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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Prince Andrew have been demoted to the page’s bottom following a recent update.
The British royal family stated on its Twitter account on Tuesday that “the time of Royal Mourning following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has officially concluded.” Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan Markle were demoted to the royal background almost as soon as a return to normalcy for the House of Windsor was announced.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were ordered to sit in the second row, next to relatives and less senior royals, during the burial of Elizabeth II, which was the first physical insult. The pair has experienced a digital reversal at this point. The royal family’s official website has been updated.
However, it still takes some patience to scroll down to discover Harry, who is fifth in line to the throne, and his wife.
BEFORE
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The faces of elderly noblemen of minor significance and lesser-known scions of the House of Windsor march over the screen before coming across the media-friendly pair, including the Countess of Wessex, Princess Anne, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Gloucester, Princess Alexandra, and the Duke of Kent.
Prince Andrew, who was stripped of most of his honors, titles, and patronages and stopped using the HRH style after being accused of sexually assaulting a minor in a case that was resolved out of court, shares the bottom of the page with Harry and Meghan, who decided to leave their royal responsibilities two years ago.
Since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex left their positions and relocated to the United States in 2020 over charges of racism, a traumatic event that rocked the British crown’s core foundations, relations between them and the rest of the royal family have been tense. There was some attempt at peace during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.
An image that had not been seen in years was William and Kate Middleton, the newly crowned Prince and Princess of Wales, greeting the crowd alongside Harry and Meghan.
King Charles III made a point of recognizing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in his first speech to the country, expressing his love for his son and his wife but also emphasizing that they still had no right to the throne. While Harry and Meghan continue to build their life abroad, I also want to say how much I love them.
Since the public festivities of Elizabeth II have concluded, media attention has shifted to the royal family’s official website. Here, every minor action is seen as a sign of peace or, more frequently, as a new slight against the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
It appears that the latter is the case, given their demotion to a page headed “The Role of the Royal Family.”
When the website was updated shortly after the queen passed away, Harry and Meghan remained in the center of the page, above some of the lesser-known members of the British monarchy but below the most important members of the royal family, the Daily Mail reported at the time.
Although there have been several rumors regarding it, Buckingham Palace authorities have yet to confirm whether Archie and Lilibet, the couple’s one- and two-year-old children, would be treated as prince and princess as usually permitted for Elizabeth II’s grandchildren.
This is another potential shift in Harry and Meghan’s position. Given that they have not had their status updated on the official website like other members of the royal family have, there are signs that this will not be the case.
The rest of the year should be busy for the British royal family. The preparation for Charles III’s coronation, which is anticipated to take place in June 2023, is underway under the code name Operation Golden Orb.
Meanwhile, Charles will have to work on enhancing his reputation in Britain and among Commonwealth citizens, where he does not enjoy quite as much popularity as his mother did. Harry is scheduled to release a biography this autumn; according to Penguin Random House, which allegedly spent $20 million for the rights to the book, it is “intimate and sincere.”
This is another development for the new King.
The King may need to choose between seeking pre-publication proofs and using legal threats to prevent the publishing of sensitive family information or contentious claims, according to The Guardian, which made the observation a few weeks ago.
Movements on the British royal family’s official website are aseptic and quiet; they may even appear to be just anecdotal. But they provide a clue as to how the deck is loaded and how the royal game may go in the upcoming months.
