Meghan’s ‘royal’ status quietly scrubbed from charity bio

The Smart Works charity that Meghan is a patron of scrubbed “royal” and “HRH” references on its website, according to People. Currently, her page identifies Meghan as “Our Patron, The Duchess of Sussex”, whereas the page previously identified her as “Our Royal Patron HRH The Duchess of Sussex”.

Last January, Meghan, 38, joined Smart Works, a charity that helps unemployed women prepare to enter the workforce with professional apparel and interview training. In September, she launched her first capsule collection for the organisation that included a shirt, trousers, a dress, blazer, and tote bag.

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Spotlight on: Smart Works We are proud to be supporting a very special initiative this autumn for @SmartWorksCharity! After quiet visits to Smartworks over the last year, The Duchess was moved by the impactful work being done by this non profit organisation that helps women into the workforce, equipping them with both the skills and clothes they need to feel job-ready. Throughout her visits she noticed that while the donations were plentiful, they were also notably a combination of mismatched items and colours which weren’t always the right stylistic choices or sizes that didn’t necessarily “suit” the job at hand: to make a woman feel confident and inspired as she walked into her job interview. As a result, launching this autumn, The Duchess will be supporting a collective to help equip the women of Smart Works with the key workwear essentials they need as they enter into the workplace. This initiative is supported by four generous brands who share the vision to empower the women of Smart Works to look and feel ? as they bravely venture in to what can often be a daunting environment for those who have been out of the job market. The brands have come together to work towards this united force for good, “[reframing] the idea of charity as community,” as The Duchess writes in a piece for this month’s British Vogue. They will follow the 1:1 model where an item from the collection purchased is an item shared with a woman of Smart Works because “not only does this allow us to be part of each other’s story; it reminds us we are in it together.” For more information on how you can be part of another woman’s success story visit @smartworkscharity. Special thanks to: @JohnLewisandPartners, @MarksandSpencer, @MishaNonoo, @InsideJigsaw for supporting this very special organisation. And to find out more, read the September issue of @BritishVogue and stay tuned for more exciting updates this autumn. Photo©️SussexRoyal

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Months after Meghan’s collection dropped, she and husband Prince Harry, 35, announced they would be stepping down as “senior” royals.

In February, the couple – who share 10-month-old son Archie – confirmed they would no longer be able to call themselves “royal,” post-Megxit. Harry also dropped “Prince” from his name during a recent engagement.

Meghan and Harry wrapped up their farewell tour in the UK earlier this month where they joined Prince William, Kate Middleton, and other members of the royal family for the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.
 

The Sussexes will begin their royal-free life officially on April 1. They have since relocated to Canada.

This article originally appeared on the NY Post and was reproduced with permission