Meghan Markle: Expert discusses birth certificate change

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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and their son Archie currently reside in California where they have remained for most of the coronavirus pandemic, having not set foot in the UK since March 2020. Born in the Royal Portland hospital in London in May 2019, Archie has scarcely been seen by the public as his parents keep him out of the limelight as much as possible.

He spent the first year of his life living in the UK with his parents prior to their departure from frontline royal life in March 2020.

The family subsequently moved temporarily to Canada, eventually settling in California, where Meghan is from.

They currently live in Montecito, a secluded hillside area of Santa Barbara.

Only Prince Harry has returned to the UK since their departure, for the funeral of Prince Philip on April 17.

Is Archie a British citizen?

Archie is a dual citizen of the USA and of the UK.

Being born in the UK to one parent who is a British citizen makes Archie a natural-born citizen of the UK.

According to the US State Department’s website, “A person born abroad in wedlock to a US citizen and an alien acquires US citizenship at birth if the US citizen parent has been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions prior to the person’s birth for the period required by the statute in effect when the person was born.”

American children born abroad get automatic citizenship provided the parent had been in the country for at least five years prior to the child being born.

Despite being a UK citizen, it is unknown when Archie may next return to the country of his birth.

Prince Harry is reportedly due to return to the UK later in 2021 for a number of key royal events, but his wife Meghan and their son are unlikely to join him.

Harry is supposedly coming back to unveil a statue in honour of his late mother in July.

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The statue is being unveiled in the Sunken Gardens in London to mark what would have been Princess Diana’s 60th birthday on July 1.

It will be the second time the Duke of Sussex has returned to the UK since the couple stepped down.

One royal insider said: “An insider revealed, “Harry wants to come back for The Queen and Prince Philip’s big birthdays. But it looks likely it will be just him.

“If Meghan comes back, the feeling is that it would overshadow the occasion.

“People would only be looking at the ‘drama’ of it all. Of course she would be welcome, but a decision not to come would postpone that headache for a while at least.”

The last time the Cambridges and the Sussexes were seen together in public was at the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey, an event which was widely interpreted as a frost reunion of the two couples.

There are also considerations regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with the UK and the USA being two of the worst affected countries in the world.

A separate source said: “It should be strongly stressed that there is still an element of uncertainty about this because of the unpredictable Covid situation, but the understanding is the Duke is more than likely to come back on his own.

“This is a personal and practical decision by the couple, but it would certainly help officials navigate what is likely to be a fairly tricky situation.”

The reports have not been confirmed by the Royal Family or the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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