The eldest child of the former American actress and British prince turned 5 years old. Archie, who received the title of prince after his grandfather Charles III ascended the throne, celebrates his birthday at the family estate in Santa Barbara.
Kate Middleton and Prince William ignored their nephew’s birthday – no congratulations for Archie appeared on their social media pages. The king and his wife Camilla reacted equally coldly to this day. Meghan and Harry resigned and moved from the UK to the US when their first child was five months old. Thus, the boy has never celebrated his birthday with British relatives on his father’s side.
Today, rare photos of Archie, which the Dukes of Sussex showed in the Netflix documentary Harry and Meghan, went viral on the Internet. In one of them, the Duchess walked with her son in cool, windy weather on the ocean shore near their home in Montecito. On another, the young prince played a miniature piano. Archie inherited the red hair of Prince Harry, who also had curly hair as a child.
The Dukes of Sussex are confident that they have provided their children with a happy life in sunny California, unlike the one they had in cloudy England. Archie grows up active, inquisitive and energetic with his 2-year-old sister Lilibet. The boy loves to chase seagulls on the beach, help his parents pick oranges in the garden near the house, and also take walks in the fresh air around the neighborhood with his two beloved pet dogs – Labrador Pula and a beagle named Guy.
Archie attends preschool. When the boy turns six years old, he will begin full-time education. The child also enjoys pretending to be a doctor with a toy stethoscope. One of his favorite dishes is quesadillas, reports the Daily Mail.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry try to protect their children from public attention. As working royals, they had to follow tradition and publish portraits of the children on their birthdays. However, now they are not obliged to follow this rule, so they choose privacy for young Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (Prince Archie of Sussex) was born at a private hospital in Portland a week late. A few days later, his first photographs were shown with his parents, as well as his maternal grandmother Doria Ragland and the late Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. “It was the most amazing experience I could ever imagine,” Prince Harry said in a statement outside Windsor Castle that day.
By the way, today the crowned grandfather of the birthday boy celebrates the first year after the coronation. It was a difficult year for Charles III as he was diagnosed with cancer.
“Today marks the first anniversary of the coronation of the King and Queen in Westminster Abbey. Along with the service itself, Coronation Weekend included carriage processions through central London, a royal salute in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, a concert at Windsor Castle and a volunteering initiative in the UK,” Carl and Camila said on their page.