The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been downgraded on the Royal Family’s official website, as their information pages were dramatically condensed.The couple, who stepped down as working royals four years ago, have until now had their own lengthy biography pages on the website, along with other senior members of the monarchy.
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00:00 Harry and Meghan have been downgraded on the royal family's official website.
00:06 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's information pages on the site have been dramatically condensed.
00:11 The couple, who stepped down as working royals four years ago, have until now had their own
00:16 lengthy biography pages on the website, along with other senior members of the monarchy.
00:21 Harry's page ran to over two and a half thousand words.
00:24 Meghan's was just over one thousand.
00:26 They went into lots of detail about the couple's early life and education, careers and charity
00:31 and conservation work.
00:33 But the two dedicated sections have now been replaced with just one 650-word page entitled
00:39 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
00:41 It directs those who want to learn more about the couple to visit their separate website.
00:46 The information segment sits near the bottom of the royal family's website, beneath the
00:50 sections for the Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra.
00:53 The only page that's above is that of Prince Andrew, the scandal-marred uncle of Prince
00:58 Harry.
01:00 The changes come at a time of intense scrutiny of the royal family, following an uproar over
01:04 the release of edited photos.
01:07 It also comes just days after Meghan launched a new lifestyle brand on Instagram, on the
01:11 same evening that Harry and Prince William appeared separately to speak at the Diana
01:16 Legacy Award event in London.