Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has spoken for the first time since the rebranding of her website, Sussex.com.
Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, launched their new website this week.
Their previous site, Archewell – a name inspired by their son Archie – now automatically redirects to “Sussex.com”, and a picture of the couple dominates the main web page, overlaid with the text: “The Office of Prince Harry & Meghan, The Duke & Duchess of Sussex”.
The Duchess of Sussex has now given more details on the couple’s decision to change their website.
“There is a reason I have worked with Ryan and the talented team at Article for a decade: their attention to detail, their creativity and care, and the thoughtful approach to design as well as to the user experience,” Meghan said in a statement.
“They’re not just designers; they are collaborators who elevate your ideas into visual identities. They’re a very special company. Plus they’re Canadian, so I’m a fan.”
Meghan ran a lifestyle blog The Tig before she married Prince Harry in 2018. The former actress also lived in Toronto, Canada, for seven years when she was filming the TV series Suits.
The couple will be visiting the country over the next few days for the start of the Invictus Games, which Harry launched in 2014 to aid the rehabilitation of service members and veterans by giving them the challenge of competing in sports events similar to the Paralympics.
The Duke of Sussex presenting a medal to a cyclist last year
In individual biographies of the couple on the new website, Harry is highlighted as a “humanitarian, military veteran, mental health advocate, and environmental campaigner”, while Meghan is described as a “feminist and champion of human rights and gender equity” who has been named “one of the most influential women in the world” across a series of rankings.
It was announced on the website yesterday that Meghan will launch a new podcast on Lemonada, an American audio company.
“I’m proud to now be able to share that I am joining the brilliant team at Lemonada to continue my love of podcasting,” the duchess said in a statement.
Her previous podcast series Archetypes was released on Spotify but was not renewed for a second series last year after reportedly not producing enough content to warrant a full payout of the $20m (£15m) deal she and Prince Harry signed with the company in 2020.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex during the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Germany. Pic: PA
Archewell had replaced Harry and Meghan’s previous Sussex Royal brand after they quit royal duties in January 2020.
The launch of their new site comes a week after Harry’s father, the King, announced he had been diagnosed with cancer.
Harry, who lives in California with his wife and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, flew to the UK last week to meet the King following his diagnosis.
He made the visit without Meghan and their children less than 24 hours after the announcement.
However, there was no meeting with his brother, the Prince of Wales, after Harry spent around 45 minutes at Clarence House seeing his father.
