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Meghan Markle, 39, gave her name as Rachel Meghan Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex when Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was registered after his birth in May 2019. But, according to The Sun, the certificate was amended on June 6 that year to remove her first names Rachel Meghan . Royal expert Hugo Vickers has said Meghan releasing a statement on why the name change happened is not making relations easier with the Queen.
Prince Harry news: Prince Harry and Meghan now live in California with Archie (Image: GETTY) We re both absolutely thrilled and so grateful for all the love and support from everybody out there, it s been amazing, so we just wanted to share this with everybody.
Prince Harry and Meghan, who held a photo call on May 8, 2019 within Windsor Castle to present their son to the public, have also kept details of his christening secret.
Two months after his birth, Archie was christened at a private chapel in Windsor - but no photographers were allowed on the location s premises and the names of his godparents were not disclosed.
Meghan Markle news: Meghan s first name is Rachel (Image: GETTY)
On Sunday, it emerged Archie s birth certificate had been changed 19 days after it was first issued in May 17 2019.
An eagle-eyed royal watcher noticed two main changes to the civil document.
The first was the addition of the title prince to Prince Harry s field name, which had been originally omitted.
The second changed Meghan s field name from Rachel Meghan Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex to Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex .
Meghan Markle news: Archie was born on May 6 2019 (Image: EXPRESS)
This sparked speculation on the reason behind this move, with The Sun saying it could be seen as a snub to the Cambridges or a tribute to Princess Diana.
Prince Harry morbidly obsessed with keeping Archie s birth strictly hidden, says expert
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Prince Harry made palace staffers move to tears of frustration and despair over Archie s birth certificate row
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were under fire after her maiden name was removed on son Archie s birth certificate.
According to a palace insider, the name change came on the request of the Duchess of Sussex herself.
About the entire fiasco, royal expert Rebecca English wrote in the Daily Mail, Much of what we have seen unfold this week has its origins in Archie’s birth, which Harry became almost morbidly obsessed with keeping as secret as possible, even including where and when his son was born.