Like other members of the Royal Family, Prince Archie of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son, has his own page on the Buckingham Palace website. However, on Saturday 25 March, the page mysteriously went down.
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Prince Archie's page down on Royal website
On Saturday, Archie’s page stopped working. When users clicked on the page, an error message appeared which said: 'The requested page could not be found'. This immediately sparked speculation from the British press and concern among Royal fans.
According to a Twitter poll, many believed that it was a sign that King Charles was 'slimming down the monarchy:
However, on Sunday 26 March, the page began working again. It seems that the reason why it was momentarily down was because it was being updatedagain.
The page was already updated earlier in March to reflect his title as Prince and his place in line to the throne, as was that of his younger sister, Princess Lilibet.
And now it seems the photo has been replaced with a new image. The original photo was of Meghan smiling at Harry on the day the couple presented their newborn son to the public in 2019. The new photo is taken from the same occasion but now shows Meghan smiling as she looks down at baby Archie.
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One twitter user wrote that the image had been changed because Prince Harry's thumb could be seen 'trying to press the button on the doll':
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Another Twitter user claims the baby in the picture is a Reborn Darren doll:
Sources used:
Daily Mail: 'Archie's profile returns! Buckingham Palace page for Harry and Meghan's son reappears on the website after it mysteriously vanished'