It was a landmark statement at the time that confirmed Prince Harry's relationship with Meghan Markle in 2016, months after they started dating that summer. And now people report that the Royal Family has quietly withdrawn it, and the outlet confirms it, adding that it is "no longer available on the British Royal website," adding that "The statement has remained on the Royal family's official website since then, but the link is no longer active.""Newsweek confirmed that the Internet archive site Wayback Machine was able to access the link in 2023/12/3, but not 1 week after 12/10, indicating that the page was deleted during that period 5 months ago.

In Harry's plea more than 7 years ago, he said he was worried about Meghan's safety because she was exposed to a "wave of abuse and harassment." A statement released in 2016-11 confirmed speculation that the British prince and the American actress were actually a couple. 

A spokesperson for Harry said in a statement that in part "his girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been the subject of a wave of abuse and harassment." Some of this is very public — a smear on the front pages of newspapers all over the country; Racial undertones in the comments section; and overt sexism and racism in the comments of social media trolls and web articles. Some of them are hidden from the public— a nightly legal battle to keep defamatory stories out of the papers; her mother has to struggle past photographers to reach her front door; attempts by reporters and photographers to get illegal entry to her home and subsequent calls to the police; and calls provided by papers to her ex-boyfriend. A substantial bribe to be made; Bombardment of almost all friends, colleagues and loved ones in her life.

Continued: "Prince Harry is concerned about Ms Markle's safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her. It is not right that Ms. Markle should be exposed to such a storm that the relationship with him will take months. He knows that commentators say this is "the price she has to pay" and that "this is all part of the game.""He is strongly opposed. This is not a game - it's her life and him.

Harry spoke of the decision to make this statement in his 2023 memoir Spare, in which he was advised that "silence is the best option" in relation to the intense media attention surrounding his romance with Meghan, but he called for "course correction immediately.""We needed a statement there," Harry wrote. "Within a day we had a draft. Strong, accurate, angry and honest.

But unfortunately not so much — Harry writes that the statement is "everywhere." And nothing will change. The onslaught continued.He added that the statement was truly groundbreaking in that era and "enraged" his father, King Charles (then Prince Charles), and his brother, Prince William, adding that the outrage was "because they never made a statement for their girlfriends or wives when they were being harassed." He added."

このステートメントの削除だけが変更ではありませんroyal.uk People have reported about Sussex since 12 January last year. On May 3, the biographies of Harry and Meghan on the website were integrated into a joint profile, not an individual biography, as before.