Harry holds Archie with Meghan smiling next to him and Lilibet

The titles are their children’s ‘birthright’, they said (Picture: REX/PA)

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said their children’s prince and princess titles are their ‘birthright’ in a new statement.

A spokesperson for the Sussexes said: ‘The children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became monarch.

‘This matter has been settled for some time in alignment with Buckingham Palace.’

Harry and Meghan hold baby Archie

Harry holds Archie when he was a newborn (Picture: REX)

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