Harry and Meghan's website 'proves they still depend on royals they ditched'
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's slick new website proves they still depend on the royals they once ditched, an expert has claimed.
The website, called sussex.com, quietly launched last night, featuring lengthy bios about the Sussexes and acting as a platform for them to promote their post-royal work and charitable commitments. Despite the couple sensationally quitting as working royals more than four years ago, the new site has raised eyebrows by prominently displaying their royal titles and featuring a royal crest amid fears they could use this for commercial use. It comes as Harry's father King Charles has treatment for cancer and also at a time when the Princess of Wales, who has been criticised by Harry and Meghan in tell-all interviews, recovers from abdominal surgery.
The homepage of the Sussexes' new website (sussex.com)And according to royal historian and expert Dr Tessa Dunlop, it proves Harry and Meghan aren't fully ready to leave royal life behind. She told the Mirror: "Minimalist, compassionate, expensive, regal. Can a website really be all these things? Harry and Meghan's latest venture (domain name Sussex.com) certainly strives to pack a multi-formed punch, with majestic the over-arching theme.
"About as majestic as you can get without actually calling yourself royal. You’ll remember the pair were forbidden from using Sussex Royal as a brand when they stopped being ‘working royals’. (Lest you have forgotten their old sussexroyal.com website is conveniently linked to the new one.)
"If the British monarchy is under the cosh at the moment, this alternative cut-out-and-keep attempt at American royalty is toe-curlingly try-hard. All style and precious little substance from a beleaguered Duke and Duchess of Sussex who still depend on the titles and emblems of a royal family they ditched. Yet more proof that you can take the prince out of the palace, but can you ever take the palace out of the prince?"
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Harry and Meghan with some of their royal relatives in 2018 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)But despite using their royal connection, Tessa also believes the new website also reminds the world how the couple have moved on - and how they could have been an asset to the Firm. She added: "In many ways, this retrospective addendum serves to remind the world of how the couple have moved on. The old Sussex Royal website had a playful feel, clever calligraphy that captured the pair’s first name initials capped off with a jaunty Instagram-style crown. Not anymore.
"These days the Sussexes take themselves far more seriously. The playful vibe has been replaced with the 'office of Prince Harry and Meghan' and a very grown-up coat of arms. Make no mistake, this couple is no longer associated with British royalty, dear me no, what they have in mind is infinitely more (ahem!) broad-reaching – they are an international regal brand.
"If you are confused as to what that actually means, Harry and Meghan have shared their individual list of achievements. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex is a humanitarian, a military veteran, a mental health advocate and a world record-breaking author.
"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is a feminist, a champion of human rights and has been named one of the most influential women in the world. She is also a best-selling author. There are bits and bobs about the Archewell Foundation, their charitable trust, and a (tiny) bit on Archewell Productions (the less said the better) plus plenty of glowing pictures of the couple doing good works. It is very swish and now, a timely reminder of what the royal family sadly lack."
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