Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently feared that King Charles had delayed the issuing of Archie and Lilibet’s passports over the use of their HRH titles, as per a report.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex waited nearly six months for their children’s official documents to be issued — and believed that their application had been “blocked” by the monarch, The Guardian reported.
In their submitted applications, the couple listed Archie and Lilibet’s last names as Sussex — which the family had started using in place of their previous surname, Mountbatten-Windsor.
“There was clear reluctance to issue passports for the kids,” a source close to the Sussexes told the outlet.
The insider claimed Charles, “hadn’t wanted Archie and Lili to carry the titles, most of all the HRH, and the British passports, once created, would be the first and perhaps the only legal proof of their names.”
It was recently reported that Harry sought out his uncle Earl Spencer’s counsel about taking his late mother’s last name during a recent trip to the UK.
The source added that the Invictus Games founder had asked for his uncle’s advice out of “sheer exasperation.”
A spokesperson for the duke told The Post, “We do not comment on private issues pertaining to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children.”
Harry’s meeting with Earl Spencer regarding the family name did take place. However, recent reports suggesting that Spencer warned the process would be overly complex are “wholly inaccurate.”
Buckingham Palace also issued a statement concerning Harry and the “Suits” alum’s HRH titles after the couple announced their departure from royal life in 2020.
“The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the royal family,” the palace said at the time.
