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(NewsNation) — Prince Harry may have dreams about returning to England … but if and when he does, he’d better make sure it happens soon because once King Charles is gone … so are Harry and Meghan’s (as well as their children Archie and Lilibet’s) titles.
I’m hearing from several sources, including Andrew Lownie, the historian and royal biographer, that one of Prince William’s first tasks will be to strip the “duke” and “duchess” titles from his brother and sister-in-law as well as the “prince” and “princess” titles the entire family shares.
(Despite not wanting to be a part of the monarchy, Harry and Meghan made sure to have Archie and Lili designated as a prince and princess in March 2023).
“Getting rid of Andrew has been a very useful exercise in showing what’s possible regarding titles,” Lownie told me. “And it’s a warning shot across Harry’s bow.”
King Charles officially stripped his brother Andrew of his titles of royal highness and prince over his alleged relationship with infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
“The King has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ and the titular dignity of ‘Prince,’” the Crown Office in the Gazette, the UK’s official public record, declared.
Prince William, Prince of Wales speaks at the Earthshot Prize Impact Assembly in Pier Maua during day three of his visit to Brazil on November 05, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Earthshot Prize celebrates and supports those who are finding solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental issues. (Photo by Aaron Chown-Pool/Getty Images) 
Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William attend a ceremonial welcome on the occasion of the visit of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, at Windsor Castle, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP) 
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – SEPTEMBER 16: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince William, Prince of Wales attend Katharine, Duchess of Kent’s Requiem Mass service at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London, England. Katharine, Duchess of Kent was married to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. She died on September 4 at the age of 92 at Kensington Palace surrounded by her family. Having converted to Catholicism in 1994, her funeral takes place at Westminster Cathedral and is the first Catholic funeral to be held for a member of the royal family in modern British history. Her Royal Highness will be laid to rest at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: Prince William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince Andrew, Duke of York depart after the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London, England. Katharine, Duchess of Kent was married to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. She died on September 4 at the age of 92 at Kensington Palace surrounded by her family. Having converted to Catholicism in 1994, her funeral takes place at Westminster Cathedral and is the first Catholic funeral to be held for a member of the royal family in modern British history. Her Royal Highness will be laid to rest at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 9: Prince William, Prince of Wales during a visit to Spiral Skills, a youth organisation in Lambeth who have received funding from the Homewards Fund to expand their services for young people in the local area, on September 9, 2025 in London, England. The Homewards Fund aims to support the delivery of work in the six Homewards flagship locations and offers up to £500,000 of flexible seed funding in each location. Spiral Skills was founded in 2015 and works with local schools, youth organisations, and authorities to provide early intervention, holistic support, employability skills, and access to employment and services for undeserved 1425-year-olds. (Photo by Ian Vogler – WPA Pool/Getty Images) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: King Charles III, Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales attend the funeral of The Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London, England. Katharine, Duchess of Kent was married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. She died on September 4 at the age of 92 at Kensington Palace surrounded by her family. Having converted to Catholicism in 1994, her funeral takes place at Westminster Cathedral and is the first Catholic funeral to be held for a member of the royal family in modern British history. Her Royal Highness will be laid to rest at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 04: Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales during their visit to the Natural History Museum’s newly renovated gardens on September 04, 2025 in London, England. The gardens opened in 2024 and serve as a living laboratory, where visitors and scientists can identify and monitor wildlife in an urban environment. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) 
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JUNE 14: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince William, Prince of Wales (Colonel of the Welsh Guards), Prince Louis of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales watch an RAF flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after attending Trooping The Colour 2025 on June 14, 2025 in London, England. Trooping the Colour, also known as The King’s Birthday Parade, is a military ceremony to mark the official birthday of the British Sovereign. The ceremony, which takes place at Horse Guards Parade followed by a flypast over Buckingham Palace, was first performed in the mid-17th century during the reign of King Charles II. The parade features all seven regiments of the Household Division with Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards being the regiment this year having their Colour Trooped. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) 
Britain’s Kate, Princess of Wales, from left, Prince William, President Donald Trump, and Britain’s King Charles III at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)
Prince William doesn’t recognize Prince Harry anymore: Source
“William will further slim down the monarchy,” Lownie, whose latest tome is “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York,” told me, adding that titles will be stripped from nonworking royals — including Harry and Meghan — so no future embarrassments can touch the Palace as Andrew’s scandals did.
Lownie added it is unlikely William will ever (willingly) be in the same room again as Harry, except perhaps at Charles’ deathbed and possibly funeral — although Lownie adds William may ban Harry from the funeral.
“You know, the King clearly wants to get back in touch with his son (Harry) before he dies, but William and Harry, that’s not going to happen,” Lownie said.
Other sources told me that William doesn’t even recognize his brother anymore.
”[Harry] was never this petulant or spoiled before marrying Meghan. He was not bitter. He understood what ground rules were. This is all a new person we’ve seen since he married Meghan,” my insider said.
”Harry is now unrecognizable.”
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend a National Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul’s Cathedral on June 3, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) 
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex at Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Festival held at Spring Studios on October 09, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images) 
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex at Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Festival held at Spring Studios on October 9, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images) 
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pose for pictures after visiting the observatory in One World Trade in New York, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) 
Meghan Markle, left, and Prince Harry, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attend the third annual World Mental Health Day Gala, hosted by Project Healthy Minds, at Spring Studios on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) 
WINDSOR, ENGLAND – MAY 08: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose with their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor during a photocall in St George’s Hall at Windsor Castle on May 8, 2019 in Windsor, England. The Duchess of Sussex gave birth at 05:26 on Monday 06 May, 2019. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images) 
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 08: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, attends the One805 Rock for Responders benefit at The Granada Theatre on March 08, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) 
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex departs after attending a Court of Appeal hearing regarding his security at the Royal Courts of Justice on April 8, 2025 in London, England. Prince Harry is appealing a previous High Court ruling based on a decision made by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) to downgrade the level of security he receives whilst visiting the UK after stepping back from being a full time working member of the royal family. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) 
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – FEBRUARY 09: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Wheelchair Basketball final between USA and Israel during day one of the 2025 Invictus Games at on February 09, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Prince Harry denies Canada trip was meant to upstage Prince William
William was further infuriated when the Sussexes’ spokesman chose the very first day of Prince William’s visit to Brazil to announce details of Harry’s own overseas trip to Canada for Remembrance events.
According to the Daily Mail, “The timing of the announcement seemed like a desperate attempt to overshadow coverage of William’s Rio trip. The Sussexes’ spokesmen deny this, insisting that the unfortunate timing was because Harry is ‘not afforded the same level of security and protection as other working members of the Royal Family’.”
The spokesman explained: “It means, therefore, that the period of time in which we can release details of events is much more truncated than it is for His Majesty the King or the Prince of Wales.”
“The entire debacle was insane,” my source added. “He sent his people to England to smooth over relations and then steps on William’s most important event of the year. Diary clashes never used to happen.”
The source insists the incident was “deliberate. Harry is a spoiled brat and wants the attention. He is very jealous of William. … He’s not getting good guidance, and he looks miserable all the time.”
And William is done.
Lownie predicts Harry will definitely not be invited to William’s coronation … and likely not even to King Charles’ funeral. “Both Andrew and Harry will be banned [from the events],” Lownie said. “The relationship between William and Harry is over.”