Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'rejected' Scottish title for Archie due to major 'worry'
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Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle opted not to bestow a Scottish title upon Prince Archie amid concerns he might be subjected to bullying or earn unkind nicknames.
Their first child, who celebrates his sixth birthday today, would have been known as the Earl of Dumbarton, but his parents rejected this title of Scottish nobility, according to a source.
Speaking to The Telegraph, an insider claimed: "They didn't like the idea of Archie being called the Earl of Dumbarton because it began with the word 'dumb' [and] they were worried about how that might look."
Moreover, a different source noted: "It wasn't just Meghan who pointed out the potential pitfalls, it also bothered Harry."
The Collins Dictionary noted one meaning of the adjective 'dumb' as: "If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish."
Originally created in March 1675 during the Peerage of Scotland for George Douglas, son of the Marquess of Douglas and brother to the Earl of Selkirk, the title Earl of Dumbarton was awarded for his role in the Franco-Dutch War.
Lord Dumbarton additionally held the title Lord Douglas of Ettrick. He married Anne Douglas, the initial Countess of Dumbarton, whose sister Catherine Fitzroy was the Duchess of Northumberland.
With the passing of their sole child, the single second Earl, both titles lapsed into extinction by January 1749. In the current UK Peerage, the late Queen Elizabeth II recreated the title as one of two subsidiary honours given to her grandson upon his marriage to Meghan in May 2018.
When the Sussexes decided to step back from their Royal duties, they agreed to cease using the HRH (Her/His Royal Highness) prefix, although they still retain their titles as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Upon their departure from Royal duties in 2020 and subsequent move to California, Harry and Meghan lost the privilege of using these titles. While the agreement hasn't stripped them of their titles, it has limited their usage.
This comes amid public scrutiny over Meghan's private use of the HRH title, particularly when she gifted items to an American businesswoman.
Meghan's card bearing the HRH title was displayed in a video of a podcast hosted by Jamie Kern Lima, who said that during a time when she was "super-stressed", Meghan had lifted her spirits by delivering some ice cream and "home made strawberry sauce".
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