Prince Harry and Meghan Markle feared King Charles delayed their childrens passports over royal titles: report

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle feared that King Charles had delayed the issuing of Archie and Lilibet’s passports over the use of their HRH titles, according to a report.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex waited nearly six months for their children’s official documents to be issued — and believed that their application had been “blocked” by the monarch, The Guardian reports.In their submitted applications, the couple listed Archie and Lilibet’s last names as Sussex — which the family had started using in place of their previous surname, Mountbatten-Windsor.“There was clear reluctance to issue passports for the kids,” a source close to the Sussexes told the outlet.The insider claimed Charles, 76, “hadn’t wanted Archie and Lili to carry the titles, most of all the HRH, and the British passports, once created, would be the first and perhaps the only legal proof of their names.”Meanwhile, it was recently reported that Harry sought out his uncle Earl Spencer’s counsel about taking his late mother’s last name during a recent trip to the UK.The source added that the Invictus Games founder had asked for his uncle’s advice out of “sheer exasperation.”A spokesperson for the duke told The Post, “We do not comment on private issues pertaining to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children.”The Post understands that Harry’s meeting with Earl Spencer about the family name did go ahead, however, recent reports alleging that Spencer had warned that the legal process would be overly complex are “wholly inaccurate.”Buckingham Palace released a statement over Harry and the “Suits” alum’s HRH titles after the couple announced their departure from royal life in 2020.“The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the royal family,” the palace said at the time.While no laws were put in place to prevent the duo from referring to themselves as His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness, the pair did tell ...