Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Kids Receiving Titles 'Matters Enormously' to Royal Family (Exclusive)

Privacy is coveted amongst the Royal Family, and new reports out of California reveal Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are angling for a more secluded and private property to live with their two children. According to the Santa Barbara News-Press, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are shopping around in the exclusive Hope Ranch area of Santa Barbara.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were "engaged in secret" and were "actually dating for less than a year before the proposal", it has been claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they had got engaged in late November 2017. At the time, Harry, 37, and Meghan, 41, posed outside Kensington Palace alongside a royal statement which claimed she had said yes "earlier this month".

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are said to be concerned that they are being iced out of the British royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were demoted to the bottom of the official royal website alongside the disgraced Prince Andrew. Royal biographer Phil Dampier confirmed to Fox News Digital previous comments he made about the seemingly deliberate move, which has been perceived as a snub.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are reported to have been protected during their visit to the UK by a bodyguard who has previously been convicted of domestic abuse. The Sussexes hired their own security for their unofficial European tour, which they had embarked on just days before the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II. During their time in the UK, the couple were photographed alongside bodyguard and former police officer Pere Daobry.

Pushed down. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were demoted on the royal website.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been demoted on the Royal Family’s website after stepping down as senior members in March 2020.

A bittersweet goodbye. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back home in California with their children following Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, Us Weekly can confirm.

Following protocol? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s children are now eligible to receive royal titles — but no official decisions have been made about the potential new prince and princess.

Making progress? Following Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral, Gayle King shared her perspective on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s future relationship with the rest of the royal family.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to return to Los Angeles, without any peace deal being struck between them and King Charles or Prince William, according to Gayle King. The CBS Mornings host, and friend of the Duchess of Sussex, has been in the UK to cover the Queen’s funeral.

touching state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II was missing two important guests. Though Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were both in attendance, with the Duke of Sussex participating in several processionals surrounding the historic day, neither their 3-year-old son, Archie, nor their 1-year-old daughter, Lilibet, joined their parents for any of the events surrounding the death of their great-grandmother.The two youngsters, who are sixth and seventh in line to the British royal throne behind their father, were home in Montecito, California, while their parents were in the United Kingdom. ET has learned that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to return to California imminently to be reunited with their children. On Monday, royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET's Kevin Frazier in London, «I think we'll probably see the Sussexes on their way back to America very soon.

Resting place. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned to their wedding venue – St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle — to give their final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sat behind the King and Queen Consort during the funeral service of the late Queen Elizabeth II, putting them front and centre for the Royal event. This seating arrangement is being said to reflect that the couple may be back in the heart of the Royal family.

Meghan Markle attended Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral with Prince Harry on Monday, September 19.

Prince William and Princess Kate‘s eldest two children will attend Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral and walk in the procession. Prince George and Princess Charlotte will be in front of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been advised to make amends with Prince William and Kate Middleton following their "bombshell" Oprah interview, the Mirror reports.

King Charles III has agreed to give Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children the titles of prince and princess following his ascension to the British throne. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's two children, Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1, were not given prince and princess titles at birth due to the interpretation of the letters patent, a royal expert told Fox News Digital. The letters patent says grandchildren of the sovereign are entitled to the titles prince and princess.  "So this was a big contention during the Oprah interview, because Meghan told Oprah Archie was entitled to be a prince and that the family had denied him.That was not right.That was incorrect," royal expert Shannon Felton Spenceexplained.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined the royal family as Queen Elizabeth II's coffin was received at Buckingham Palace Tuesday after departing the RAF Northolt Airforce station in Ruislip, England.  Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at the age of 96. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, and the second longest-reigning monarch in the history of the world.  The hearse arrived to cheers outside of Buckingham Palace as the streets of London were lined with mourners.

Following the death of her majesty The Queen last week, tributes to the late monarch flooded in from all over the world, but none of these messages were more poignant than those which came from the family who knew her best. Whether it was King Charles ’ emotional maiden speech which paid tribute to his mother’s kindness and dedication to her duty, or Prince William’s heartfelt memories of his “grannie” as he spoke of her “wisdom and reassurance”, there was a clear show of grief and fond memories in each statement.

Did the royal family’s feud with Prince Harry force him to travel alone to Balmoral Castle and thus caused him to miss out on saying goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II? It doesn’t sound like it — at least, according to a new report.