Meghan Markle left Buckingham Palace officials “baffled” by her statement, saying she was forced to change her name on baby Archie’s birth certificate, according to Page Six.
Shortly after her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry, Markle, who was born Rachel Meghan Markle, officially changed her name to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, as we have confirmed.
This name is now believed to appear on his passport and on all official documents, as officially required by the King of Arms and Garter’s senior herald in England.
The Queen was the one who gave the Sussex their titles when they married.
But after Archie’s birth at London’s Portland Private Hospital on May 6, 2019, her mother’s name was recorded as “Rachel Meghan, Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Sussex.” She was later changed to “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex” that June.
After the story reached headlines in recent days, Sussex representatives issued a statement on Sunday saying: “The name change in public documents in 2019 was dictated by The Palace, as confirmed by documents from senior Palace officials. This was not requested by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex or the Duke of Sussex. “
It was claimed that the story was an attempt to attack a calculated “family bewilderment”, adding: “There are many things in the world; let’s focus on that instead of creating clickbait.”
However, a well-placed source told us: “This is totally disconcerting. The palace did not dictate anything, this modification was made by staff from his former office at Kensington Palace and the senior officials at Buckingham Palace were always kept up to date. “
Another source confirmed that the Palace had nothing to do with it and added: “The former office of Duke and Duchess changed the birth certificate to ensure the consistency of the Duchess of Sussex’s name and title with others. private documents “.
The Sussex, however, did not request the change, we are told. It is believed to have been carried out by its former staff.
The couple resigned from their “superior” royal duties last year and have been living on their own with Archie on a multimillion-dollar estate in Montecito, California.
Representatives had no comment.