Meghan Markle’s friendship with two royals is claimed to have played a big part in her decision to give her kids a royal title after previously dismissing the importance

Meghan Markle ‘s insistence that her children’s royal titles weren’t important quickly changed after she spoke with two members of the royal family, an expert has claimed.

The Duchess of Sussex had previously dismissed the importance of giving Archie, four, and Lilibet, two, a royal title. The youngsters were initially styled as Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor before the headline-making change to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Despite Meghan’s initial thoughts, the change was made in line with rules laid out in the 1917 Letters Patent by King George V, that grandchildren of the monarch are entitled to hold princely titles.

In their bombshell chat with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Meghan admitted she didn’t have any “attachment” to the “grandeur” of royal life. But now, a royal expert has claimed the former Suits stat’s dramatic change of heart came after a discussion with Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

Despite losing their right to use their HRH status following their decision to step back from royal duties, Harry and Meghan can still be called a Duke and Duchess. And royal expert Neil Sean questioned the input Beatrice and Eugenie had on Meghan’s decision to give her children a royal title.