{"id":200220,"date":"2021-03-08T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=200220"},"modified":"2021-03-08T14:00:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T19:00:26","slug":"meghan-claims-racism-prevented-archie-from-being-a-prince-the-rule-barring-his-title-dates-to-1917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-claims-racism-prevented-archie-from-being-a-prince-the-rule-barring-his-title-dates-to-1917\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Claims Racism Prevented Archie From Being A Prince. The Rule Barring His Title Dates To 1917."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmeghan-claims-racism-prevented-archie-from-being-a-prince-the-rule-barring-his-title-dates-to-1917%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=200220&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-3302883-1024x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey Sunday night, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, indicated that at least Meghan believed the couple\u2019s son, Archie, was denied the title of \u201cprince\u201d because he was mixed-race, but even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2021\/mar\/08\/why-meghan-harry-son-archie-denied-title-princede-mixed-race\">the Guardian<\/a>, a left-leaning newspaper in the United Kingdom, was quick to point out that a longstanding policy governing the monarchy barred Archie from being a \u201cprince,\u201d not the royal family\u2019s \u201cracism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an exchange with Oprah, Meghan claimed that a senior member of the royal family had made racist remarks about her unborn son, wondering whether the mixed-race child would have dark skin. She connected that comment to other discussions with royal family members and, ultimately, to the decision not to give Archie the title of \u201cprince.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan said she was upset at the \u201cidea of the first member of colour in this family not being titled in the same way that other grandchildren would be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not their right to take away,\u201d she said. Oprah then asked whether Meghan believed the decision was made because of Archie\u2019s lineage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think it\u2019s because of his race?\u201d Oprah asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn those months when I was pregnant, all around this same time, so we [had] the conversation of he won\u2019t be given security, he\u2019s not going to be given a title,\u201d Meghan replied. \u201cAnd, also, concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he\u2019s born.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the rule barring great-grandchildren of the sovereign, in this case, Queen Elizabeth, from being titled dates back much further than Archie\u2019s birth. In fact, the rule goes back to King George V who, in 1917 \u2014 more than 100 years before Archie was born \u2014 who issued \u201cletters patent\u201d \u2014 a royal order \u2014 decreeing that just children and grandchildren would be able to use \u201cprince\u201d or \u201cprincess\u201d and the honorary \u201cHRH,\u201d or \u201chis or her royal highness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe grandchildren of the sons of any such Sovereign in the direct male line (save only the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of dukes of this realm,\u201d the order reads.<\/p>\n<p>That means that while Prince Charles, the Queen\u2019s son, can use the title, and Princes William and Harry can, only Prince George, Williams\u2019s son, is technically allowed to become an HRH until his grandfather, Prince Charles, ascends to the throne.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth updated the 1917 order in 2011, shortly before Prince William married Kate Middleton, to ensure that all of William\u2019s children would receive a title. So far, William and Kate\u2019s children, George, Charlotte, and Louis are all called either prince or princess. That order specifically did not include Prince Harry\u2019s eventual children, because they are not in the direct line of succession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they are children of the future monarch, whereas Archie is not. His father, Harry, is sixth in line to the throne and will move down the line of succession if William and Kate have more children, and as George, Charlotte and Louis have children of their own,\u201d the Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2021\/mar\/08\/why-meghan-harry-son-archie-denied-title-princede-mixed-race\">noted in its own explanation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Archie would move up to become a prince once his grandfather becomes king, except that Prince Charles has said he would prefer only those in direct line of succession to the throne (the children of the monarch and future monarch) have titles.<\/p>\n<p>As for whether Archie\u2019s title was revoked, that decision is the Queen\u2019s alone.<\/p>\n<p>The pair also claimed that Archie was going to be denied security, but what they appear to have meant is that Archie\u2019s security would not be paid for by British taxpayers. Last year, after Harry and Meghan moved to Canada, following their decision to quit as full-time royals, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2021\/03\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-security\">debate over who would pay for their security went public<\/a>. At the time, the British taxpayers footed the bill, but both Canada and the United States refused to shoulder the costs once the pair lost their full-time guards along with other royal perks.<\/p>\n<p>It is notable that Prince Andrew\u2019s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, do not receive paid-for security and have not since 2011. \u201cSince then they have provided their own\u201d security, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2021\/03\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-security\">Vanity Fair reports<\/a>. The two princesses also make their own income but in non-political fields.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey Sunday night, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, indicated that at least Meghan believed the couple\u2019s son, Archie, was denied &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310285,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-3302883-1024x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Meghan Claims Racism Prevented Archie From Being A Prince. 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