Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wax figures removed from Madame Tussauds Royal Family display (Photos)

Famous waxwork museum, Madame Tussauds has removed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wax figures from the royal family display in its museum in London.

The move comes less than a day after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced on Instagram and their website that they’ve decided to take a “step back” as senior members of the royal family and are seeking financial independence.

On Thursday, the waxworks which were unveiled in May 2018, ahead of the couple’s lavish wedding in Windsor, England, were removed by the wax museum’s staff. But that of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William, and Catherine, remain on display alongside figures of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip.

Steve Davies, general manager of the London museum, told the Evening Standard that Harry and Meghan's wax figures would no longer appear in the royal family display.

"As two of our most popular and well-loved figures they will, of course, remain an important feature at Madame Tussauds London as we watch to see what the next chapter holds for them," he said.

“Alongside the rest of the world we are reacting to the surprising news that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be stepping back as senior royals,” Steve Davies, general manager of Madame Tussauds London, told the Independent on Thursday.

“From today Meghan and Harry’s figures will no longer appear in our royal family set,” he confirmed after photos began to circulate on social media of an empty space in the royal family display.

Davies also went on to reveal that the mannequins would remain inside the museum elsewhere.