A Proposal to Improve the Presentation of the Royal Family on Royal.uk

To His Majesty King Charles III and the Royal Household

We, the undersigned, respectfully request consideration of a modest change to the organisation of the official Royal Family website, www.royal.uk

The website is an important source of information about the British monarchy, its members, their responsibilities and their place within the wider Royal Family.

At present, the website includes a main section entitled “The Royal Family”, which presents members undertaking official royal duties alongside members who no longer perform such duties.

We believe that a clearer distinction between these two groups would improve the website’s usefulness to visitors while ensuring that all members of the Royal Family continue to be acknowledged appropriately.

Our proposal

We respectfully suggest that the existing “The Royal Family” section in the website’s main navigation be replaced by two consecutive sections:

1. Working Members of the Royal Family

This section would feature members who currently undertake official royal duties on behalf of the Sovereign.

2. The Extended Royal Family

This new section would recognise members of the wider Royal Family who do not currently undertake regular official duties on behalf of the Crown.

It could include, among others:

• The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their children.

• Zara and Mike Tindall and their children.

• Peter Phillips and his children.

The complete selection of individuals and the presentation of their biographies would remain at the discretion of the Royal Household.

Why we believe this change would be beneficial

This modest reorganisation would:

• Provide visitors with a clearer understanding of which members undertake official royal responsibilities.

• Recognise the distinction between membership of the Royal Family and the performance of official duties.

• Allow the website to acknowledge a broader range of family members.

• Preserve the dignity and appropriate recognition of everyone featured.

• Make the website easier to understand, particularly for international visitors unfamiliar with the structure of the British monarchy.

 

We are not requesting that any individual be removed from the website, nor are we proposing any changes to royal titles, precedence, constitutional status or family relationships.

Our proposal concerns only the organisation and presentation of publicly available information.

Our respectful request

We therefore respectfully ask His Majesty’s Household to consider renaming the existing “The Royal Family” navigation section “Working Members of the Royal Family”, and introducing a new section immediately beneath it entitled “The Extended Royal Family.”

We believe this would be a straightforward and constructive improvement that would help the official website communicate the distinction between royal duties and family membership while continuing to recognise the wider Royal Family.

We thank His Majesty and the Royal Household for their consideration of this proposal.

Respectfully submitted,

The undersigned supporters of this petition...