Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s firstborn Archie is turning one this week. While his birthday fell during a lockdown, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to still give their son a celebration.
In fact, a new report claims that Meghan Markle may follow Kate Middleton’s footsteps in marking baby Archie’s first birthday. The Duchess of Cambridge is known for sharing new photos of her children to mark their special milestones. Recently, the wife of Prince William has shared snaps of Prince Louis, who turned two on April 23, and Princess Charlotte, who turned five on May 2.
Even though Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have turned their backs on royal life to live a “peaceful life” and have kept Archie out of the public eye, they are expected to share a photo of their little boy on his birthday. When fans asked if they would see Archie on his special day, a spokeswoman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said: “You can expect to see him.”
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Archie are currently living in Los Angeles after the couple stepped down as senior royals. A previous report shared that many were hoping that Archie will be reuniting with his cousins Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis to celebrate his birthday.
However, the lockdown is making it impossible for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son to spend time with Prince William and Kate Middleton’s children.
"The hope had been that Archie's first birthday would somehow be marked with some members of the royal family, cousins, grandparents, and some godparents in the U.K. when they were over in the UK,” the source said.
But Archie’s first birthday is not the only celebration that is going to be spent in lockdown. In fact, other upcoming royal engagements were canceled.
"I think the hope in royal circles had been that the Sussexes would return to the UK in May, either before or after their attendance at the Invictus Games in The Netherlands next month,” the source said. “They were also due to attend the Queen's Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour on June 13. But with both those events now canceled, and Harry and Meghan holed in California where they are likely to be social distancing for the next few weeks. Archie is set to celebrate his first birthday with only his parents."
