The Duke and Duchess of Sussex now appear below the Earl and Duchess of Wessex on the royals website.
Following their Megxit to the states and an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey criticizing The Firm, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been moved down on the list of senior royals posted to the Royal Family site.
Fans noticed in previous weeks that the page was down while under construction. Now live once again, Harry and Meghan follow Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and the Wessexes. They previously ranked just beneath big brother Prince William and wife, Kate Middleton.
Harry’s updated biography reads, “As announced in January, The Duke and Duchess have stepped back as senior members of The Royal Family. They are balancing their time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour their duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and their patronages. Frogmore Cottage in the UK remains their family home.”
Meghan’s bio adds, “The Duchess will continue to support a number of charitable causes and organizations which reflect the issues with which she has long been associated including the arts, access to education, support for women and animal welfare.”
While some may interpret the change as a shot aimed at the Sussexes, others felt the move wasn’t enough, believing the couple should be removed from the site completely.
“@KensingtonRoyal@RoyalFamily still have #meghanmarkle#princeharry in the royal website? Why? They are not working royals and they ‘aren’t dividing their time between the UK and North America’ why are they being promoted in the website?” tweeted one observer, adding, “This isn’t about being petty. That website is a government site to be used ONLY for official business and working royals.”