Princess Anne Rejected Meg’s Offer To Change Lilibet’s Title To Princess Royal Instead Of Charlotte

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s children were previously styled as “Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor” and “Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s children’s titles are now reflected on the royal family’s website.

The palace updated the royal family’s official website early Thursday to reflect Prince Archie Harrison and Princess Lilibet Diana’s titles. They were previously styled as “Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor” and “Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.”

Archie and Lili’s prince and princess titles are in line with the precedent established by King George V after he issued a Letters Patent in 1917, which conferred the title of prince or princess on male line grandchildren of the sovereign.

Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth in September, Harry’s father became King Charles — and as grandchildren of the monarch, 3-year-old Archie and 1-year-old Lili were afforded the titles of prince and princess.

“The children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became monarch,” a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told PEOPLE. “This matter has been

Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, first referred to their children’s royal titles while confirming the news of their daughter’s March 3 christening in California.