Prince Harry and Meghan Markle accused of ‘deception’ over announcement of son Archie’s birth

Critics have accused Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of “deception” and propagating a “lie” about their son Archie’s birthdate.

On May 6, 2019, the Buckingham Palace initially announced that Meghan had gone into labour early that day. However, the palace later corrected its statement, claiming her son had already been born at 5:26 in the morning.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also chose to forego the conventional public photo-call post-delivery. Instead, they shared more private first photos of Archie, captured at Windsor Castle a few days after he was born

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle accused of ‘deception’ over announcement of son Archie’s birth
BySumanti Sen
Sep 01, 2024 09:50 AM IST

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been accused of “deception” and propagating a “lie” about their son Archie’s birthdate.

Critics have accused Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of “deception” and propagating a “lie” about their son Archie’s birthdate. On May 6, 2019, the Buckingham Palace initially announced that Meghan had gone into labour early that day. However, the palace later corrected its statement, claiming her son had already been born at 5:26 in the morning.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle accused of ‘deception’ over announcement of son Archie’s birth
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle accused of ‘deception’ over announcement of son Archie’s birth

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also chose to forego the conventional public photo-call post-delivery. Instead, they shared more private first photos of Archie, captured at Windsor Castle a few days after he was born.

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Royal historian and author Robert Lacey expressed his shock in the Daily Mail about the secrecy of the child’s birth, and called it “deception.” “There was the deception over the announcement of Archie’s birth, which unlike every other royal birth of modern times took place in total secrecy. Buckingham Palace announced at 2 pm on May 6, 2019, that Meghan had gone into labour that morning – when in fact, she had safely given birth to baby Archie eight hours earlier, at 5.26 am,” Lacey wrote