- Prince William allegedly plans to strip his own family of royal titles when he becomes King William V
- Anyone who’s not a working royal could get Prince/Princess removed – including Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Prince Harry, and Prince Harry’s children
- William will “park” the royal titles of his own children
King Charles just stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his Duke of York title (though technically Andrew announced the news himself), and apparently Prince William is going to go several steps further once he steps up to the crown.
The Daily Beast spoke to multiple sources who say William will “remove princely titles from all non-working royals.” They’ll also be stripped of their honorific, aka ‘His/Her Royal Highness’ titles.
Right now it’s impossible to strip someone of their Prince or Princess title because they’re “protected by law,” but William is planning an executive royal order (also known as a “letters patent”) early in his reign which will undo that. So, who’s losing their title? It could well be Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Prince Harry, Prince Archie, and Princess Lilibet.
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A source said that Meghan and Harry will also see their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles removed. As for William’s own kids, they’ll have their titles “parked” until they’re old enough to decide if they want to be working royals or not.
Meanwhile, an insider says William is upset that Andrew’s prince title wasn’t removed: “On Wednesday, the King’s office was saying that removing the dukedom would be a completely lame and ineffectual gesture unless you took away the Prince title as well. On Friday, it’s suddenly the other way round, and persuading him to drop the Duke title, without even taking it away, is being held up as a triumph of the king’s steely will. His operation is a mess.”
Another friend of William’s says, “It should have been done by Charles this week, but William knows he doesn’t have the strength because of his illness. William is understanding of his father’s situation. William won’t be afraid to take the next step.”
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Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm, She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.