@KNOWITALL Thanks for pasting part of the article and the link. I remember the wording as I read the quote you pasted.
They wanted to change the conventions to what? Was it said? Change the convention so Archie could have protection? As it stood he wasn’t entitled.
I did some googling too. Under protocols established by George V in letters patent more than 100 years ago in 1917, the children and grandchildren of a sovereign have the automatic right to the title HRH and prince or princess. At the time Archie was born, he was the great-grandchild of a sovereign, not a grandchild.
George V’s declaration sets out: “The grandchildren of the sons of any such sovereign in the direct male line (save only the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of dukes of this realm.”
As such, Archie will be entitled to the titles when Prince Charles accedes the throne. George V’s declaration means that only Prince George, as a great-grandson of the monarch down the direct line of succession to the throne, was originally entitled to be a prince, as he is the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.
Here is the source with more information. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/08/why-meghan-harry-son-archie-denied-title-prince-mixed-race
I think a lot of it is miscommunications, assumptions, and that people WANT to believe there is racism. I’m not saying the royal family and the firm are completely without fault or discrimination, but it does seem to me the story is a bit spun.