The statement further revealed that Harry was feeling “worried” about Markle’s well-being and “deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her.”

“It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm,” the statement read.

“He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game.’ He strongly disagrees. This is not a game — it is her life and his.”

Harry’s decision to release the statement was considered a bold move.

Up until that point, the royal family had adhered to the saying, “Never complain, never explain” when dealing with the media.

In his 2023 memoir, Spare, Harry, 39, revealed that the decision had angered his father, King Charles, and brother, Prince William, as it drew attention to their lack of action in defending their own spouses, Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton.

“My statement generated a whole new onslaught — from my family,” he wrote in the book. “Pa and Willy were furious. They gave me an earful. My statement made them look bad, they both said. ‘Why in hell?’ Because they’d never put out a statement for their girlfriends or wives when they were being harassed.”

This isn’t the first instance of the palace making changes related to Harry on its website. Earlier this year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had their individual profiles merged into a more concise joint biography.

The pair, who tied the knot in May 2018, stepped down from their roles as senior royals in January 2020.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment.