website is “very simple – it’s a hub for the work the Sussexes do and it reflects the fact that the family has had the same experience for the first time since the King’s coronation.” has a last name. ”
The source noted that this was “a big deal for every family.”
“It represents their unification and it’s a proud moment,” the source added.
Meanwhile, the couple’s decision to use their children’s royal titles is a bit ‘surprising’, with many accusing them of bragging about their ties to the British royal family.
Once you open the website, the homepage welcomes users to the official site of “The Office of Prince Harry & Meghan, The Duke & Duchess of Sussex”. There is also a special coat of arms, specially designed for Meghan.
The website also offers a detailed biography for each of them – Harry and Meghan – individually.
“Prince Harry lives in California with his wife Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet,” Harry’s biography reads.
Naming their children as ‘Prince’ and ‘Princess’ has caused a ‘surprise’, a source told Mirror.
Archie and Lilibet were not given the titles at birth because they were not the monarch’s grandchildren at the time. After Charlies became king in 2022, they both became grandchildren of a monarch, changing their status.