In his memoirs, which have been leaking a lot of ink for several weeks and published this Tuesday, January 10, Prince Harry remembers the birth of his son Archie, in 2019. The delivery did not go as planned … Confidences .
The prince’s name Harry has been on everyone’s lips since the release of his memoirs called Spare – The Alternate in its French translation -, this Tuesday, January 10. The work was particularly awaited and its publication had already caused much ink to flow. In question ? Tensions with the royal family of England, some members of which feared being implicated. This is the case of his brother William and his wife Kate Middleton. Beyond the damning facts he reports in this autobiography, the Duke of Sussex shares a few anecdotes and several parts of his private life. As the birth of her first child Archie Mountbatten-Windsoron May 6, 2019, in the third part entitled captain of my soul.
The delivery took place at Portland Hospital in London. Prince Harry still remembers it as if it were yesterday, the emotion of the one who was about to become a father still shines through these lines. The couple had gone to the hospital overnight, when the theoretical term had been exceeded by a week. Once the epidural has been performed, “things then both calmed down and rushed“ reports Prince Harry. “Two hours later, the doctor came back and put on a pair of latex gloves. ‘Here we are,’ she said. I stood at the head of the bed, I squeezed Meg’s hand and encouraged her“. It was then that the obstetrician gave “a small hand mirror” to his wife. “When I looked at it, I saw the baby’s skull reflected in it. His head was stuck. Plug in cord“ he also revealed. No way to scare Meghan Markle!
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Wanting to be reassuring, Prince Harry repeated to the Duchess of Sussex that she had to continue to push at all costs. “I didn’t tell him why. I didn’t tell him about the umbilical cord, I didn’t mention the possibility of a caesarean performed urgently” he added, before concluding: “I just breathed, ‘Give it all you got.’ And that’s what she did”. Archie finally arrived at 5:26 a.m., he weighed 3.3kg at the time. The child was then presented to the world two days later, on May 8, 2019, in St. George’s Gallery at Windsor Castle.
In The Alternate, Harry makes other very personal revelations, in particular about the miscarriage of Meghan Markle or her drug use. He spoke more widely about his life story and his differences with some members of the royal family during a widely reported interview with CBS. The opportunity for him to also strike … Camilla Parker-Bowles.