the thank you card sent to fans who gave Archie a gift

On June 6, when the majority of English people were focused on the coronation of King Charles III, the managers of Mad Dogs & Englishmen, an English bicycle shop in California, thought of little Archie’s birthday, which took place on the same day. One of the store’s owners, Jennifer Blevins explained to the newspaper People that his co-manager, Martin, had spontaneously decided to give a gift to the son of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: “He looked for one of our small specialized bikes for children. They are very nice little bikes and he said: ‘This one is perfect, it has small wheels’“, she explained. He also bought birthday balloons and a card, as well as flowers for the Duchess.

The co-manager then decided to go directly to the couple’s residence to drop off the gifts. What was the surprise of the two managers when, a few weeks later, a letter of thanks arrived, from the Duke and Duchess: “On behalf of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, please accessTake their heartfelt thanks for the thoughtful gift you sent Prince Archie on his fourth birthday. The bike has brought a lot of joy and is very popular with the family“, can we read in the letter that the couple posted on Instagram.

A welcome attention

An attention that counted a lot in the eyes of Martin and his colleague Jennifer: “A courier came by our little shop and dropped off this letter“, she explained to the magazine. “I said, ‘It better be a thank you letter and it really was! I did not expect that“, she exclaimed. “It was so thoughtful becausethey really took the time to write something personal and not just a ‘thank you’“explained the co-owner of the store, who also pointed out that it was the first time that someone so famous had shown so much gratitude: “All the celebrities in this town bought us a bike”, she recalled. “None of them sent a letter of thanks“, she regretted.