Queen's birthday message to Meghan and Harry's son Archie as he turns two
The Widowed Queen wished her great-grandson Archie a happy birthday as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's son turned two today.
A tweet from the Royal Family's social media accounts said: “I wish Archie Mountbatten-Windsor a very happy second birthday today. "
The accounts shared a photo of Meghan and Harry, holding baby Archie in her arms, taken just days after the toddler was born in 2019, becoming seventh in line to the throne.
It was the moment the Duke and Duchess of Sussex presented their firstborn to the world at Buckingham Palace, and one of the very few times he has been photographed and seen in person by the Queen.
Outside of Zoom's calls, it is believed she hasn't seen Archie in at least 18 months.
The Queen's birthday message to Archie when he had
The Sussexes are fiercely protective of their son, who will soon become a big brother. Meghan, 39, is pregnant with a baby girl and told Oprah Winfrey she is due in "summer".
It was during this explosive interview that the Sussexes claimed a member of the royal family made a racist comment about Archie's skin color before he was born.
Royal experts have speculated that Harry and Meghan will make a series of Zoom calls with the family, including Prince Charles, Prince William and his children, and the Queen, whose husband Prince Philip has passed away last month - so they can wish Archie a happy birthday.
Archie was born at the exclusive Portland Hospital in central London on May 6, 2019, but never celebrated a birthday in his home country as he has spent most of his life in North America.
Meghan holds Archie in a video recorded by Harry at their home in Los Angeles for his first birthday last year
The family moved to Canada and then to the United States amid a rift between Harry and William and as the Sussexes left their roles as royals to pursue their own projects in America.
They now live in a mansion in Montecito, a suburb of Los Angeles. On her first birthday last year, the Sussexes shared a cute video, recorded by Harry, of Meghan reading the book "Duck!" Rabbit! To Archie as he sits down on his lap.
The book was given to Archie by a family friend, Mrs. Winfrey.
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Archie helped inspire his American mother's new picture book.
The Duchess has revealed her son and husband, and their special bond was the inspiration for her first children's publication, The Bench.
Arhcie has only been seen infrequently over the past 12 months, but was featured in a black-and-white music video released in March, showing him walking along a beach watched by his parents and the family's pet dog. family, Guy.
As he walked towards his father, who filmed the moment, the youngster bent down and walked through the space between his legs.
When he made a surprise appearance on the Sussexes' first podcast for Spotify in December, his American accent could clearly be heard as he was encouraged to say a few words for the audience.
The Sussexes' Christmas card was decorated with a stylized image of Archie and his parents sitting outside a Wendy house, believed to be in their California home, with the couple's pet dogs.
The image was based on a photograph taken by Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, and a small Christmas tree in the photo had been decorated with ornaments selected by Archie.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born on May 6, 2019 at 5:26 a.m., weighing 7 lb 3 oz, and within days of his birth his parents proudly showed him to the world, before the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh won't see it for the first time.
Meghan's mother, a yoga teacher and social worker, was pictured at the rally and she has been a constant presence in Sussex life and lives in Los Angeles where Meghan grew up and attended school.
On his first birthday, Harry and Meghan posted a video of their loud son playing for the camera as his mom read him the famous children's story Duck! Rabbit!
Fans are hoping the couple will follow royal tradition and post a photo of Archie to mark his second birthday.
Since resigning as royals and moving to the United States, the Sussexes have moved on with their lives.
The couple signed lucrative deals, estimated to be worth well over £ 100million, with Spotify and Netflix, which gave them the capital they needed to pursue their new lifestyle and public goals.
They also bought a multi-million pound home in California's celebrity enclave of Montecito, started a nonprofit foundation and announced Meghan's pregnancy, with the baby girl expected this summer, after a miscarriage. last year.
Harry and Meghan's recent interview with Oprah Winfrey left the royal family in crisis after claiming the monarchy was a racist and indifferent institution.
The couple claimed that a family member, not the Queen or the late Duke of Edinburgh, made a racist comment about their son and that the Duchess was having suicidal thoughts, but that his representations to the monarchy for help were refused.
