Queen Camilla reportedly saw Prince Archie for the first time via “a royal photographer’s phone”, it has been revealed. The young royal, who now resides in the US, is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first child and only son.
Unlike his little sister Lilibet, who was born in California, Archie was born in the UK. As the King’s fourth grandchild, the Royal Family were undoubtably excited to welcome a new addition into the family.
However, Queen Camilla’s first time seeing her new step-grandson was rather unexpected – as it occurred via a picture on a “royal photographer’s phone”.
Royal photographer Arthur Edwards claims that he was the first person to show Queen Camilla a picture of her step-grandson in 2019.
Having taken pictures of the Royal Family since the 1970s, Mr Edwards spoke of Meghan and Harry’s approach to introducing their then-newborn son to the world.
At the time of Archie’s birth, Mr Edwards said that he was on a royal visit in Germany with a few of Harry’s relatives – including his step-mother.
Speaking previously to the Sun, he said: “I remember showing Camilla in, I think, Munich the first pictures of Archie that were taken by the press.
“I showed her on my phone, and that was the first time she saw him. It was difficult times.”
Speaking of the birth, Mr Edwards added: “We were led to believe that she had gone into labour at two o’clock when the baby had been born many hours earlier.
“We were led to believe it was going to be a home birth and it was in a hospital. The whole thing was just stage-managed to suit them.”