Archie and Lilibet's title announcement had one-word 'stark' difference to Prince Edward's, says expert
06.03.2024 - 12:57
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
In the lead up to his Coronation, King Charles approved a slew of new royal titles including some for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's two children. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's young children are now known as Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Meghan and Harry's daughter was baptised in an intimate ceremony at their home in America with around 20 to 30 guests present for the important celebration, which took place in March last year.
It was then announced King Charles would bestow the Duke of Edinburgh title on his younger brother Prince Edward following the death of their father Prince Phillip, which also made Edward's wife Sophie Wessex the Duchess of Edinburgh.
In the announcement from Buckingham Palace, Charles said he was "pleased" to pass on the title to his younger brother. But speaking last year, one royal expert said she reckoned one word defined the "stark" differences in tone between the two statements and new titles in the Firm.
Royal expert and editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine Ingrid Seward said the difference between the announcements was "stark" with one word missing from Archie and Lilibet's.
Speaking to The Mirror, she said: "The contrast between the way in which Harry and Meghan released the news of their children's royal titles and the way King Charles announced his brother's ennoblement was stark.
"King Charles issued a formal statement from Buckingham Palace to say he was 'pleased' to confer the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar. It was such a grand announcement it felt as if it were in a gilded frame pinned to the Buckingham Palace railings."
She continued: "Harry and Meghan on the other hand asked their spokesperson to announce when their 21-month-old