Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have changed the name of both of their children.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor and Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor were the original names of the two children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
But now, those names have both been changed – and for a rather disputed reason…
Prince Harry and Markle are undoubtedly the two most controversial members of the royal family.
The Duke and Duchess made the major decision to step down as senior royals back in 2020, and in doing so, broke major tradition.
The couple now spend most of their time in California, alongside their two children.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is their first child, born on May 6, 2019.
He was born at the Portland Hospital in London, weighing 7lb 3oz, and became the seventh in line to the throne.
Archie began his life in a more conventional royal fashion, meeting his great-grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, just two days after his birth in a major public event.
The child now lives in Montecito, California, where he enjoys a normal(ish) life.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have broken royal tradition by changing their children’s names. Credit: Alamy
On June 4, 2021, Archie was joined by his little sister.
Lilibet – or Lili as the family call her – was born in the USA, and has been kept out of the public eye since her birth.
Her name was chosen as a family tribute, as Lillibet was Elizabeth’s childhood nickname, and Diana was Prince Harry’s late mother.