Meghan Markle has revealed what four-and-a-half-year-old Prince Archie wants for Christmas and why he WON'T be getting it.
It's not often that we get much insight into the lives of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's two young children, Prince Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, and Princess Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, two. But Meghan recently revealed a little tidbit about her son's latest creative hobby and the person who inspired it.
And in doing so she has revealed what top Christmas toy her son is likely to want for Christmas - and it comes after Prince George, Charlotte and Prince Louis shared their 7 top Christmas toys.
Speaking with her close friend, filmmaker Misan Harriman, and the actor David Oyelowo about their short film, The After, HELLO! Magazine reports that Meghan told Misan he had inspired little Archie, who sits sixth in the royal line of succession, to take up photography.
She told her friend, "Inspiration runs deep. Our four-and-a-half-year-old son – he would say 'I'm not four, I'm four and a half' – Misan was showing him how to do photography the last time he was with us. And, I bought Archie a camera.
"He said 'But it's not a Leica like Misan's?'" Meghan added when speaking about Archie's reaction to the gift. "[I was like] You are not getting a Leica, not even for Christmas." [A Leica is a notoriously expensive camera used by Misan and many other photographers to get incredibly high-quality shots. For instance, the Leica M11-P costs £8,000 and would be out of most parent's price range - even royal ones]
But there are some budget-friendly children's cameras that might feed their hunger for taking photographs...
This FujiFilm Instax PAL is perfect for family fun and is a super compact digital camera and features including remote and interval shooting. It can store 50 images on its internal memory, it is lightweight at 41g and it's pocket sized measuring just 4.3cm x 4.4cm perfect for tiny hands.
Kids are spoilt for choice with this children's camera as it features a selfie lens, a macro mode that can take quality close up shots of nature, and the camera itself is durable and weights just 80g so they won't get tired of carrying it around. It comes with a shock-proof pouch and lanyard so their memories are protected from bumps and scrapes when they're on the go.
The smallest member of the Polaroid Instant camera family, this dinky camera is perfect for children with small hands. There's no need to worry about finding time to print - as the photo comes straight out when it's been taken and they can see the instant results of their photography skills.
While Misan may have been Archie's inspiration for picking up a camera, we're sure that his aunt Kate Middleton would be overjoyed to hear that the youngster was showing an interest in life behind the lens. She is an avid photographer and her passion for taking photos has seen her release many gorgeous portraits of the royal family, mostly of her three children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five.
And it's not just royal fans who adore Kate's photos, she's also received a lot of praise from professionals for her snapshots. "The picture that I love most that she's done is William and the three children on the swing," Arthur Edwards, who has photographed the royal family since the 1970s told PEOPLE. "I would have killed to have taken that picture."
No matter where Archie takes his new love of photography, the creative new hobby is just one of how his growing personality shines through. Back in 2022, his dad Harry shared that his son was developing a 'cheekiness' that he adored seeing in his personality.
When asked by the hosts of TODAY if Archie had a 'cheeky' side, Harry responded, "Yeah, I think so. I always try and keep that. I think that the cheekiness is something that keeps you alive."
As for Lilibet's personality, Harry shared in his and Meghan's Netflix docuseries that she was very 'Spencer-like' and reminded him a lot of his late mother, Princess Diana, who passed away in 1997.
"I think, at the moment, I see a lot of my wife in Archie and I see a lot of my mum in Lili. She's very Spencer-like. She's got the same blue eyes."
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