Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘sneaky’ move exposed by insider
EXCLUSIVE: Mr Edwards' disillusionment began at the couple's 2018 wedding, where he felt the press were deliberately kept at a distance.
Royal photographer Exposes Truth About Harry & Meghan
Veteran royal photographer Arthur Edwards has lifted the lid on what he describes as the “sneaky” handling of Archie Mountbatten-Windsor’s birth, accusing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of deliberately breaking with royal tradition. Speaking on the Daily Express's royal podcast Royals Unscripted, Mr Edwards recalled the tightly controlled announcement surrounding the couple’s first child in May 2019. Mr Edwards said: “I remember… there was a lot of…when that baby was born, it was almost teething before we found out it had been born.
"They said at 2 o’clock or something like she’s gone into labour, and in fact she’d had the baby at 5 o’clock in the morning, and she was well and trotted on the way out the hospital and home. Everything was sneaky and it wasn’t nice what they were doing and it wasn’t the way they normally do it.” Mr Edwards contrasted the episode with previous royal births.
He told Royal Editor Emily Ferguson: “When Prince Edward’s first baby was born a girl, that was a difficult pregnancy and everything, but they came out with the baby, and we got a nice picture of them together, and Fergie and her children… that was orchestrated. But it wasn’t Meghan’s way. Meghan’s got her own way.”
The long-serving photographer also expressed frustration that the faces of Harry and Meghan’s children remain largely hidden from public view. Mr Edwards said: “I hope before I die I can see the faces of Harry’s children, because… I know what they look like. Everything’s this.
"Why are they doing that? What is a prince and princess of the realm? A prince and princess. They’re part of the Royal Family, and yet we can’t see their faces. Why is she doing that? I can’t believe that’s Harry. It’s got to be her.”
Mr Edwards’ disillusionment began at the couple’s 2018 wedding, where he felt the press were deliberately kept at a distance. He said: “The way they treated us at the wedding… I was shooting the pictures on an 800 millimetre lens, which is that long, and the press associates were shooting there from me to you.
"That’s the difference. So we were completely [shut out]. I don’t even sort of count it as a royal wedding. I just turned up and got nothing, got nothing in the paper the next day, and I was absolutely disgusted.”
Rather than remain for further coverage, Mr Edwards joined a subsequent royal trip to Germany. He explained: “I wasn’t going to stay.
"I don’t care if they were going to pose with a baby… that trip turned out quite nice. Lunch with Camilla on the plane… I got some nice stuff in, and no one else bothered to go.”
Looking back on Meghan’s early months as a working royal, Mr Edwards struck a warmer note, adding: “That first year with Meghan… it was fantastic. I went everywhere. Scotland, Ireland, Morocco.
"She was just like a superstar. She posed up selfies with the kids. She was brilliant. I thought she’s going to be a great, great asset to the whole family. But [it] wasn’t her plan.”
Mr Edwards added that the couple’s rapid exit from the UK appeared calculated. He continued said: “There’s nothing I can do about Harry and Meghan. I didn’t know they were going to get out the country so quickly and leave so quickly, but obviously it was the plan.”
