The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to her and Prince Harry’s son Archie in May 2019, she had the birth certificate edited to remove “Rachel Meghan” and leave just “Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex”.

According to the outlet, the move could be seen as “a snub to the Cambridge’s who have included Kate’s names on her children’s certificates”.

A spokesperson for the duchess has since addressed the claim, denying that the change was requested by Meghan, nor a calculated “snub”.

“The change of name on public documents in 2019 was dictated by The Palace, as confirmed by documents from senior Palace officials. This was not requested by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex or by The Duke of Sussex,” a statement read.

They added that the outlet’s claim of a potential “snub” would be “laughable were it not offensive”.

“To see this UK tabloid and their carnival of so-called ‘experts’ choose to deceptively whip this into a calculated family ‘snub’ and suggest that she would oddly want to be nameless on her child’s birth certificate, or any other legal document, would be laughable were it not offensive,” the statement continued. “There’s a lot going on in the world; let’s focus on that rather than creating clicks bait.”

Archie’s birth certificate was released by Buckingham Palace on 17 May 2019, where it was revealed that the child, whose full name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was not given a royal title.