What will Meghan Markle's title be when she marries Prince Harry?
Will she become a princess?
Will she become a princess?
Will she become a princess?
With and become a full-time member of the royal family, many can't help but wonder what her title would be. Here's what we know so far:.
She will not be known as Princess Meghan, but she will be a princess.
Just as , there will likely be a debate in the media regarding whether Meghan Markle can be called Princess Meghan should she and Prince Harry wed. In short, she will be a princess, but she won't be Princess Meghan.
According to the customs of British peerage, a woman takes the title of her husband, meaning Meghan would become HRH Princess Henry of Wales, but she's not a British "blood" princess, so calling her Princess Meghan would be incorrect.
The Queen will absolutely have a say in the matter.
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While nothing is for certain, it's very likely Harry would be given the title of Duke, and Meghan the title of Duchess once they are married.
Duke and Duchess of where, exactly?
Royal Central, a website reporting on all things monarchical, is predicting Harry will be named the Duke of Sussex upon his marriage, a title that has been available for over a century. (The last Duke of Sussex was Prince Augustus Frederick, the sixth son of King George III, and an uncle of Queen Victoria's.)
"Most likely, he will be created a Duke. Sussex is available so [Markle] would be HRH the Duchess of Sussex," royal historian Marlene Koenig . "Her rank would be a princess by marriage of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and Northern Ireland."
Well, that settles that! Now we just have to wait for the wedding!