
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex
Diego Cuevas/Getty picturesIt is Meghan MarkleMeghan Sussex, or something more completely?
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, clarified his last name during a conversation with Mindy Kaling In his new Netflix docuseries, With love, meghan.
To the lifestyle show, which rent On Tuesday, March 4, Meghan corrected Kaling after referring to the Duchess with his maiden name, Markle.
“It’s so fun that you continue to say Markle,” Meghan said. “You know it’s Sussex now. You have children and go, I share my name with my children. I did not know the meaning that it would be to me, but it just means, this is our family name. Our little family now. “
Meghan, 43, and her husband Prince Harry Share two children: Prince Archie5 and Lalail princess3, although the couple shares a surname with their children, Archie and Libbil Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
Why Archie and Library also use the name Mountbatten-Windsor
No wonder Meghan and Harry, 40, use Sussex surname.
Because royals with titles do not usually have surnames, they usually use their title as a family name. For example, when Harry and Prince William They grew, used Wales because their parents were the Prince and the Princess of Wales.
When Harry and Meghan inherited Sussex Dukedom in their marriage in 2018, their family name became Sussex.
Speaking People In an interview published on Monday, March 3, Meghan said that Sussex’s name is part of his “love story” with Harry.
“It is our family -shared name and I suppose I had not recognized the meaning that would be for me until we had children,” he said on the way out. “I love that this is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me.”

Duke and Duchess of Sussex and his son Archie in May 2019
Dominic Lipinski – Images WPA Pool/GettyHowever, the two children of Meghan and Harry were born without royal titles and only inherited their “prince” and “princess” titles after their grandfather, King Charles IIIAscended to the throne on September 8, 2022.
At the time of his birth on May 6, 2019, Archie’s legal name was Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, according to his birth certificate, published online.
Similarly, Libiliba was born Libilia Diana Mountbatten-Windsor on June 4, 2021, according to his birth certificate, which was also published online.
Mountbatten-Windsor is a royal family name used by members without HRH (their royal highness) or Prince/Princess. The name is a combination of “Mountbatten” on the side of Philip and “Windsor” of Elizabeth II’s family.
While Harry and Meghan still use their titles, they stopped using HRH in an official capacity after By moving from the royal functions In 2020.
Meghan and Harry have never used the Mountbatten-Windsor surname. At Archie’s birth certificate, Meghan’s legal name was classified as Rachel Meghan, his royal height, the Duchess of Sussex.
Harry’s was listed as his royal alteus Henry Charles Albert David Duke of Sussex.
In the meantime, Libeta’s Certificate of birth, Harry used the first name “The Duke of Sussex” and the last name “His High Royal”, while Meghan listed his full name as Rachel Meghan Markle.
It is not known if the names of Archie and Libbket have been legally changed to reflect their new titles. In the line of succession on the official website of the royal family, the names of the children are as “Prince Archie of Sussex” and “Princess Lilibet de Sussex”.
They are sixth and seventh online on the throne respectively after Harry, which is fifth online.



