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Queen Stepped in to Change Prince Louis Name - and He Nearly Had Different Title
Prince Louis has a HRH title like his big brother and sister, but he wasn't meant to and he can only call himself a prince because his great-granny intervened
BBC News, 23 APR 2021.
Prince Louis with his granny and his second cousins (Image: REUTERS)
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed their third child, three years ago today, they named him Louis Arthur Charles.
Prince Louis Looks So Grown-Up on His Third Birthday Today
Louis is a popular name in the royal family and William and George have it as a middle name, in honour of Prince Charles's mentor Lord Louis Mountbatten, who died in an IRA bombing in 1979.
Charles is a nod to little Louis's grandfather, the Prince of Wales, who said he was delighted to have another baby in the family when he was born.
A statement from Charles and Camilla at the time said: "We are both so pleased at the news. It is a great joy to have another grandchild, the only trouble is I don’t know how I am going to keep up with them."
His official title is His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge, but he only has a HRH title because his great-granny the Queen stepped in.
She intervened to overwrite a rule put in place by King George V, reports the Express.
Back in 1917, he set out new guidance on which royals were allowed to have titles - and who was too far down the line of succession to qualify for one.
He decided that all of the sovereign's children would automatically become a Prince or Princess, as well as any grandchildren born through the male line.
However, great-grandchildren weren't included on the list.
This caused a bit of an issue when Prince George was born, as despite being our future king he shouldn't have had the title.
The Queen stepped in and said that George would get a title, and decided to extend the change to all of Kate and William's children.
This means that even though Charlotte and Louis, who are further down the line of succession and are unlikely to ever sit on the throne, are also a prince and princess.
If the Monarch didn't make the change, it's likely that Louis would have been Master Louis Cambridge or Master Louis Windsor instead.
However she didn't make this change for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son, something which has caused rows and confusion following their interview with Oprah Winfrey.
It was widely believed that the couple didn't want Archie to have a HRH title in their bid for him to enjoy a 'normal' life, much like Harry's cousins Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall.
But during the interview, Meghan said that it would impact his security.
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