Prince Archie destroyed the sweet gift Meghan Markle gave Prince Harry in honour of his granny Queen Elizabeth
Archie once destroyed a somewhat odd Christmas gift that Meghan Markle had purchased for Prince Harry.
The 40-year-old Duke of Sussex disclosed that in 2020, his wife, Meghan, 43, sent him a humorous Christmas present.
Prince Harry said in his shocking memoir, Spare, that he received a late Queen Elizabeth II ornament for their Christmas tree.
Although Harry thought the gift was humorous, his five-year-old son, Archie, who was 18 months old at the time, tragically destroyed it.
In keeping with the Windsor family custom, Harry revealed in his book that he and the Duchess of Sussexhad chose to open presents on Christmas Eve.
He wrote: One gift was a small Queen Christmas ornament!
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I roared, Harry added, adding that he realized the humorous aspect of the present. What?
Meg thought I might like it after seeing it in a nearby store.
I exposed it to light. It was exactly Granny’s face.
I placed it on an eye-level limb, Harry continued, adding that he was happy to have the unusual gift on his tree.
Seeing her there made me joyful.
Meg and I both grinned.
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However, things quickly got worse, and the decoration in the family’s $12 million California home didn’t live long.
But then, while Archie was playing near the tree, he shook the tree, jostled the stand, and Granny collapsed, Harry revealed.
I turned when I heard a smash. The floor was covered in pieces.
Archie ran and picked up a bottle of spray.
He somehow believed that by misting the shattered parts with water, the problem would be resolved.
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“No, Archie, no – do not spray Gan-Gan!” Meghan then exclaimed.
Harry went on to say: “This is strange,” I thought as I picked up a dustpan and swept up the fragments.
Harry also shared how they had brought Archie to a nearby Santa Barbara parking lot that year to look for a Christmas tree.
We purchased one of their largest spruces, he wrote.
We took it home and arranged it in the living room. Wonderful.
We admired and counted our blessings as we stood back. new residence. boy in good health.
He went on to say that they had watched Archie run around the tree and FaceTiming friends, some of whom were in Britain, on Christmas Eve.
This follows reports that Prince Harry was not invited to the Royal Family Christmas at Sandringham this year and would not be attending.
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The Prince According to an analyst, Harry has always desired to leave the Royal Family, and the consequences will last for years.
After abruptly leaving their positions as working royals and relocating across the pond in 2020, the Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle have been residents of California.
Vanity Fair’s royal journalist, Katie Nicholl, stated on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive that she was not surprised by Megxit.
The pundit clarified, “Anyone who knows Harry is aware that he’s always wanted a way out of the Royal Family,” in an interview with Matt Wilkinson, Royal Editor of The Sun.
“He has expressed on record that he wishes he had never been born a prince on several occasions.
“I believe that he is currently leading the life that he desires. The way everything has unfolded is incredibly depressing.
“After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution,” the Sussexes stated in a statement posted on their Instagram account as they stepped back in 2020.
As senior members of the Royal Family, we want to retire and strive toward financial independence while still providing Her Majesty the Queen with unwavering support.
“We feel ready to make this change because of your support, especially in the past several years.
“As we continue to uphold our obligations to the Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages, we now intend to divide our time between the UK and North America.
In addition to giving our family the room to concentrate on the next phase, which includes the establishment of our new humanitarian organization, this geographic balance will allow us to instill in our son a respect for the royal tradition into which he was born.
Emily Andrews, a former royal correspondent, stated in Woman that Meghan wants to remain in the US during the Christmas season, but Prince Harry is eager to spend time with his wife and kids in the UK.
Harry is having a difficult time because he hasn’t had Christmas here in six years, and he may feel a little alone and cut off from his Windsor family.
The Royal Family usually congregates in Sandringham over the Christmas season and goes to church together on Christmas Day.
During the usual Christmas celebrations, Prince Harry and Meghan have spent two Christmases with the entire Royal Family.
Inside Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Californian home
Since spending $11.93 million buying their opulent Montecito home in June 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been residing there.
The sprawling nine-bed, 16-bath home in Santa Barbara sits on 5.4 acres of land and features a library, office, spa, gym, game room, wine cellar and five-car garage, it’s believed.
The estate also features a tennis court, tea house, children’s cottage, a pool, towering Italian cypress trees, lavender in bloom, olive trees, sweeping lawns, tiered rose gardens, and a children’s home.
The couple has frequently given followers peeks of their various living areas, showcasing a minimalist aesthetic.
Since the former royals purchased it, its worth is estimated to have more than doubled.
The first occurred in 2017 while they were engaged, and the second followed their royal wedding in 2018.
Shortly before they declared their intention to resign as senior royals in 2020, they celebrated Christmas in 2019 in private on Vancouver Island.
According to reports, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been invited to spend Christmas at Althorp House in Northamptonshire with Harry’s uncle Charles Spencer; however, they would not be able to see their extended family.
Emily added: All the royals will gather at Sandringham in December, and I’m told that all the cousins, such as Eugenie, Beatrice,Zaraand Peter Phillips, all look forward to the fun.
And despite not having made the guest list at Sandringham,Meghan Markle, 43, is said to be reluctant to fly over to the UK amid security woes and fears over a negative reaction from the public.
Editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine Ingrid Seward told Fabulous: I think the Duchess of Sussex’s views on coming back to the UK are probably pretty negative.
I don’t imagine you would want to come back to a country where you are so universally disliked.
And also there’s the problem of the security which is still not solved, and Harry says he won’t bring his wife and children back here until he feels that he is in a secure position.
Meghan Markle’s 15k ‘push present’ from Prince Harry
MEGHAN Markle has a staggering jewellery collection – but have you ever noticed the 15,000 push present piece that Prince Harry gave to her?
Following the birth of their sonArchie, who is now four, theDuke of Sussexreportedlybought Meghan a sapphire pinky ring.
According toGrazia: Meghan Markle has several [pinky rings] in her collection, including a blue sapphire heart by Jessica McCormack, believed to be a push present after Archie was born.
We saw Meghan wear the exquisite pinky ring as she attended Wimbledon in July 2019.
The heart-shaped item is from Jessica McCormack s Signature collection and is said to be set with a 0.94 carat heart cut sapphire handcrafted in blackened 18k white gold and 18k yellow gold .
However, it s not the only item rumoured to be Meghan s push present from Harry.
Some fans thought Meghan s third wedding ring is a special gift to celebrate Archie s birth.
Alongside Meghan’s gold bandedthree-stone engagement ring, which includes two diamonds fromPrincess Diana’s collection, and her plain gold wedding band, the Duchess often wears another gold ring.
Push presents have become a tradition in the royal family over the years, according to royal etiquette expert Myka Meier.
Prince William is reported to have givenKate Middletona 1,000 white gold eternity ring after the birth of their first son, George, which she wears on her wedding finger.
I do think that Harry and Meghan have a dilemma with their family life, because the children are getting older, and the children are probably absolutely intrigued to know what their cousins are like. They wouldn’t remember them.
And I think that maybe an invitation from Charles Spencer might be attractive, and they would meet other cousins.
Ingrid claimed that hunkering down in California with their kids Archie, five, and Lilibet, three, is more their style than coming over to England for Christmas, but added it is possible.
She continued: But then it’s going to raise a lot of questions. Is Harry going to see his father?
Is he going to see any other members of his family?
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So I would think at the moment they’re undecided. They seem to make a lot of fairly last minute decisions in their lives.
The royal expert claimed that Meghan s hesitations about security and reaction give her a good excuse for her to not come over to England for Christmas, and she is likely to spend it instead with mumDoria Raglandin California.
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