The Duke and Duchess of Sussex just revamped their website.
The sleek new site features a navy-and-cream color scheme. The homepage includes the picture Meghan Markle, 42, and Prince Harry, 39, used for last year’s Christmas card, a shot of the pair smiling and clapping during the Invictus Games closing ceremony. The words “The Office of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex” overlay the photo along with Meghan’s coat of arms, which includes Prince Harry’s crest.
While the site still largely functions as a landing page for the couple’s Archewell Foundation and Archewell Productions and a place for them to update the public on their philanthropic and social advocacy work, something was noticeably different — the word “royal” has been dropped from the streamlined site’s domain.
Prince Harry and Markle’s website is now “Sussex.com.” The original domain, “SussexRoyal.com,” redirects to the new site. The change also reflects another major development for the couple and their young children, as People magazine reports they now use Sussex as their offspring’s surname. While a departure from the royal family surname “Mountbatten-Windsor” that appeared on the birth certificates of son Archie, 4, and daughter Lilibet, 2, the change is in keeping with a longstanding royal tradition in which titles are adopted as surnames. Notably, Harry and his older brother William informally used the surname Wales when their father Charles was the Prince of Wales.
Neither Prince Harry nor Markle have commented publicly on the new website or name change, but the timing of the launch — the same week Markle’s new podcast deal with Lemondada Media was announced — has led some to believe the rebrandings are related.
“I’m proud to now be able to share that I am joining the brilliant team at Lemonada to continue my love of podcasting,” Meghan said in a statement on the new website.
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