Okay, so I know Sugars will come after me for this, but I seriously do not care at this point. I haven’t posted a lot about the Sussexes this week because the news isn’t newsworthy enough. It’s the same stuff we’ve seen a million times in the past. Anyway, I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while. But it went out of my head for a bit and came back again. It’s about Archie, Harry and Meghan’s son. Now, we all know how his parents keep harping about keeping their children safe.
Well, it hasn’t escaped my notice that whenever we see Archie now, it’s always the back of his head we see, or it’s blurry. Harry and Meghan might dub it a style choice to shoot photos and video from a distance, but what’s the point? The public has already seen the child’s face.
Archie – Showing His Face
The photos shown are a selection that shows Archie’s face. Though, I’m aware some naysayers say Archie is someone else’s child. I’m doing this for the sake of argument. I’m just pointing out the facts as I see them.
Archie – Not Showing His Face
Again, the above slideshow is just a sample of photos from various points in time. Also, I’m not discussing the “doll” theory as that isn’t the reason we’re here. Honestly, I don’t think people should comment on whether Archie and Lili are dolls or not, but I do believe that people have a right to know if they are real. I’m aware trolls will happen upon this. They’ll probably say, “Oh, you’re attacking a child because he’s biracial. You’re a racist!”
No, I am NOT a racist, and I AM NOT targeting Archie. I’m making an observation that I am sure other people have noticed. I have seen people talk about this. When it was Archie’s second birthday earlier in the year, his parents posted a photo to their website Archewell, asking for donations (in their son’s name) for something they were promoting. However, people weren’t happy as all they got was a photo of the back of Archie’s head.
Honestly, and a lot of people have come up with the same thought, the photo looks like something you’d get in a freshly-bought photo frame. The child could be ANY kid in the universe. How do we know it’s Archie? Are we just expected to believe Harry and Meghan when they indirectly say, “This is Archie!”? Also, you can’t say, “We want privacy so leave us and our children alone” when the world has literally seen one of their faces.
The Californian Law Regarding Celebrity Children And The Paparazzi
For the final part of this Chronicles of Harkle post, I wanted to address something that Meghan is aware of and doesn’t care about or has been living under the rock for a decade. I’ve talked about this before in other posts, but I cannot remember which posts I mentioned it. So, in 2013, Patrick McGreevy and Melanie Mason of the LA Times reported that a law was passed in California which protects children of celebrities from being photographed. It was endorsed by A-list celebrity mothers, actresses Jennifer Garner and Halle Berry who were tired of going out in public with their kids and being harassed.
In 2014, Kristen Bell and her husband, Dax Shepard (a new pal of Prince Harry) launched their own campaign to stop paparazzi from photographing their daughters, as per CBSNews. The 2013 case was high profile so I doubt Meghan wouldn’t have known about it. Also, if Dax and Harry are friends, wouldn’t the actor have mentioned the law if it came up in a conversation about their children being papped?
Note the first slideshow of Archie. One of the images in what was released the day of Prince Louis’ third birthday photo.
The photos I’m talking about are these ones. I put them here because it saves you from having to scroll back up. Anyway, since these pictures weren’t likely in California, then the paparazzi would’ve broken the law for photographing Archie. An article from Leah Bitsky of Page Six published the photos when they came out in April. However, at the time, no other outlet published the photos. It has been reported that some outlets, out of respect, blur the faces of the children of celebrities out. Not to mention, it also prevents a lawsuit from the parents.
The Face Of Archie Was Not Blurred Out
Note Archie’s face in the photos. It was not blurred out. Now, this tells me that Meghan wanted her son’s face exposed and she’s the one that set up the pap shots. Why else hasn’t the publication or the pap agency been sued?
It needs to be pointed out also that the Sussexes are sue-happy. If something is done that they don’t like, they get their lawyers involved. It doesn’t take Einstein to work the ploy out.
