Prince Harry and Meghan apparently didn't agree to a request to have an air tanker named after their son, Archie Harrison. The Rural Fire Service (RFS) in New South Wales, Australia, reportedly, wrote in the request but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex rejected it.
According to The Sunday Telegraph, the firebombing air tanker was used to stop the Australian bushfire that plagued the NSW region in late 2019 and early 2020. The RFS wanted to name it after the Sussex couple's son in recognition of their Australian visit in 2018, while Meghan was pregnant with Archie.
RFS officials hoped that Archie would one day visit the air tanker in his own royal tour. However, Prince Harry and Meghan simply thanked the RFS for their offer but declined the request for the reason that Archie has "not yet entered public life." The plane is now named after NSW Governor Marie Bashir.
Prince Harry and Meghan is staunchly protective of Archie's privacy and royal upbringing. In fact, famous primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall said that Prince Harry hinted his son will not be brought up a royal.
Goodall met the baby in person and prodded him to wave like Queen Elizabeth. However, Prince Harry said that Archie will not be learning to wave like a royal because "he's not growing up like that."
This encounter was months before Prince Harry and Meghan hinted that they are struggling with the royal life in the documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey. In January 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex surprised the world when they said that they will step back from their royal life.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Meghan are still going to celebrate Archie's first birthday on May 6 even as they remain quarantined in Los Angeles. According to reports, the Sussexes were supposed to fly back to London for Archie's very first birthday but the plans changed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Prince Harry and Meghan were hoping that Archie could be with his royal cousins and grandparents for his milestone first birthday. However, that plan will not be carried out since the royals also have to follow U.K. government's guidelines on social distancing and gatherings.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will likely celebrate Archie's birthday at a later date with friends and family. For May 6, however, it will just be Prince Harry, Meghan and Archie as they refuse to risk anyone's health.
