Meghan Markle is understood to have changed the names she provided on her son’s birth certificate. She has decided to take out her first names “Rachel Meghan”, leaving just “Her  Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex”. Royal experts have branded the move as “remarkable” and “unprecedented”. 

The move, reported by The Sun, could be seen as a touching tribute to the late Princess Diana.

This is because she always used “Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales”. 

Archie, Meghan and Harry’s only child, was born on May 6, 2019.

His birth was registered on May 7, with Meghan using both her first names on the certificate.

But the couple decided to change the official document on June 5.

Lady Colin Campbell, who spotted the amendment, said: “It is extraordinary and raises all kinds of questions about what the Sussexes were thinking.”

Expert Ingrid Seward said: “For a royal to change a birth certificate is unprecedented but to remove forenames is remarkable.

“Perhaps this is another sign they were desperate to do something different to the Cambridges.”

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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, uses her first names on all three of her children’s birth certificates. 

As a result, Meghan’s decision to just use her royal title could be seen as a move to differentiate herself from her sister-in-law.

Meghan and Harry moved to Santa Barbra, California, last July just months after stepping down as senior members of the Royal Family. 

Their son Archie lives with them and has already appeared to have adopted an American accent. 

This was discovered during the couple’s holiday edition of their podcast, Archewell Audio, shared on Spotify shortly after Christmas. 

At the end of the 30-minute clip, Meghan and Harry introduce their son and encourage him to say “Happy New Year” to listeners.

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