King Charles ‘hasn’t decided’ on titles for Archie and Lilibet

The rift between King Charles and Harry and Meghan is reportedly growing wider as he delays making a call on a major issue.

King Charles “hasn’t decided” on titles Prince Harry’s children will be granted, according to a royal expert.

According to Roya Nikkhah, royal editor for The Times, the delay is “heightening tensions” between the new king and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

As the grandchildren of the monarch, the pair were expected to automatically receive prince and princess titles – but this remains up in the air due to the rift in the Royal Family over the ‘Megxit’ drama, reports The Sun.

The children are currently listed on the line of succession, published online, without titles.

The King’s spokesman said earlier this month that the document would be updated “as and when we get information”.

And Harry and Meghan are, according to Nikkah, “understood to fear the King may strip Archie and Lilibet of their titles, after his reluctance immediately to recognise their elevated status after the Queen’s death.”

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King Charles and Prince Harry. Picture: David Rose/Pool/AFP

Royal expert Katie Nicholl also chimed in on the debate, telling True Royalty TV that the matter of titles depended on the relationship between the couple and the Firm.

She said: “And I’m told that that is a very clear signal from the King. He’s willing to give those titles, but it comes with a caveat, and that caveat is trust.

“They have to know that they can trust the [Sussex] family.”

Tensions have soured between the Palace and the Sussexes since their wedding. Picture: Jonathan Brady/Pool/AFP

It has been reported that the contents of Prince Harry’s upcoming book are key to whether or not the family will reconcile.

Prince Harry delayed his memoir, which was due to be published in December, after the late Queen’s death.

It is now expected to be published in the new year, according to sources.

The tell-all book has already caused friction among the Royal Family after palace officials were apparently blindsided by the announcement that it would be published.

Also important is the content of the Netflix series about Harry and wife Meghan, that will apparently tell their “love story”.

It also follows the revelation of the Queen’s heartbreaking reaction to the family split by royal insiders.

A source close to Her Majesty claimed that she was “hurt and exhausted” by the ‘Megxit’ saga.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.