Just like his father! The Queen noted great-grandson Archie ‘has Prince Harry’s red hair’ during a family video call, royal expert Katie Nicholl reveals
- Meghan Markle, 38, and Prince Harry, 35, are living in $18 million LA mansion
- Sources revealed how the Queen, 94, noted Archie’s hair during birthday zoom
- Katie Nicholl said she commented on how one-year-old has ‘father’s red locks’
- Couple are having ‘a magical time’ spending ‘a lot of time together as a family’
The Queen ‘noted that great-grandson Archie has Prince Harry’s red hair’ during a birthday video call, sources have claimed.
The Duke, 35, and Duchess of Sussex, 38, moved to actor Tyler Perry’s $18 million Hollywood home with their son Archie, one, last month having stepped back from royal duty in March.
Now sources have told royal editor Katie Nicholl how the couple spoke with the Queen, 94, on her birthday earlier this month, with Her Majesty commenting on the similarities between Prince Harry and his son.
Meanwhile another insider told The Times the couple are having a ‘magical time’ and ‘spending a lot of time together as a family’ during lockdown, explaining: ‘Archie is a happy and sweet baby, full of love and joy, and it’s contagious. He is active and pulling himself up on everything with a great determination to walk.’
Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, joined the Queen for a video-call on her 94th birthday earlier this month, with the royal noting that ‘Archie has his father’s hair’
Katie explained that the Queen had only seen her great-grandson ‘a handful of times’ over the last year of his life.
However she added that the couple video-called the 94-year-old as she celebrated her birthday at Windsor Castle last month.
Meanwhile the couple have been spending more time with Meghan’s mother Doria, with hopes that they will find a permanent home in LA with a ‘granny flat’ or wing in which she can stay.
Katie went on to reveal that while Duke and Duchess are currently living in Beverly Hills, they are also keen to be ‘out of the Hollywood fray’.
Royal editor Katie Nicholl told The Times that the Queen had only seen Archie ‘a handful of times’ during the first year of his life, but technology was helping them stay in touh
Their property search is focusing on properties ‘close to nature’ and somewhere where they can ‘hike’ is said to be important to them.
Sources went on to explain how they are currently ‘just enjoying watching Archie experience milestones’ and spending time together as a family.
The comments come after a momentous month for the couple, who celebrated Archie’s first birthday, as well as their second wedding anniversary in the last few weeks.
Royal biographer Omid Scobie previously revealed how Prince Harry and Meghan celebrated their second wedding anniversary with an LA favourite – Mexican food and margaritas.
The couple are said to be enjoying spending ‘magical time’ as a family together during the coronavirus pandemic
The Duke and Duchess reportedly enjoyed a quiet day of celebrations together, joining family and friends on Zoom.
British journalist Omid, who has co-written their upcoming biography Finding Freedom, revealed the couple ‘reminisced about what a beautiful and magical day’ their wedding was.
Writing in Harper’s Bazaar, Omid said the couple chatted with a number of people – including some of the vendors who ‘helped bring the ceremony and reception to life’ -about exchanging their vows in May 2018 at Windsor Castle.
The Duke and Duchess are currently living in Tyler Perry’s $18 million Beverly Hills mansion, but are said to be keen to move somewhere more quiet during their search for a permanent home
‘They all reminisced about what a beautiful and magical day it was’, a source told the publication, adding that they video-called friends and family’.
Meanwhile they also spent time video-calling when marking baby Archie’s first birthday.
Sources told People magazine that the couple crafted a ‘really simple but incredibly joyous’ celebration for their son, with the trio taking time to video call to chat with his godparents and family.