Meghan MarkleandPrince Harry’snew websitecame with a few royal touches.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex quietly launched Sussex.com on Monday, providing a nucleus for information on the couple’s charitable work through the Archewell Foundation, creations through Archewell Productions and other appearances. The homepage is filled with nods to the couple’s time as working members of the royal family before they stepped back from those roles in 2020 and relocated to Meghan’s home state of California.
Meghan worked closely with the College of Arms to create the design, which included a number of personal elements. The blue background of the shield represents the Pacific Ocean off the California coast, while two golden rays across the shield are symbolic of the sunshine in Meghan’s hometown of Los Angeles. The three quills represent communication and the power of words, a possible reflection ofMeghan’s outspoken activismand herdefunct lifestyle blog,The Tig.
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However, royal fans online have pointed out that the crest is in need of an update followingKing Charles' accession to the throne in 2022. Now that Prince Harry is the son of the monarch rather than the son of the heir, a different coronet should be used while the five points of the lapel should be changed to three points, according toGert’s Royals.
On the bottom right of the homepage, the couple’s titles appear under theirjoint cypher. The design features an intertwined “H” and “M” in the same cursive style as both Harry and Meghan’s individual cyphers. Sitting atop the initials is a coronet, which features two crosses pattee (a type of Christian cross), four fleurs-de-lys and two strawberry leaves.
The couple’s former website,SussexRoyal.com, now redirects to the new Sussex.com address. A pop-up message on the webpage reads: “This site was established in 2020 and sets out the work streams of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex prior to their move to the United States. To learn more about the Royal couple and their philanthropic endeavours,click here.”
After Meghan and Harry married in 2018, news about their royal work appeared on the @KensingtonRoyal accounts alongside updates about Prince William and Princess Kate. The following year, the couple launched a separate Instagram page, @SussexRoyal, as part of the plan toestablish a separate officefrom William and Kate.
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The @SussexRoyal Instagram account stopped being updated after Harry and Meghan stepped back from their senior royal roles in 2020, and itsfinal postwas shared in March 2020.
The couple has not had a social media presence since, but Meghan has hinted that a return to Instagram might be in their future. In a 2022interviewwithNew Yorkmagazine’sThe Cut, the Duchess of Sussex said: “Do you want to know a secret? I’m getting back…on Instagram.” Although Meghan “would relay she was no longer sure she would actually return to Instagram” later in the interview, she appeared to be considering the move amid the launch of herArchetypespodcast.
Meghanshut down her social media profiles(including her Instagram page with 3 million followers) and lifestyle blogThe Tigafter getting engaged to Prince Harry.
“It was a big adjustment — a huge adjustment to go from that kind of autonomy to a different life,” she said in the interview.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the premiere of ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ in Jamaica on Jan. 23, 2024.Marcus Ingram/Getty Images
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Prince Harry, a former captain in the British Army, founded the international adaptive sports tournament for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans in 2014.
source: people.com
