Claudia Jordan says Archie should be given ‘prince’ title and protection if palace wants to remove 'racist' tag
Claudia Jordan has a suggestion for the royal family to mend relationships with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry as the actress has asked the monarchy to prove they are inclusive. Jordan, who worked with Meghan on ‘Deal or No Deal’, said the palace can remove its “racist” tag by giving the couple's’ firstborn Archie the same respect as other royal babies. Jordan said if Queen Elizabeth II wants to revive the broken relations, she should offer Archie the title of prince and the private security that he deserves.
‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star went on to say that the security for Archie is the need of the hour because of British media and fans that can be "stalker-ish." However, according to the rules set by King George V, only the sovereign's grandchildren can have the "prince" or "princess" royal titles. The rule goes: "The grandchildren of the sons of any such Sovereign in the direct male line (save only the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of Dukes of these Our Realms.”
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Under this rule, only the eldest grandson of the first son of the monarch could legally be referred to as a Prince as Prince William's eldest son, George, has been. But nine years ago, the Queen presented a new Letters Patent, which stated that all kids of William and Kate would be given the title of Royal Highness and be referred to as princes and princesses.
Though Jordan acknowledged that the royal family invited several Black people for the wedding ceremony of Meghan and Harry in 2018 and presented themselves as modern and inclusive, she cast her doubt over their intention by citing Meghan's allegations that an unnamed royal was worried about Archie’s skin color even before his birth. During Oprah Winfrey’s interview, Meghan claimed that her son has not been given the royal title because of his mixed race.
Meghan said, “There were several conversations with Harry" over the little one's skin color. "In the months when I was pregnant, all around the same time, so we have in tandem the conversation of he won't be given security, he's not going to be given a title, and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born," she added.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, March 11, Harry’s elder brother William insisted that the royal family was not racist. The response from the father-of-three came when he visited School21 in east London along with the duchess of Cambridge to promote a children's mental health program. When a reporter asked him, “Is the royal family a racist family?” William replied, “We are very much not a racist family.”
Earlier, royal expert Katie Nicholl said, “William is devastated by this interview. Don't forget that the duchess of Cambridge is being dragged into this whole saga and William will hate that and of course, the relationship between father and son is of course at an all-time low."