Overview
- Meghan’s Instagram post, published Wednesday, showed a newborn Archie asleep on Prince Harry’s chest and a second photo of Archie with Princess Lilibet walking on a beach.
- The Sussex family is celebrating privately at home in Montecito, California, where they have lived since stepping back from senior royal roles in 2020.
- A source told People that Harry and Meghan focus on giving Archie and Lilibet space to be themselves, and Harry has said therapy helped prepare him to be the parent he wants to be.
- Coverage noted ongoing distance from senior royals, with ABC News reporting King Charles is not believed to have seen Archie or Lilibet in person since 2022 and did not meet them during his recent U.S. visit.
- The post continues Meghan’s practice since rejoining Instagram in 2025 of sharing tightly curated birthday glimpses of her children, echoing a broader royal custom of marking birthdays with new photos.