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King Charles III Confirms Archie and Lily’s Titles, But Leaves Sussexes Furious

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King Charles III Confirms Archie and Lily’s Titles, But Leaves Sussexes Furious

King Charles III has confirmed that his youngest grandchildren, and Lily, will be appointed as Prince and Princess, but they will not be given HRH status.

This decision has reportedly left and infuriated about the titles their children will receive following the death of the Queen.

The Sussexes have argued that this will leave their children with inadequate security and have pointed out that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie possess HRH status but are not working royals.

According to a source, the couple has been insistent that and Lilybet are Prince and Princess, and they have been relentless since the Queen died.

They were worried about the security issue and being Prince and Princess brings them the right to have certain levels of royal security.

However, they have been left furious that Archie and Lilybet cannot take the title HRH.

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In other news, Buckingham Palace has released further details for the Queen's state funeral next Monday as the nation says a final goodbye.

and Sophie Wessex are expected to follow the Queen's funeral procession by car as plans for the historic occasion have been revealed today.

King Charles will lead members of the royal family in walking behind the late monarch's coffin when it is moved from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey on Monday for the state funeral.

The Duchess of Sussex, who is living in the US with after quitting royal duties, and the Countess of Wessex, who is said to have been like a second daughter to the late Queen, are expected to be among royals travelling by car.

Meghan and Sophie previously shared a vehicle when Her Majesty left Buckingham Palace for the last time on Wednesday for Westminster Hall where she is lying in state ahead of the funeral.

Charles, along with his siblings Princess Anne, , and Prince Edward, will walk in the procession to Westminster Abbey next Monday.

Behind will be brothers and Prince Harry, who have a fractured relationship but have united in their grief for their grandmother, along with Peter Phillips, who is another one of the Queen's grandsons.

They will be followed by the Princess Royal's husband Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence, the late monarch's cousin the Duke of Gloucester, and her nephew the Earl of Snowdon.

Other royals, including Meghan and Sophie, are expected to complete the solemn journey by car.

The coffin will be carried during the procession on a 123-year-old gun carriage, pulled by 98 Royal Navy sailors using ropes in a tradition dating back to the funeral of Queen Victoria.

The procession will be led by amassed pipes and drums of Scottish and Irish regiments, the Brigade of Kirkers, and the Royal Air Force, numbering 200 musicians.

The congregation will begin to file into Westminster Abbey from 8am before the service, conducted by the Dean of Westminster, starts at 11am.

2,000 people including world leaders and foreign royals will take their seats inside the church in central London to say goodbye to the beloved late Queen, who was consulted on plans for the state funeral.

US President Joe Biden and French leader Emmanuel Macron will be among the world leaders attending the ceremonial event.

The coffin will be moved at 10.44am on Monday to Westminster Abbey for the service.

Moving elements of the funeral will include the sounding of the last post at 11.55am as the service nears its end.

There will then be a two-minute national silence which will be observed by the congregation and millions across the UK.

The reveille and then the national anthem will then take place, and finally, a lament played by the Queen's Piper which will bring the service to a close at noon.

The Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk, who is in charge of the plans, said the state funeral will unite people across the globe and resonate with people of all faiths and pay a fitting tribute to an extraordinary reign.

Some 800 people, including members of the Queen's household and Windsor estate staff, will attend the committal service afterwards at 4pm in St George's Chapel.

Following the service at Westminster Abbey, the King and other royals will walk behind the coffin once again as it leaves Westminster Abbey for Wellington Arch, before it is driven to Windsor on the state hearse.

The route from central London has not been confirmed but the hearse will travel down the long walk to Windsor Castle.

Charles and other members of the monarchy will follow behind on foot from the quadrangle as the Queen's coffin approaches St George's Chapel.

The late Queen will be reunited with Prince Philip, who died last year, when she is laid to rest alongside her beloved husband in the King George VI Memorial Chapel in a private service at 7.30pm.

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