Archie and Lilibet set to avoid looming controversial plans but George, Charlotte and Louis impacted

Archie and Lilibet set to avoid looming controversial plans but George, Charlotte and Louis impacted

Prince Harry reveals his stance on becoming a US citizen

GB News
Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 27/05/2024

- 10:34

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are being raised in the Californian town of Montecito

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are set to avoid the proposed controversial plans to roll out National Service in the UK.

Young royals will have to spend a year in the military or volunteer in the community in the plans outlined by Rishi Sunak.


Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are set to be called up to National Service when they turn 18 under the plans unveiled by the Conservative Party.

Rishi Sunak made the revival of National Service his first major policy announcement of the general election campaign over the weekend.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are set to avoid the proposed controversial plans to roll out National Service in the UK.

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There are very limited exceptions to get out of undertaking the service with young royals not exempt.

However, as Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are being raised in the US they will not be affected by the plans.

If Meghan and Harry decided to relocate from the US back to the UK in the coming years, then Archie and Lilibet would still be expected to undertake National Service when they turn 18.

Prince George, 10, would be the first of the Waleses to undertake the scheme, if it is rolled out, when he turns 18 in July 2031.

Meghan and Harry

If Meghan and Harry decided to relocate from the US back to the UK in the coming years, then Archie and Lilibet would still be expected to undertake National Service when they turn 18.

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Princess Charlotte, nine, would follow a year later and Prince Louis, six, would start the National Service in 2035.

George, Charlotte and Louis would not be the only young royals affected by the introduction of National Service.

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie's young children would also be expected to take part once they turned 18.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh's son the Earl of Wessex, 16, would also be expected to undertake National Service if the Conservative Party is successful in rolling out the scheme.

George, Charlotte and Louis

George, Charlotte and Louis would not be the only young royals affected by the introduction of National Service.

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Prince Harry

The Duke of Sussex discussed killing 25 enemy fighters in his autobiography Spare which was published in January 2023.

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The Royal Family has a long history of serving in the military with Archie and Lilibet's father Prince Harry undertaking tours of Afghanistan.

The Duke of Sussex discussed killing 25 enemy fighters in his autobiography Spare which was published in January 2023.

Harry's comments in the book comparing those he killed to "chess pieces" drew criticism from the military community.

He wrote: "You can't kill people if you think of them as people. You can't really harm people if you think of them as people.

"They were chess pieces removed from the board, Bad taken away before they could kill Goods."

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