The Official Royal Family Website Just Changed Archie and Lilibet’s Titles...

First, it was reported that Kate Middleton and Prince William’s 7-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, may be inheriting a new royal title that belonged to her late great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. And now, it looks like two more of King Charles’s grandchildren have (finally) gotten new titles listed on the royal family website.

Buckingham Palance recently announced that the official royal website has been changed to reflect the current British line of succession. In the new update, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s two children are now referred to as “Prince Archie Harrison” and “Princess Lilibet” on the site. Previously, the royal children were addressed as “Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor” and “Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.”

The line of succession underwent a few changes once the queen passed away and her son, King Charles, was crowned the new King of England. Obviously, everyone was bumped up a slot. But the titles of Archie and Lilibet were also affected. 

Per People, a royal tradition was created by King George V in 1917, which gives the “title of prince and princess” to the “male line of grandchildren in any such sovereign.” Since Harry’s kids are now grandchildren of the sovereign (they were previously great-grandchildren of the sovereign under Elizabeth), their titles have been upgraded.