Prince Archie bears an uncanny resemblance to his father in a rare family photograph shared by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to mark the Christmas season.
The Sussexes’ picture shows Lilibet, now three, running into her father’s arms, while her brother Prince Archie, five, heads straight for Meghan Markle.
The image, which is the first time we have seen the Sussex children in years, is one of six to appear in The new Christmas card from Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, which was released on monday.
In it, Prince Archie is seen with a shock of red hair as he runs towards his mother, who is waiting for him on an idyllic path with her three dogs: Mia, Guy and Pula.
The image of five-year-old Archie could easily be confused with that of his father of the same age.
His bright red hair is almost identical to his father’s, as can be clearly seen in a photograph of Harry with his late mother Diana taken at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor in 1989.
Others, from a family vacation to the Bahamas a few years later, capture Prince Harry in a similar pose, running along a sandy beach.
Prince Archie bears an uncanny resemblance to his father in a rare photograph shared by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to mark the Christmas season.
Another image from 1991 could be confused with Archie, as it shows a young Harry preparing to run at Wetherby School’s sports day.
Family photography is a rare sight for the Sussexes, who largely choose to keep Archie and his three-year-old sister Lilibet out of the public eye.
Princess Lilibet’s last official photograph was released for her first birthday in June 2022, when the Sussexes gave the world a rare glimpse of their daughter.
Archie has also been rarely seen since Harry and Meghan moved to North America in early 2020, before settling in California, where they currently live.
Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation’s season’s greetings showcased the highlights of the Sussexes’ year, including photos from their four-day visit to Colombia in August.
The card was shared on X/Twitter by the Sussexes’ long-time friend and royal reporter Omid Scobie.
The image of five-year-old Archie (left) could easily be confused with that of his father of the same age. Pictured right: Prince Harry in 1991.
Prince Harry is shown running along a sandy beach in the Bahamas in 1993.
Scobie, who wrote the couple’s biography Finding Freedom, captioned his post: “The Sussexes share the highlights of their year in the Archewell 2024 Christmas card.”
The card also included a personal message from the couple that read: “On behalf of the office of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Archewell Productions and Archewell Foundations.
“We wish you a very happy holidays and a prosperous new year.”
Several people were delighted to see “a glimpse of the kids” on the new card, with one person adding: “How nice to see a photo of your kids.”
‘They’re really redheads!’
The image, which is the first time we’ve seen the Sussex children since 2022, is one of six in the new Christmas card from Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, which was published on Monday.
Family photography is a rare sight for the Sussexes, who largely choose to keep Archie and his three-year-old sister Lilibet out of the public eye. In the photo: Prince Harry in 1989.
Prince Harry wears a Thomas the Tank Engine T-shirt as he leaves kindergarten with his mother, the late Princess Diana, in June 1989.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, with Archie in September 2019
Another comment read: ‘Okay, of course I went straight to the kids’ photo! Redheads!! Like my grandchildren!! I love it!!’
A third user exclaimed: ‘OMG. There (sic) the babies have such red hair!!’
While their new ‘Christmas’ card celebrates some of the couple’s biggest moments, Harry and Meghan’s latest project, a Netflix documentary series about polo chic, has received scathing reviews from critics.
The five-part docuseries, which premiered on December 10, focuses on the preparations for the Polo World Cup in Florida and focuses primarily on players such as Adolfo and Poroto Cambiaso, Timmy Dutta and Nacho Figueras.
The late Queen and Prince Philip meet their great-grandson Archie in June 2019
Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry vacationing on Necker Island in 1990
The documentary, part of Harry and Meghan’s £80million deal with Netflix, promised it would show “the true depth and spirit of the sport” as well as the “intensity of its high-stakes moments”.
However, upon its release, any hopes of Polo joining the ranks of great sports documentaries such as Disney+’s Welcome to Wrexham and 2020’s The Last Dance were quickly dashed, with critics largely panning the “boring” series. .
Receiving two stars or less out of five across the board, the show has been labeled “a tedious look inside posh polo” and a “mostly boring look at a sport in which very few people outside of elite circles have some particular interest.” .