Prince Harry, Meghan Markle risk Archie, Lilibet’s basic rights?

This ONE decision leaves Prince Archie, Princess Lilibet without a basic right

By H. Anjum
Published September 28, 2026
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle risk Archie, Lilibet’s basic rights?
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle risk Archie, Lilibet’s basic rights?

One right that Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet were entitled too appears to be slipping from their fingers, so massively at that, that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle just got put on blast.

The entire thing has surfaced as part of a claim made by Ira Deokule, a Senior News Writer at The Royal Observer.

According to her, “despite being first cousins, Archie and Lilibet have likely never met George, Charlotte, and Louis.”

She even said, “the heartbreaking fact really does put into perspective just how much the Sussexes and the Waleses have lost due to the rift.”

Something similar also came straight from royal commentator Amanda Matta, and it happened during her interview with Page Six.

Its reported by insiders, “even if relations are gradually improving, the Wales household likely has a full schedule already in place for the summer, and any reunion involving the cousins would require tons of planning and goodwill from all parties involved.”

As for the lives of the Sussexes at large, there have been many a transition that have happened. From Vancouver, Canada to the US, and now back to Britian – the family has packed up and left a number of times since Prince Archie even, was a toddler.

As for this ‘transition’ is said to have happened rapidly, as seen in behind-the-scenes images the Sussexes shared in their docuseries for Netflix a couple of years later.

From Vancouver Island, Canada to Santa Barbara, California, and Tyler Perry’s house in between, the couple moved around in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But before that, their last leg of royal work included attending the Endeavour Fund Awards and the Commonwealth Day Service held at Westminster Abbey.

A couple of years later news came that a 12-month ‘review period’ concluded, which meant that the Sussexes would officially be confirmed as not returning to royal life. This also led to the stripping of Prince Harry’s honorary military titles, and royal patronages.

From that point on the interviews, (Oprah Winfrey, 60 Minutes, CBS, BBC) the docuseries, (Harry & Meghan) began, right after deals were signed with both Netflix and Spotify.

While the Netflix deal is said to be ongoing, despite it being in a diminished capacity, the Spotify deal fell through and fans even saw the CEO, Daniel Ek, come out and accuse the couple of being “grafters.”

A couple of years later, around 2023, in January the memoir that Prince Harry had been working on came out, titled Spare, and showcased details from the Sandringham summit, the dog bowl incident (where Prince Harry was thrown in by his brother) as well as a promise of ‘more material’ should a second book be in consideration.

In between all this (in 2021) Princess Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor joined the family, but not before Meghan suffered a miscarriage that she later penned for The New York Times, titled ‘The Losses We Share’.

The only documented returns to the UK where Meghan followed her husband was for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee (June 2022), then later her funeral as well. However, it did not end there because then the King’s Coronation followed, Lilibet and Archie became Prince and Princess, as is their ‘birthright’ in the words of their father, following that many years later the father and son duo made their first official contact in Windsor Castle, over tea for nearly an hour. Since then the anti-royal interviews have reduced, and its said the Sussexes are working towards rehabilitation, despite Prince William’s rumored dissatisfaction.

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.