Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been dealt a major blow to their royal standing shortly after the Duchess of Sussex launched her new brand on Instagram.

07:30, Wed, Mar 20, 2024 | UPDATED: 07:38, Wed, Mar 20, 2024

Prince Harry Meghan Markle.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been dealt a savage blow by the Royal Family. (Image: Getty)

and were dealt a savage blow by the shortly after the Duchess of Sussex launched her new brand American Riviera Orchard on .

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex split with the Firm in 2021, but the couple remained high on the Royal Family's website until just days ago.

However, after Meghan launched her new brand, their bios temporarily disappeared from the website before reappearing lower on the page near Prince Andrew's bio.

The descriptions of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry detail their backgrounds and mention their children Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie.

The bios also note that the Duke and Duchess have stepped down from their royal duties. Still, when introducing American Riviera Orchard, Meghan used her Duchess of Sussex title.

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16 mins ago07:30 Matthew Dooley

Good morning

Good morning from London. I'm Matthew Dooley and I'll be bringing you the latest on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this morning along with my colleague Paul Withers.

Please feel free to get in touch with us at matthew.dooley@reachplc.com or paul.withers@reachplc.com with tips, comments or stories.

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