Meghan and Harry Reportedly Keep a Photograph of Princess Diana in Archie’s Nursery Like Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Sussexes are already introducing their son to the memory of the grandmother who died 22 years ago.
A month after the birth of his son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, Prince Harry opened up about how the new arrival meant that he was thinking about his own mother, Princess Diana. At a speech honoring what would have been her 58th birthday, Harry said, “My mother, Princess Diana, was a role model to so many, without realizing the impact she would have on so many lives.” On Wednesday, US Weekly reported that there is one specific way Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, are teaching their young son about the grandmother he won’t meet: they keep a photograph of Diana in Archie’s Frogmore Cottage nursery.
According to the tabloid, Harry and his brother, Prince William, get together each year on August 31, the anniversary of her 1997 death in a Paris car accident. “They talk about the little things about Diana that made them laugh: the ski trips and outings to Thorpe Park [a British amusement park]; the effort she went to on their birthdays — all of it,” one royal insider told *US Weekly. The source added that they meet up with their wives and children later in the day.
The royal insider added that talking about Diana brought Harry and Meghan closer together early in their relationship. “It was during their first trip to Africa together, shortly after they started dating, that Harry first opened up to Meghan about his mom and the pain he suffered following her death,” the source said. “One of the things that first attracted Harry to Meghan was the way her kindness, determination and strength reminded him so much of his mom.” Last week, the Daily Mail reported that Meghan and Archie will visit Diana’s grave for the first time with Harry this week.
The photo in Archie’s nursery is proof that Meghan and Harry plan to follow in William and Kate Middleton’s footsteps when it comes to keeping Diana’s memory alive in their children. US Weekly reports that Prince George and Princess Charlotte already know about their grandma and her sparkling personality.
Though William hasn’t always been as outspoken about losing his mother as Harry, in January he addressed his grief during a forum on mental health at Davos. William’s experiences with Diana also motivates his charity work. In February, he became a patron of the Passage, a homeless shelter and food pantry that he visited with his mother when he was young. In July, he joined an impromptu birthday vigil on Kensington Palace, even speaking to the crown. One onlooker said, “William told me he knew we'd been coming here for years and thanked us for what we were doing for his mother.”
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