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.
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