Archie’s room on fire, this terrible anecdote she confided

More fear than harm for Meghan Markle. Before leaving the royal family with her husband, prince Harry, and heading for California where they now live, the former actress of Suits was a senior member with the Windsors, doing a heavy job of representation and engagement for the Queen. Official outings with the rest of the family, work with associations and organizations for causes that are dear to him, trips around the world… So many commitments framed by a strict protocol to which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have gave up in 2020 to devote themselves fully to their own projects. In particular a podcast, Archetypes, which Meghan Markle hosts for Spotify. In the first episode, unveiled on Tuesday August 23, she spoke with her friend Serena Williams about women and their ambitions. The opportunity for her to confide in about her past commitments, in particular on a terrible drama occurred on an official trip.

The Duchess of Sussex, who recently appeared natural, indeed revealed that, in September 2019, during her official trip to South Africa, a fire had broken out in the room where his son slept. “Archie was what, four and a half months old. And by the time we landed we had to drop him off at that accommodation they had us in”, said Meghan Markle, before she and Prince Harry left for their first engagement, in Nyanga. It was once in the car, after sharing an inspiring speech, that they learned that a fire had broken out in the residence where their little boy had stayed, entrusted to the good care of a nanny. This last welcomed them, “in tears”explaining to them that, when she came downstairs to have a snack, the Archie’s bedroom radiator caught fire. “There was no smoke detector. Someone just smelled smoke in the hallway”said the Duchess.

Meghan Markle traumatized

Fortunately, Lauren, nicknamed by Meghan Markle “The Incredible Nanny”, “had taken Archie downstairs to eatrather than putting him to bed”, she said, narrowly avoiding the little boy being exposed to the fire. If there was more fear than harm for Prince Harry and his wife, this episode was traumatic for them, especially since they did not have didn’t have time to recover from their emotions and had to ensure the continuation of their commitments, as if nothing had happened. “Even though we were moved to another location later, we still had to leave [Archie] to secure another official engagement”, pointed out Meghan Markle. A life that she quickly applied to leave, and this, so as not to suffer any more from the yoke of the monarchy.