Prince Harry and Meghan have given their children the Sussex surname to “unify” their family, according to a report.
Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two, have been known as Archie Sussex and Lilibet Sussex, rather than Mountbatten-Windsor, since King Charles' coronation last May, a source told The Times newspaper.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been hit with a row over their new Sussex.com website, said to have taken a year to build, with critics claiming the royal coat of arms featured on the site shows the couple are cashing in on their royal connections.
However, supporters say the new website is a hub for the couple’s projects and is intended to be inclusive of both of their children.
Their foundation and production company is called Archewell, inspired by four-year-old Prince Archie’s name, but the new site is thought by the Duke and Duchess to also be more inclusive of their two-year-old daughter, Lilibet.
A source told The Times: “The reality behind the new site is very simple — it’s a hub for the work the Sussexes do and it reflects the fact the family have, since the King’s coronation, the same surname for the first time.
“That’s a big deal for any family. It represents their unification and it’s a proud moment.”
Some reports have suggested the branding of the site came without warning to other members of the Royal Family, and that it could spark complaints.
However, the same source added: “It isn’t any sort of problem for the rest of the royal family. It hasn’t even been part of a conversation.
“Harry is more concerned about the health and wellbeing of the King and Kate and thinks that is where the focus should be.
“There certainly hasn’t been any problem raised about the use of a coat of arms by anyone at the royal household — why would they object when it’s perfectly normal and is pretty routine?”
The couple are currently in Canada where they joined Invictus Games competitors training in Canada to mark a year until the global sporting event.
They met athletes at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia on Wednesday.
The couple plan to visit more competitors at the host locations for the 2025 competition - the winter sports town of Whistler and the city of Vancouver in western Canada.
Harry founded the Paralympic-style sporting competition in 2014 for injured and sick military personnel and veterans to aid their recovery.
