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Prince Harry Joins Family at Balmoral Castle After Queen Elizabeth II’s Death
Prince Harry has arrived at Balmoral Castle in Scotland to be with his family following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Duke of Sussex, who reportedly arrived without his wife, Meghan Markle, joined his brother, Prince William, and his father, Prince Charles, who now accedes to the throne as King Charles III.
The family members had earlier arrived to be by the Queen's bedside.
Harry was spotted being driven in a convoy of cars heading through the castle gates.
A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said earlier today that the couple would travel to Balmoral Castle to be with the Queen following the announcement of her ill health.
Harry and Meghan's Archewell website home page has become a blacked-out landing page with the words, “In loving memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022.”
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The couple, who are living in California after quitting royal duties, cancelled the last engagement on their mini-European tour as Harry travels to Balmoral.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, is now technically a prince, a title which Meghan controversially claimed was previously denied to him because of his race.
His younger sister, Lilibet Lillie Mountbatten-Windsor, is also entitled to be a princess following the death of the Queen and with her grandfather, the Prince of Wales, becoming king.
The rules set out by King George V in 1917 mean Archie and Lillie, as the children of a son of a sovereign, also now have an HRH style if they choose to use it.
In 2021, it was suggested Charles, in a bid to limit the number of key royals, intended, when he became monarch, to prevent Archie becoming a prince.
To do so, he will have to issue a letters patent amending Archie's right to be a prince and Lillie's right to be a princess.
Until that potentially happens or if it does not, Archie and Lillie remain prince and princess, whether their parents choose to use the titles or not.
Meghan argued in the Sussex's Bombshell interview with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey that Archie was not given the title of prince because of his race.
However, when Archie was born seventh in line to the throne in May 2019, he was too far down the line of succession.
Although he was a great-grandchild of the monarch, he was not a first-born son of a future king, so was not automatically a prince.
He could have previously used the courtesy title Earl of Dumbarton, or been Lord Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.
But Buckingham Palace said the Duke and Duchess made a personal decision that he should be plain Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor instead.
A royal source said following Archie's arrival that the couple had chosen not to give him a courtesy title at this time.
Meghan also told Oprah that, when she was pregnant with Archie, an unnamed member of the royal family had raised concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were due to attend the Wellchild Awards ceremony in London on Thursday evening.
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