Pushed down. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were demoted on the royal website.The royal family page has the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s biographies listed at the bottom as of Wednesday, September 28.
They are just above Prince Andrew — who was moved to the very last spot on the list.The change comes amid several updates on the website amid the September 8 death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Along with removing the queen from the lineup of living royals, the official site also altered titles and the order in which the family members appear.Prior to the queen’s death, she was listed first with King Charles III (then listed as the Prince of Wales) and Queen Consort Camilla (then listed as the Duchess of Cornwall) following. Princess Kate and Prince William were next.After the first two heirs to the throne and their wives, the list was comprised of Elizabeth’s children in the following order: Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Countess Sophie and Prince Andrew (who is older than Edward).Then, Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, were listed before the queen’s first cousins. Princess Alexandra and her husband Michael, the Duke of Kent, had their profiles above Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester and wife Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester.
Rounding out the royal family bios were Prince and Princess Michael of Kent (who shared a page).While the Prince and Princess of Kent were removed from the page, the rest of the queen’s cousins are now above the Duke of York, 62, and the Sussexes.Harry and Meghan stepped down from their roles as senior royals in 2020 and moved to the U.S.
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