Prince Harry named Duke of Sussex, Markle to be a duchess

 

A boy touches a LEGO brick mosaic of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor, Britain, May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

 

WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Prince Harry was given the title Duke of Sussex by his grandmother Queen Elizabeth on Saturday, Buckingham Palace said, meaning his American fiancee Meghan Markle will become a duchess after the couple wed later.

 

Traditionally the monarch bestows titles on princes and their spouses in the day of their wedding.

 

Harry was also named Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel, in keeping with the tradition of awarding titles from different constituent parts of the United Kingdom.

 

The royal duchy of Sussex was created by George III for his fifth son Augustus Frederick in 1801. Augustus died without having any children in 1843 when the dukedom became extinct.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-05-19

So all those titles were vacant? No wonder the empire is falling apart. " Earl of Dumbarton " I wonder what Joey has to say about this?

I'm The Duke of Who the Fzxc Cares.