Prince Harry has been enjoying Californian life for several years, so much so that he has even considered changing his nationality and becoming an American citizen, but this decision entails real sacrifices, since American policy does not allow foreign titles.
The conversation arises since last Friday, February 16, Harry was interviewed by Will Reeve for the television program ‘Good Morning America’, and he hinted at an interest in changing his citizenship.
“American citizenship is a thought that has crossed my mind, but it is certainly not something that is a high priority for me at the moment,” confirmed the Duke of Sussex.
This statement caused a stir, triggering speculation about what this means for his royal titles.
If the prince initiates a process to become a US citizen, he would have to renounce his royal titles, based on the Policy Manual of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
“Any applicant who holds inheritance titles or positions of nobility in any foreign state must renounce the title or position. The applicant must expressly renounce the title in a public ceremony, and USCIS must record the relinquishment as part of the procedure. Failure to renounce the title of office demonstrates a lack of adherence to the Constitution,” it is established.
The Duke of Sussex, 39, must declare his resignation from all the titles he has held until now, as well as from the order of nobility.
It should be remembered that American citizens can receive a title from a foreign government, as was the case with Markle when she married Harry, becoming the Duchess of Sussex.
Therefore, the two children of this marriage, Archie born in the United Kingdom and Lilibet, born in California, United States, carry the title of prince and princess, respectively.
Now it has also been questioned whether Meghan Markle and her children would be stripped of their royal titles, lawyer Alphonse Proviziano told Newsweek that the procedure is not as simple as it seems.
“There is no Supreme Court case interpreting that section of the code simply because there have only been a dozen American citizens who have held a prince or princess title. It is something that, in theory, could go all the way to the Supreme Court because the court would have to review the law to make sure it is constitutional,” Proviziano consolidated.
For now, we have to wait for Prince Harry’s decision on his idea of changing his citizenship, or whether the cancer diagnosis of his father, King Charles III, would make him rethink his future.
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