Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appeared to be mysteriously hidden from the Royal Family website, only to return within an hour after online backlash.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as working royals in 2020, but are still listed on the Royal Family website, four years later.
Meghan, 42, and Harry, 39, appeared to be no longer listed as working members of the Royal Family on their website briefly for an hour earlier today.
The duke and duchess were moved and combined into a separate section of the website under royal.uk/sussex.
Prince Harry and Meghan were briefly removed from the Royal Family website
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Prince Harry and Meghan have since returned to the Royal Family website
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However, the couple have since returned to be listed under the tab of Members of The Royal Family.
Prince Harry and Meghan used to be slotted between Princess Alexandra and Prince Andrew.
Prince Andrew is also still listed on the website as a member of the Royal Family, despite the Duke of York stepping down from royal duties in 2019.
GB News understands the changes were part of a routine update that took a while to work through the system.
Several social media accounts posted about Harry and Meghan being removed from the website, before the couple were reinstated.
Meghan and Harry stepped down as working royals in 2020PAOne said: “It would seem that FINALLY, Harry and Meghan have been removed from the Royal Family website.
“Given that they do not serve the Crown or Country and only themselves, I’m certain they won’t be too upset.”
Another wrote: “Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have once again been demoted on the royal website!”
On January 8, 2020, Harry and Meghan took to their former Instagram profile, Sussex Royal, to announce their intentions of stepping back as senior royals.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry currently live in MontecitoPAThey wrote: “After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution.
“We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.
“It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment.
“We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages.”
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Prince Harry and Meghan subsequently settled in California in the summer of 2020.
They are raising their two children, Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two, in Montecito.
The couple have only returned to the UK together on a handful of occasions in recent years.
These included the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and her State Funeral.
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