The British tabloids have gone over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s new Sussex.com website with a fine-tooth comb and, of course, they are going to take issue with it. Their critics believe that by using their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles, the duo is in violation of their agreement they made with the late Queen Elizabeth II ahead of their exit from the royal family.
The Daily Mailis describing their decision as “provocative” while a source for the outlet believes that the Sussexes are presenting a “big challenge” for Buckingham Palace, who might weigh in on the hot topic. The questionable issue may fall into a gray area where the royal family believes the couple is trading in their titles for commercial gain. But if they are going to penalize Harry and Meghan, then several other royals will have to be punished too. (Cough, cough Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.)
Another source doesn’t believe they breached the Queen’s exit protocol but that the “spirit” of the agreement was broken. But pals of the couple think Harry and Meghan did nothing wrong, noting, “Prince Harry and Meghan are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. That is a fact. It is their surname and family name.” They do have a point, and making a fuss over the name of a website seems trivial while King Charles III and Kate Middleton recover from their health issues. “Buckingham Palace may have its hands tied in taking action,” a third source added. “The King has other things he needs to focus on at the moment and the last thing His Majesty needs is another fight with his son. But this won’t go down well at all.”
The “Sandringham Summit” in 2020 was where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex agreed to certain points in order to exit their senior royal roles. It no longer allowed them to use the HRH (His/Her Royal Highness) titles and their Sussexroyal.com website was shelved and eventually replaced by their Archewell banner. Now, everything will be housed under Sussex.com and the duo is using Meghan’s coat of arms as their logo — using Harry’s royal coat of arms would have caused an absolute uproar.
Meghan is busy relaunching her brand, and that includes a podcast move to Lemonada, so the website refresh this week makes sense. While the British press is inspecting every inch of the site looking for a Queen Elizabeth infraction, the fans in the U.S. just see it as a part of their 2024 revival.
Before you go, click here to see more of Meghan Markle & Prince Harry’s milestones since leaving the royal family.
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