and have been slammed by a royal commentator for a decision they have made regarding their children. The couple reportedly don't want to rule out Prince Archie Harrison and Princess Lilibet Diana opting to support the monarchy, despite the Sussexes' bombshell move to quit their senior royal roles in 2020.

Insiders close to the Sussexes have reportedly claimed they want and to retain their titles and HRH styles so they can choose to become working royals if they so wish when they are adults. It came after a source spoke out and claimed the Sussexes feared passports for their children were being held up due to the use of their royal titles. The couple are said to have been left exasperated as they waited months for British passports to arrive and reportedly believed it was due to the fact they included their children's royal titles on the application.

But former BBC royal expert Jennie Bond has questioned why Harry and Meghan appear so keen to cling onto titles for their children - even though they have previously railed against the institution of monarchy.

She told the : "I really don't understand why, having extricated themselves from a life they did not enjoy and in which Harry has publicly spoken of 'feeling trapped', they want to give their children the option of re-joining. It makes no sense.

"Who knows what's going to happen in the future? But it's very hard to see how two children who are clearly now more American than British would want to change their whole way of life and become working members of the Royal Family."

Archie and Lilibet got their prince and princess titles when their grandfather King Charles became monarch in 2022. The first time their titles were publicly used was after Lilibet's christening in March 2023.

Due to the reported hold-up in their British passports, it is said that Harry started to explore the possibility of changing his family surname to Spencer in a nod to his late mother, Princess Diana.

Jennie added: "I think Harry has always been more Spencer than Windsor, so if he was ever going to change his name, it would be to Spencer. But this would be a final nail in the coffin of his relationship with his father and his brother. It would amount to a public declaration that he no longer saw himself as part of the Royal Family."