Meghan Markle has started sharing more photos of her children – including a snapshot to celebrate Prince Archie’s birthday. We’ve taken a look at all the times we’ve been given a glimpse of her son
The Duchess of Sussex took to Instagram this week to share a brand new photo of her son Archie, in celebration of his sixth birthday. The snapshot shows the little boy silhouetted against a fiery sunset, which Meghan captioned, “Our son. Our sun.”
She added: “Happy 6th birthday to Archie! Thank you for all of the love, prayers, and warm wishes for our sweet boy. He’s six! Where did the time go?
“(And for all of you who came to celebrate with us at his party last weekend, thank you for making his birthday so incredibly special).”
The sweet image is the latest family photo Meghan has shared with the world on social media – the amount of which have increased significantly in recent months.
From the very beginning, Meghan and Prince Harry have emphasised the importance of maintaining privacy for their children. Harry has shared his specific concerns about the potential for media scrutiny and the impact on his children’s well-being, and the couple were initially reluctant to publicly show Archie and Lilibet, especially their faces.
However, fans have noticed a sharp increase in the number of photos the Duchess has posted since relaunching her Instagram account earlier this year – seemingly in contradiction to their desire for privacy. Critics have also noted that many of the pictures have coincided with Meghan’s lifestyle projects, including the launch of As Ever and promotional content for her Netflix show.
Some commentators have suggested that Meghan and Harry differ on how much to expose Archie and Lilibet to the public. Speaking on the Right Royal podcast, royal expert Matt Wilkinson said: “My understanding of this is that up to a certain stage Harry would much rather his children were not seen.
“He doesn’t want them to be [photographed]. He’s got this idea that if he takes them outside of Montecito, that there is a hoard of us out there trying to take photos of his kids.”
Regardless, fans of the Sussexes delight every time a new photo is shared. And so, from the very first photos of Archie as a baby, through to his latest birthday snapshot, we’ve taken a look at all the times we have seen Harry and Meghan’s son…
