Kate Middleton andPrince Williamhave officially changed the name of the charity they previously shared withMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry.
Thetwo couples announced their split earlier this yearas they started to take “divergent paths” in their charity work and needed to reflect that in different outlets, a source told PEOPLE.
In July,Meghan and Harry announced the creation of their new charity, known as Sussex Royal The Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
(L-R) Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.Karwai Tang/Getty Images
“Both couples will continue to work together on projects in the future, including on The Foundation’s mental health program, Heads Together,” the palace said in a statement earlier this year.
“The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are incredibly proud of what they have achieved together through The Royal Foundation. They are especially proud to have established a charity that has had, and will continue to have, significant long-lasting impact, changing lives for the better,” the statement continued.
Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton on November 11, 2018.Paul Grover- WPA Pool/Getty
A source previously told PEOPLE that the separation is a “natural progression” and not a breakup.
“A review of The Royal Foundation is something that had previously been announced,” said the source. “This is part of [the couples’] diverging paths, which hastened a look at the foundation.”
Prince Louis, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Archie.Samir Hussein/WireImage
As heir to the throne, “the Duke of Cambridge has less flexibility [in his charity work] because of his constitutional obligations,” a source told PEOPLE. New dad Harry “is now married, has started a family and is not constitutionally bound. It is a natural progression.”
Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Stephen Pond/Getty
The two couples also have different “stylistic” approaches to their work, adeds the source: “The Cambridges take a very top-level approach. They have different roles and three small children.”
On the other hand, Harry “has taken a very hands-on, in-the-weeds approach to the birth of Invictus,” his Paralympic games for wounded service members and veterans.
source: people.com
