Meghan Markle gave birth to her first child with Prince Harry on May 6, 2019 at Portland Hospital in London. Duchess Catherine and Prince William's joy over their nephew has been tarnished, a new book claims.
Duchess Meghan, 39, and Prince Harry, 36, had made a statement a few weeks before the arrival of their baby to "share the exciting news with everyone as soon as they had the opportunity to celebrate privately as a new family". Court reporters, the media and parts of the population reacted irritated to angry. The tenor: Anyone who is co-financed by the taxpayer must let the public participate in certain life milestones. Just as one is used to from other, high-ranking members of the royal family.
Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry: Secret about Archie's birth
"Your [secrecy] strategy was strengthened by a strangely misleading statement from Buckingham Palace at 2:00 pm [UK time]. It said the Duchess of Sussex was in labor," reads the book "Battle of Brothers: William and Harry – The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult "by Robert Lacey, 76. Irritating: Just 40 minutes later, Harry and Meghan announced on their Instagram account that their son had been born. In fact, Meghan had baby Archie eight hours Born before the palace information about labor. This is confirmed by the birth certificate. Why the two tweets were canceled so quickly one after the other – unclear.
Prince William and Duchess Catherine keep baby Archie waiting
The royal family was of course happy about their new member and came over to get to know each other. Duchess Catherine, 38, and Prince William, 38, took their time – eight days. “In contrast, the Queen, Prince Philip, Charles and Camilla all came within hours and were delighted with the baby. It seemed strange that the Cambridges, when they finally showed up more than a week later, George, Charlotte and Louis weren't to welcome their new cousin, "writes Lacey.
A palace insider told "The Mirror" at the time about the reason: "Harry's family wanted to give him and Meghan some time to arrive in family life." In truth, however, William Harry and Meghan's "prima donna" behavior displeased, claims Robert Lacey. Kate is said not to have been happy about the circumstances either. The relationship of the former "Fantastic Four" was not supposed to recover, as we know today, but rather to deteriorate.
Source used: Daily Mail
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