Meghan Markle Refused to Allow Kate Middleton to Take Pictures of Archie After His Birth, Royal Expert Claims
Most royal fans are aware that the Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) is a keen photographer. The princess has taken some adorable photos of her children’s important firsts and milestones such as their birthday portraits and first day of school pictures. Now, it’s being reported that Prince William’s wife offered to photograph Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s son Archie shortly after his birth, but the Duchess of Sussex refused that offer.
Here’s more on that and what others have said about Kate’s photography skills.
Meghan would not accept Kate’s offer to photograph Archie
On his YouTube channel, royal expert Neil Sean revealed that Kate reportedly offered to take the very first pictures of Archie after he was born in 2019 but Meghan said “no.”
“This was a very special gesture from the now-Princess of Wales to Meghan Markle when she had her first child,” Sean said (per Express). “According to [a] good source, apparently Meghan turned that opportunity down flat. And as ever we have to say allegedly, we’re not quite sure why [Meghan turned Kate’s offer down].”
Sean went on to say that Kate’s apparent gesture was of a “warm and generous nature.”
The Sussexes hired a photographer to take pictures of Archie
Sean added that Meghan and Harry didn’t even need to “hire a photographer.” But that’s what they opted to do rather than have Kate take Archie portraits.
Fashion photographer Chris Allerton, who took some of the couple’s personal wedding day photos, was in prime position to snap pics during the first photocall days after Archie’s birth.
The Sussexes turned to Allerton again to take photos during their son’s private christening at Windsor Castle. One picture of the family that day was snapped inside the Green Drawing Room. And a second shot, with the castle’s Rose Garden in the background, is in black and white and shows Meghan cradling Archie as she looks into Prince Harry’s eyes.
The Princess of Wales has been praised for her photography
As Sean noted, no one is really sure why Meghan reportedly didn’t want Kate to photograph Archie, especially since the Princess of Wales is often praised for her photography by professionals in the field including Arthur Edwards. The longtime British photographer began working for The Sun four decades ago and has taken portraits of several royals. He’s also a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his “outstanding service to newspapers.” Edwards stated that he really admires Kate’s photography skills.
On The Royal Rota podcast, he explained that his favorite photo is the one she took of her husband and their kids on William’s 38th birthday in 2020, saying: “I’m a great admirer of Kate’s photography. The picture that I love most that she’s done is William and the three children on the swing. I would have killed to have taken that picture. Charlotte with her arm around daddy, you know, ‘daddy’s girl.’ It’s a lovely picture. I was so full of praise for her on that.”
