Harry and Meghan launch new website
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have dropped the ‘royal’ from their website, with Meghan announcing a return to podcasting.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have rebranded.
The couple has launched a new version of their website, dropping the “royal” from sussexroyal.com. A pop-up on their old website 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.” It then redirects you to sussex.com, where you can learn all about the royal couple and their “philanthropic endeavours.”
The philanthropic endeavours in question are outlined in the individual bios on their new website and include their work through the Archewell Foundation. Also mentioned is their creative work through Archewell Productions—Meghan’s in podcasting, and Harry’s as a memoirist.
Prince Harry’s bio mentions his military career, his charity work, and his status as a New York Times best-selling author but says nothing of him being fifth in line for the throne.
When the couple announced their plan to step back as senior members of the royal family in 2020, they agreed to forgo the use of the word royal in any future branding.
Meghan’s bio positions her as a “feminist and champion of human rights and gender equity.” “Her lifelong advocacy for women and girls remains a constant thread in her humanitarian and business ventures,” it reads.
The homepage, which welcomes you to “The Office of Prince Harry & Meghan” under Meghan’s coat of arms, currently stars a photo of the two of them together at the closing ceremonies of the 2023 Invictus Games, the same portrait used for their 2023 Christmas card.
It was also announced today that Markle will launch a new podcast after ditching her previous series, Archetypes, when her multimillion-dollar deal with Spotify fell through after the couple reportedly failed to meet “productivity benchmarks.” The as-yet-unnamed podcast will be released through a new partnership struck today with Lemonada Media — the podcast company behind Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ show.
Under the new deal, Lemonada will distribute the first season of Markle’s Archetypes series for all audio platforms.
“I’m proud to now be able to share that I am joining the brilliant team at Lemonada to continue my love of podcasting,” Markle said in a statement provided to Variety.
“Being able to support a female-founded company with a roster of thought-provoking and highly entertaining podcasts is a fantastic way to kick off 2024. Our plan to re-release ‘Archetypes’ so that more people can now have access to it, as well as launching a dynamic new podcast, is well in the works. I’m so eager to be able to share it soon and am overjoyed to be joining the Lemonada family.”
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