Who Has Legal Custody of Archie Mountbatten Windsor
The rule of custody was issued by the king because of his very bad relations with his son, the future King George II. According to a report, Meghan and Prince Harry do not have custody of Archie because the 300-year-old royal reign gives the sovereign (king or queen) custody of minor grandchildren. King George I had no great-grandchildren when custody was granted. Royal expert Marlene Koenig told The Sun`s Fabulous Online: «The sovereign has custody of minor grandchildren. For the sovereign, «custody» means having a say in the education, travel and education of the grandchild, the report said. The Queen of England has custody of all her minor great-grandchildren, according to a 300-year-old rule that is still in effect. The rule has not changed in 300 years. Therefore, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are not the legal guardians of their own children, just as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are not the legal guardians of their three minor children. It is more than likely that Queen Elizabeth will not prevent the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from making important decisions regarding their own son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. However, she could do it if she wanted to. The law still exists today on paper that Queen Elizabeth is the legal guardian of the three minor children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex a minor child. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle don`t have full custody of their own newborn son Archie due to an old law.
According to an expert, the royal family has an agreement with Queen Elizabeth that means they have full custody of all royal children, reports Plymouth Live. Under the law, Queen Elizabeth II has custody of Prince Harry and Prince William, but this rule does not specify whether she has custody of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor because he is her great-grandson. The law, passed in 1717 and re-enacted in 1772, allowed the king to act as legal guardian of his grandchildren. This rule has never been changed since. The law is still in force, but it is more of a formality and is not really enforced by the Queen of England. If Prince Charles becomes King of England, he will have custody of his grandchildren. Update 11. 11.30pm: This article was originally linked to an article in which royal expert Marlene Koenig told The Independent that every royal baby is in the custody of the reigning monarch. Koenig later told Newsweek that only the monarch`s grandchildren were automatically in his care.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a two-month-old son named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Both parents are proud of their children and are allowed to raise them as they see fit. However, it is the monarch of the country who has custody of all. Royal historians say Queen Elizabeth has custody of all her minor great-grandchildren, based on a law that is more than 300 years old. The 93-year-old monarch does not interfere in the education of children, although she has the power to do so. Technically, Queen Elizabeth has custody of her four minor great-grandchildren, born in the last five years. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are the parents of three children, Prince George, 5, Princess Charlotte, 3, and Prince Louis, one. But only for the first six heirs to the throne. Baby Archie is one of the first six heirs once Prince Charles becomes monarch. Prince Charles could therefore have custody of Archie.
`The sovereign has custody of minor grandchildren` Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are the proud parents of their 18-month-old son Archie, but the royal couple do not have custody of their baby. Following the decision, the Queen has custody of all her grandchildren, including Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. In practice, this means that custody of royal miners would pass to Prince Charles upon the Queen`s death. However, it is not an act of Parliament. Since Queen Elizabeth is the great-grandmother of baby Archie, this royal right is not valid. Prince Charles, baby Archie`s grandfather, could have custody of Archie once he becomes monarch. This is due to the fact that the ruling sovereign can veto the succession. The royal family has hundreds of royal rules and traditions that other families do not have.
Most of the rules date back hundreds of years and are still followed today. One of these rules dates back to 1717, which states that the monarch must have custody of minor royal children. Marlene added: «Neither the Wales nor York divorces dealt with the actual custody of their children under this Act. Strangely, Harry might *technically* not have custody of his own newborn son in the future, this right is given to the reigning monarch now that the royal child is a grandson of the current ruler. Under a 1717 Act enacted by King George entitled «The Grand Opinion for the Prerogative Concerning the Royal Family», the reigning monarch has custody of each royal grandchild. This law only applies to grandchildren, meaning Harry still has custody of his newborn son, but if Archie`s grandfather, Prince Charles, ascended the throne, custody of Archie would revert to him. However, royal expert Marlene Koenig told Newsweek that this is currently more of a formality. No king would ever use this law to his advantage. Well, right now, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan have full custody of Archie.