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The hosts of "When Meghan Met Harry" dish about the upcoming wedding and offer tips for royal watchers._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:46 PM UTCPublished: May 14, 2018 5:19 PM UTC The hosts of "When Meghan Met Harry" dish about the upcoming wedding and offer tips for royal watchers.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:46 PM UTCPublished: May 14, 2018 5:19 PM UTC After marrying Prince Harry at [St. George’s Chapel](http://time.com/5176654/st-georges-chapel-windsor-castle-venue/), [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5039393/royal-wedding-2018-details/) became an official member of the [royal family](http://time.com/money/5178274/royal-family-net-worth/). And just like Kate Middleton before her, she was given a royal title on the day of her nuptials—as was Prince Harry. Kensington Palace [tweeted](https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/997736471154122752) Saturday morning that the Queen was “pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince Henry of Wales. His titles will be Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel.” Prince Harry’s [new title](https://www.royal.uk/prince-harry-and-ms-meghan-markle-announcement-titles) is His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex, and after marriage, Meghan Markle’s title is Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex. She is the [first woman to be known](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/19/duke-duchess-sussex-prince-harry-meghan-markles-new-titles-explained/) as the Duchess of Sussex. Prince Harry is the second Duke of Sussex. Prince Augustus Frederick, who [campaigned](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/19/europe/duke-duchess-sussex-meghan-harry-intl/index.html) against slavery, was the only other person to hold the title. Just like Prince William was given the title of Duke of Cambridge on his wedding day, it was expected that Queen Elizabeth would also bestow a dukedom on Prince Harry to commemorate his nuptials. It was previously [speculated](http://people.com/royals/prince-harry-engaged-meghan-markle/) that the vacant Dukedom of Sussex had been reserved for Harry, who will also retain the title of Prince Henry of Wales. When Kate married Prince William on April 29, 2011, she received the title of Duchess of Cambridge to go along with the dukedom William was granted by Queen Elizabeth. But after the royal wedding, there are still other ways to refer to Meghan Markle. Here’s what we know about how and why the royals end up with certain names and titles.  Prince Harry looks at Meghan Markle, as she arrives accompanied by the Prince of Wales in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, May 19, 2018. Jonathan Brady—PA Wire ## What is Prince Harry’s last name? Before we talk about Meghan, let’s first get to the bottom of what exactly Prince Harry’s last name is. Henry Charles Albert David, familiarly known as Prince Harry, was born to Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, on Sept. 15, 1984\. Harry was born into the House of Windsor and his last name is technically Mountbatten-Windsor—as is the case for all royals who are descended from Queen Elizabeth II through the male line. However, last names are typically only used by members of the royal family without titles, meaning Mountbatten-Windsor is pretty much never tacked onto Harry’s name. During his time at school and in the military, Prince Harry was known simply as Harry Wales, a surname that derived from his father’s official title. Today, he is typically referred to as Prince Harry, or more formally, His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales. ## What is Meghan Markle’s new title after marrying Prince Harry? Meghan Markle’s marriage to Prince Harry does not make her a princess, as only women that are born into the royal family, like Princess Charlotte, hold that title. Instead, Meghan is now a duchess since Harry, as is tradition, was granted a dukedom on their wedding day. However, despite the fact that Meghan’s official title is Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex and she will never be a princess in her own right, she may still be referred to by the royal title in reference to her husband, i.e., HRH Princess Henry of Wales.  Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (left) arrives with his best man Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on May 19, 2018. Gareth Fuller—AFP/Getty Images ## What is Meghan Markle’s new last name? After marrying Prince Harry, Markle can now use Mountbatten-Windsor as her surname. However, considering royals tend to be known only by their first names, it’s not likely you’ll see her addressed by that name very often. Just as Kate Middleton is mainly referred to by her maiden name or the title she was given by Queen Elizabeth at her wedding to Prince William, Duchess of Cambridge, Markle will likely only add Duchess of Sussex—the dukedom Prince Harry has been granted—to her current moniker.  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle during their wedding service, conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in Windsor, Britain, May 19, 2018\. Owen Humphreys/Pool via REUTERS Owen Humphreys—Pool/Reuters ## What title will Prince Harry’s children have? However, if Harry and Meghan have children, they will not be princes and princesses like William and Kate’s children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Unless Queen Elizabeth issues a Letters Patent declaring otherwise, Harry and Meghan’s children will be lords and ladies. This is due to a [1917 Letters Patent](https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/tag/1917-letters-patent/) issued by King George V, that limited the titles of a sovereign’s grandchildren. It read as follows: “…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.” Basically, Prince William’s oldest son, Prince George, was the only grandchild that was ever guaranteed the title of prince. However, when Kate was pregnant with Charlotte, the Queen issued a new Letters Patent stating that all of the children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales would receive the title of prince or princess. She could very well do the same for Harry and Meghan’s children. ## Why doesn’t the royal family use a last name? The royal family’s naming practice may seem complicated, but the reason behind it is relatively simple: The royals are typically so well known that they don’t need a last name to be recognized. “Members of the Royal Family can be known both by the name of the Royal house, and by a surname, which are not always the same,” the [official royal website](https://www.royal.uk/royal-family-name) reads. “And often they do not use a surname at all.” ## What do we call Kate Middleton? Kate Middleton officially became Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge when Prince William was granted the Dukedom of Cambridge on their wedding day. She can also be referred to as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and HRH Princess William of Wales, as well as the more casual Catherine Cambridge or Catherine Mountbatten-Windsor. In addition, William and Kate hold the titles of Earl and Countess of Strathearn in Scotland and Baron and Baroness of Carrickfergus in Ireland. ## Transcript [00:00] Ready, [ INAUDIBLE ] Hello, [ LAUGH ] hi, how are you, [00:01] you're okay? hey [00:07] how are you? I'm ready to go, do you want me to Skype in [00:10] so you can see me on your screen? Ooh hey James, I can [00:14] see you now, can you see me? Hi, here are the flags. [00:17] Beautiful I'm James Barr, a ginger royal- loving Harry fan [00:21] in the UK. And I'm Kristen Meinzer, an Anglophile, right [00:25] here in the good old US of A. And this is when Megan met [00:28] Harry, a royal wedding cast. All right. Shall we get to this [00:31] week's headlines? Let's messy bun and get this done. [00:33] [ MUSIC ] [00:39] I was very quiet I think. Being ginger, I used to get bullied at [00:42] school for that. I mean, being ginger is not anywhere near [00:45] as difficult as race or sexuality but if [00:49] in any way you feel like you're different to anyone else, you [00:52] need people in mainstream media that make you feel less [00:56] alone and Harry definitely did that for me or helped to. [00:59] [ MUSIC ] [01:05] I grew up in Minnesota and my primary influences were [01:09] my late mother, who was an anglophile, and my late [01:12] grandmother, my nana, who loved reading the tabloids. [01:16] And it's no surprise that between those two I ended up [01:19] becoming a little bit obsessed with the royals from a very [01:23] young age. Just seeing Harry grow up at [01:27] the same time as me, it made it kind of feel like Harry was [01:30] sort of my big brother, you know? It's just really amazing [01:33] seeing someone like Meghan come in because you can [01:35] see how much they love each other. This particular [01:40] generation of the royal family is getting rid of a lot of the [01:43] pomp and circumstance. They're changing the rules. [01:46] Meghan and Harry, they've already started promoted [01:50] LGTQ + rights, which is, as a gay man, a huge thing. They [01:53] have been talking about environmental health or issues in [01:55] mental health and female rights. In the past I feel like the [01:59] royal family, they didn't wanna come off as political, and [02:03] Will and Harry know the difference. Some things, it's not [02:06] even about politics, it's about being decent. Meghan [02:09] bringing Finally, some diversity into that family. And [02:14] I can see why that would make this particular wedding [02:17] much more appealing to the young people of the world, [02:19] because the young people of the world look more like [02:21] Megan. Okay, today's prediction. [ LAUGH ] Is everyone [02:24] ready? This is a big one. William will pull a prank on [02:28] Harry on the wedding day. Yes, each week we take our [02:32] predictions for the wedding day, assemble them into a [02:35] Bingo board slash drinking game and on the wedding day [02:38] itself we'll release that Bingo board and you can all drink [02:41] along with us and celebrate with us as all these predictions [02:44] come true. Yeah, make sure you put your gin on tap it's [02:48] going to be lit. I'm excited about watching the wedding and [02:51] getting pretty Mary. [ LAUGH ] As our predictions all come [02:54] true? One of the more interesting things to look for, is [02:58] Princess Diana's family has offered her the chance to wear [03:01] one of her tiaras at the wedding. It will be interesting to see [03:04] if she chooses to do that, or possibly wear one of The [03:07] Queen's tiaras. I didn't know until I started doing this [03:10] podcast that Men in the Royal Family didn't traditionally [03:14] wear a ring. Like William doesn't wear a wedding ring, so [03:18] one of our predictions is that Harry will. And I hope he does [03:20] because he's a different kind of man. There have been [03:23] rumors that Harry's major exes will be there, [03:27] Chelsea Davi and Kressler Bonus I like to think they won't [03:30] be there, I don't like it when exes come to the wedding, just [03:33] leave them in the past, it's time for the future. Another really [03:36] strange tradition that we found out that in America the [03:40] groom faces the birde as she enters the church. Whereas [03:44] in the UK and at a royal wedding, the tradition says that the [03:47] man doesn't turn around. So the man Stand there waiting, [03:51] and only turns as the bride arrives, so that is kind of odd. [03:55] I feel like Harry will definitely sneak a peek. There are [03:58] rumors that some members of the Suits cast will be there, I [04:01] wouldn't be surprised Megan worked with them for many, [04:03] many years. And there will be other celebrities. There i'm [04:06] certain. Elton John. When Wills and Kate got married Wills [04:10] drove the car, the Aston Marton, off for the honeymoon. I [04:12] feel like they'll break tradition of the man driving and [04:16] Megan's gonna be driving that car. She deserves to be [04:18] driving that car. Get Harry in the back seat. [ INAUDIBLE ] [04:19] Had the ring on my finger. I was like, can I give you the [04:22] ring? She goes, yes, the ring! [ LAUGH ] [ LAUGH ] So. I [04:26] don't there's anybody on the planet who is not cheering for [04:28] these two. I think we're gonna look back at this wedding as [04:32] a real moment in history. Plitically speaking, what's [04:34] happening in the UK and the US is frequently aguly. It's [04:38] about discrimination and more about keeping outsiders out. [04:42] And this wedding is about the opposite of all those. Those [04:44] things. It's about the joining of nations and of people of [04:48] different races. This doesn't feel at all like a stuff the royal [04:51] wedding. This feels like a real love story and that [04:55] to me what I'm excited about. All right. And that's it [04:59] for this week's episode of When Megan Met Harry. Until [05:03] next time, I'm James Barr. And I'm Kristen Meinzer. Love [05:06] you, bye. Bye- bye. 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