![\"Prince](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Prince-William-Visits-Aberdeen-To-Recognise-Work-Of-The-Homelessness-Sector.jpg\")
Prince William is cracking down(Image: Getty)<\/p>\nPrince Harry and Meghan Markle could face a huge setback as Prince William is reportedly planning a change that will see the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stripped of their HRH titles<\/p>\n
15:09 ET, 08 Aug 2025Updated 16:29 ET, 08 Aug 2025<\/p>\n
Prince William is cracking down(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle<\/a> could reportedly face a significant setback as Prince William plans changes that may also “shut the door” on his US-based nephew and niece, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.<\/a><\/p>\n This development follows recent revelations that Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, were still using their HRH titles, despite assuring the late Queen Elizabeth II they would refrain from doing so.<\/p>\n King Charles<\/a> has resisted calls to strip his youngest son and daughter-in-law of their Royal titles, but it’s understood that William holds a different perspective for when he eventually ascends the throne. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as senior working royals in 2020 before relocating to start a new life in the U.S. It comes as Prince Harry was accused of ‘punching’ Prince Andrew over Meghan Markle comment<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Prince William ‘insists’ to be addressed by one title and nothing else<\/a>READ MORE: Meghan Markle’s ‘awkward’ joke to Kate Middleton met with ‘yawning silence’<\/a><\/p>\n This implies that Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4, will be impacted by any changes implemented by their uncle. The youngsters currently reside in the US with Harry and Meghan.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, reports suggested that Harry was attempting to retain the HRH title for his children, giving them the option to rejoin the family when they were older.<\/p>\n Labeling this as “beyond parody”, a friend of William’s reportedly told the Daily Beast: “William obviously isn’t going to hire Archie and Lilibet. This is just trolling on the part of Harry and Meghan.”, reports the Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n A friend of Prince William clarified that HRH is not an official title but a way to address a member of the Royal Family, stating: “An HRH is bestowed by letters patent – which is basically a fancy way of saying it is a legally binding royal decree – and by precedent an HRH can be taken away by royal decree also.<\/p>\n “Look at Diana and Fergie. The HRHs weren’t removed ‘because they got divorced,’ the rules were quietly changed to remove HRHs from royal exes. There is a difference.<\/p>\n “They have asked the Sussexes politely to stop using the style, to no avail, so I imagine William will simply issue new letters patent to formally remove the entire family’s right to use HRH when he becomes King.”<\/p>\n The source added that William, who is next in line to the throne, will present the move as “part of a wider tidying up exercise to reduce, more broadly, the number of HRHs in circulation”.<\/p>\n![\"Meghan](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Meghan-and-Harry.jpg\")
Meghan and Harry stepped down as senior working royals in 2020(Image: GETTY)<\/p>\n![\"Prince](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754718012_675_0_Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle.jpg\")
Harry and Meghan along with their two kids live in California(Image: Instagram )<\/p>\n