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Meghan Markle shares rare picture of son Archie to celebrate his 6th birthday as family celebrate WITHOUT Prince Harry
This isn't the first time Harry has skipped Archie's birthday celebrations
MEGHAN Markle has shared a rare picture of Prince Archie to celebrate his sixth birthday.
Sharing the stunning picture on social media, the Duchess of Sussex celebrated her "sweet boy", while Harry missed the celebrations.
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It was confirmed last week that the Duke of Sussex would miss his son's birthday celebrations as he would be launching a new initiative in Las Vegas.
In a sweet picture on Instagram, Archie, now aged six, can be seen leaning on a barrier and wearing striped clothes as he gazes off into the sea, with the sun setting in the background.
A halo-like effect is also made by the sun around the young prince's head in the rare snap.
Meghan captioned the post: "Our son. Our sun.
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"Happy 6th birthday to Archie!
"Thank you for all of the love, prayers, and warm wishes for our sweet boy. He’s six! Where did the time go?
"(And for all of you who came to celebrate with us at his party last weekend, thank you for making his birthday so incredibly special)".
While Archie is set to celebrate his birthday today with mum Meghan and sister Lilibet, Harry will be busy in Nevada launching his new initiative for young people.
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But this won't be the first time Harry missed Archie's birthday, after the royal skipped the celebrations two years ago due to his attendance at the coronation of his dad, King Charles.
While in Vegas, Harry will launch his Pledge to Invest scheme, created in collaboration with the Diana Award.
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The scheme is designed as an "opportunity for forward-thinking businesses to make a strategic, measurable and high-impact investment in the future of youth leadership."
While in the Nevada city, Harry will also met two young recipients of The Legacy Award, which was set up in memory of his late mum Diana and honours exceptional social action and humanitarian work.
This comes just days after the Duchess of Sussex shared three rare snaps of Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie.
Meghan, 43, posted the adorable pictures of her daughter, aged three, and son on Instagram.
Captioning the rare moment, Meghan wrote: "Sunday kind of love….with my little loves."
The mum-of-two even featured in the first as she appears to hold a pink rose on a sunny day in front of her children.
The secret ‘auntie’ Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s kids Archie & Lilibet adore – as Duchess says she’s their ‘favourite’
PRINCE Archie and Princess Lilibet have a secret “auntie” in California, Meghan Markle revealed on one of her latest podcast episodes.
On the third episode of Confessions of Female Founder, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, said her two kids refer to one of her friends as “Auntie Kadi” when she arrives.
On last week’s show, Meghan sat down with “dear friend” and A-list colourist Kadi Lee, co-founder of Highbrow Hippie - which the duchess invested in last year - and said she is a huge hit with the kids.
Entrepreneur Kadi candidly shared on the podcast: “Maybe I'll try a stint in Europe.
“I'm just a really naturally curious person, and I was not blessed with kids.
“I'm still holding out hope I might be a step mum or, you know, one day, but for right now, I'm just super aunt.”
Meghan cut in: “I mean, our kids love Auntie Kadi.
“It’s our favourite when they run out to the car saying ‘Kadi’.”
Kadi laughed: “I know I feel like I look for them first!”
Princess Lilibet, three, and Prince Archie, five, also call Meghan’s close pal and tennis legend Serena Williams "auntie."
The duchess previously posted footage of her daughter with "auntie" Serena Williams as they played a game of Candy Land.
The clip also featured Bill Withers' Lovely Day, with the caption: "When the aunties come to celebrate... and to play! Love you @serenawilliams."
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