MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry's bombshell interview on Oprah left viewers stunned by the allegations made against the royal family.
One of the claims made by the couple during the two-hour garden interview was that their firstborn Archie was denied the title of 'Prince'.
Who is a prince or princess in the royal family?
The Queen's four children Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward all have titles.
As do Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice as they are the Queen's grandchildren.
Any children of the future king, Prince William, will also have the royal titles.
Why does Archie not have a title?
Current guidelines state that great-grandchildren of the monarch are not prince or princesses.
Because Prince Harry is not the next future king of England, Archie is ranked as the same level of status within the family as Princess Eugenie, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips' children.
The tradition began with George V when he issued a Letters Patent in 1917.
It read: "…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".
Originally it was only going to be Prince George who was to be given the title of Prince, as he has a direct line of succession to the throne.
But before George was born, the Queen stepped in and issed a Letters Patent to ensure all Kate and William's children would have fitting titles.
Had she not have done that, Princess Charlotte would have been a Lady and Prince Louis a Lord.
Why do Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips not have titles?
Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips have no royal rank and aren't HRH because tradition states that only those with a father in line of succession can possess the title.
Zara and Peter are the children of Princess Anne's ex-husband Mark Phillips
Why do Prince Edward's children not have titles?
The Queen decided, with the consent of Prince Edward and his wife Sophie Rhys-Jones, that their children would be given the titles of Lady and Viscount.
This makes Prince Edward’s children The Queen’s first male-line descendants not to have royal titles.
Will Archie ever have a royal title?
He could be given one once his grandfather, Prince Charles becomes king.
When the Queen dies, the title of Prince will be automatically given to him as the son of a will be automatically given to him as the child of a son of the king.
Meghan and Harry will be able to choose whether or not Archie has the title or not.
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