Having previously used sussexroyal.com and archewell.com as platforms to promote various philanthropic ventures, the Sussexes are now redirecting them to the new website.
- Feb 14, 2024
AceShowbiz - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle landed in hot water after they announced their new website. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were slammed after some Internet users noticed that they used their royal titles and featured the coat of arms on their new site, www.Sussex.com.
The website's homepage featured a picture of the couple smiling and clapping together while attending the closing ceremony for the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf in September 2023. It also has the words, "The Office of Prince Harry & Meghan The Duke and Duchess of Sussex," written beneath the coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
Harry and Meghan had previously used sussexroyal.com and archewell.com as platforms to promote various philanthropic ventures before redirecting them to the new website. "The Office of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, is shaping the future through business and philanthropy," the site details under its "about" section. "This includes: THE ARCHEWELL FOUNDATION, ARCHEWELL PRODUCTIONS, patronages, ventures, and organizations which receive the support of the couple, individually and/or together."
People quickly dragged the pair for associating themselves to the royal family of the U.K. despite resigning from their senior royal responsibilities and moving to California in 2020. "Imagine, saying, you want to live an independent life start a website that is not royal based and failing," one critic wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The user continued, "Now imagine having to admit defeat going back to using your royal titles and coat of arms because the deals have dried up. I can't stop laughing at them! They are the equivalent of a fake Prada."
"So they left the mean racist monarchy to be private citizens… But are back using the titles and the connection to the monarchy, even using Meghan's coat of arms the mean empire 2.0 monarchy gave her and coronet. So I guess they failed at being celebs and want to be back," someone else added.
Some fans, however, praised the "Harry & Meghan" stars for their new platform. "It is beautiful. Love the colour and the one-stop concept. Brilliant," a fan gushed. A source also defended the couple, telling Daily Mail, "Prince Harry and Meghan are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. That is a fact. It is their surname and family name."
