Meghan Markle and Harry drop royal titles in Archewell Foundation’s updated website, use only first names
Meghan and Harry's Archewell Foundation has been occupying newsprint for a while now. The latest news is that the once-royal couple has now omitted the royal titles from their names on their new website for Archewell.
On March 31, as Women's History Month came to an end, Meghan and Harry unveiled a revamped version of their website. The webpage now doesn't mention their royal titles even as it prominently highlights the core ideal of their organisation, "compassion in action."
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The new Archewell Foundation website also features a news section that lists stories by Team Archewell and stories by other members. The old homepage once featured stories told by "the Duke and Duchess of Sussex." In the new website, the couple has decided to omit using this title bestowed by the Queen.
The site now only mentions that it is a "story by Harry" and/ or "story by Meghan" in the byline. At the moment, there are three stories by the couple featured on the Archewell website: 'A Letter for 2021', which is a story "by Harry and Meghan", 'Time is Running Out' wriiten "by Harry" (which had first appeared in January on Fast Company magazine) and 'The Losses We Share,' this one "by Meghan".
In 'Time is Running Out', following the US Capitol riots that shook the world on January 6, 2021, Harry advocated for policy guidelines to make social media platforms accountable for the content published by its users. He also spoke about the online harassment he and Meghan experienced.
Meghan's feature 'The Losses We Share' was initially published in last autumn on the New York Times - it is in this article that for the first time Meghan spoke about her miscarriage.
Archewell Foundation's goal is, as aforementioned, 'Compassion in Action'. It is through their non-profit work "as well as creative activations" that they aim to "drive systemic cultural change across all communities, one act of compassion at a time." The foundation, which sprung up in action over the last few months, is made up of two production companies Archewell Audio and Archewell Productions.
These two units under the Foundation plan to create content for Spotify and Netflix - as per the multi-year deals that the couple struck in 2020. The Sussexes' Netflix deal was reportedly worth £112 million, which is approximately over $155 million. As per this deal, the focus was going to be scripted series, docu-series, documentaries, features and children’s programming. On the other hand, the Spotify deal, which would see the couple create audio programming, was reported to be £18 million, which is approximately $25 million.
Harry recently also joinined the Silicon Valley start-up BetterUp Inc., a coaching and mental health platform, as its chief impact officer. It is his first official role at a private company after stepping down from being a working member of the royal family. In this new role, Harry will be focusing on driving advocacy and awareness for mental fitness, guiding BetterUp’s mission, and expanding the company’s community.