New Delhi:

In a significant departure from tradition, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have changed the surnames of their children. Recently, the couple launched its new website, sussex.com, where many noticed the change, the Mirror reported.

Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie have now taken the surname Sussex, instead of Mountbatten-Windsors. 

In 1960, Mountbatten-Windsor was decreed by the Privy Counsel, the official advisors to the late Queen Elizabeth II. The surname is applied to the male-line descendants of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. 

A source told The Times that the reality behind Harry and Meghan’s new website is “very simple — it’s a hub for the work the Sussexes do and it reflects the fact the family have, since the King’s coronation, the same surname for the first time.” 

The source noted this was a “big deal for any family.” 

“It represents their unification and it’s a proud moment,” the source added. 

Meanwhile, the couple’s decision to use their children’s royal titles has come as a bit “surprising,” with many accusing them of boasting their links to the Britain’s Royal family. 

Once you open the website, the homepage welcomes users to the official site of “The Office of Prince Harry & Meghan, The Duke & Duchess of Sussex”. Besides this, it also features a special coat of arms, especially designed for Meghan. 

The website also offers a detailed bio for each of them — Harry and Meghan — separately.

“Prince Harry lives in California with his wife Meghan, and their two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet,” reads Harry’s bio.

Mentioning their children as ‘Prince’ and ‘Princess’ has caused “surprise,” a source told Mirror.

Archie and Lilibet weren’t provided the titles at the time of birth because back then they were not grandchildren of the monarch. After Charlies became the King in 2022, the two of them became the grandchildren of a Monarch, thereby changing their status. 

Donald Trump has hit out at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, accusing the couple of “breaking Queen Elizabeth’s heart”. The former president of the United States spoke to Nigel Farage in an exclusive interview and expressed his disapproval of how the Duke of Sussex and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped down as members of the royal family in 2020, Independent reported. 

Speaking about the Queen, he said, “I think there was great disrespect to a person I got to know very well and like; the Queen. She was unbelievable you know.”

He continued: “I thought she was treated very disrespectfully by them. Although she wouldn’t show it because she was strong and smart, I imagine they broke her heart. The things that they were saying were so bad and so horrible and she was in her 90s and hearing this stuff. I think they broke her heart. I think they hurt her bad.”

The former President further insisted that Harry and Meghan ”were very disrespectful to the royal family” when they decided to step down from their duties. 

Meanwhile, he praised the late Queen, who died in September 2022, stating she “never made a mistake” during her reign. He told Mr Farage: “I’m a little prejudiced because I thought the Queen was incredible. I mean, think of it all those years, 75 years. She’s rarely made a mistake.”

The Duke of Sussex moved to the US with his wife Meghan Markle in January 2020. It was reported they “ignored” the Queen’s request to delay announcing their decision to quit public life.

During the interview, Trump also hinted that if he is elected as the US president, Prince Harry may face deportation over drug use he admitted to in his 2023 memoir. Notably, The Duke of Sussex’s immigration status has become the subject of a legal battle after Harry admitted to taking illegal drugs in his memoir, ‘Spare’  which was released last year.

”We’ll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied they’ll have to take appropriate action,” Trump said.

In ‘Spare’, Harry wrote that when he was younger, he had taken cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms, noting that the cocaine ”didn’t do anything for me,” but ”Marijuana is different, that did help me.”

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle’s biographies on the Royal Family’s official website have been updated. The couple’s biographies have been removed and merged into a single joint profile, as per a report in People Magazine.

Before this, both had individual biographies on the royal family website, which acts as a digital hub for news and updates on the monarchy. Their statement on the page says, “As announced in January 2020, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have stepped back as working members of The Royal Family. The couple married in St George’s Chapel, Windsor on 19 May 2018 and have two children: Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex.”

Under the headings “About the Duke of Sussex” and “About the Duchess of Sussex,” the page breaks down Harry and Meghan’s biographies, recapping notable moments like Prince Harry’s ten years in the British Army and the founding of the Invictus Games alongside Meghan Markle’s seven seasons on ‘Suits’ and lifestyle blog The Tig. Earlier, both had longer biographies including Prince Harry’s page mentioning his role of “supporting the Monarch.”

The Royal family’s website also mentions a link to their new website which was launched in February by the couple. In a new rebranding move, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s website has the latest news about the couple as well as links to their Archewell Foundation organization and Archewell Productions hub.

Their website which was earlier called Archwell will now be referred to as, sussex.com. The homepage features a photo of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Germany at the 2023 Invictus Games closing ceremony in September. According to the statements issued by The Office of Prince Harry & Meghan, The Duke & Duchess of Sussex, the couple aims to showcase their passions and endeavours, asserting their identities beyond traditional royal responsibilities.

“The reality behind the new site is very simple – it’s a hub for the work the Sussexes do and it reflects the fact the family have, since the King’s coronation, the same surname for the first time. That’s a big deal for any family. It represents their unification and it’s a proud moment,” an insider said.

However, the couple was slammed for using their royal titles and the Royal Coat of Arms on their new Sussex.com website. “Prince Harry and Meghan’s Biographies are immaculate! Come on”. said a reader. “This signifies their Hollywood failure and inability to succeed in their numerous business ventures. So they are falling back on the only thing they know to do and what can make them any money, trading off their royal titles. This is pathetic and demonstrates, yet again, why the titles must be removed,” an X user wrote.