Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Accused Of ‘Stage-Managing’ Archie’s Birth; Palace Reacts

Buckingham Palace has opened up after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were accused of stage-managing their son’s birth.

Dan Wootton, the executive editor of The Sun, posted eight questions for Buckingham Palace about the controversies surrounding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s newborn baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Within hours after the baby’s delivery, the couple’s American PR was accused of stage-managing the whole announcement of the royal baby’s birth.

One of the questions was why the PR lie about announcing that Markle was in labor when she had actually given birth nine hours earlier. However, the palace defended the PR by explaining how the media inferred its original report.

“Media reporting inferred that The Duchess was in labour, not our announcement. The announcement stated that: ‘The Duchess went into labour in the early hours of this morning. The Duke of Sussex was by Her Royal Highness’s side. An announcement will be made soon,’” the palace said.

Buckingham Palace also denied that the announcement was delayed until 1 p.m. in time for the American breakfast TV shows in New York. It stressed that the announcement was timed to suit the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after they informed their family and friends.

The palace also admitted that there were technical issues with the announcement and they already apologized to the media who were affected when they realized that their email had not been sent out.

For Wootton, what Prince Harry and Markle did “is a question of trust and respect” for the media. He also warned the people about Prince Harry and Markle and their inclination for privacy.

“So the next time we hear the Sussex couple bellyaching about privacy, please remember this is a couple who appear to pick and choose what parts of their life are private and will work with the media when it benefits them to do so,” he concluded.

Royal expert Duncan Larcombe was among those who weren’t pleased with the delay of the announcement. He realized that the couple had been shutting the press from their wedding to the announcement of their baby’s arrival. He warned Prince Harry that doing this time and time again could have implications to them.

Dickie Arbiter also warned Buckingham Palace after it “categorically denied” that Prince Harry and Markle’s baby had already arrived. He added that if the palace denied and the baby had already arrived then they would end up with egg on their face and nobody would ever believe them again.