PEOPLE OF 2019
WHO KEPT US RIVETED
Meghan and Harry
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had anything but a quiet year. Here are 10 reasons why.
Meghan’s baby shower Although the three-day affair in New York in February was paid for largely by her famous friends, including tennis ace Serena Williams, it was seen as “too showy and Hollywood” for a royal.
Baby Archie’s arrival on 6 May The world was delighted for the new mom and dad but the handling of the information about the birth triggered a deluge of complaints. First the birth was announced only hours after Archie had actually arrived. Then the physicians who delivered the tot weren’t named – a right royal no-no.
The christening on 6 July Meghan (38) and Harry (35) refused to name Archie’s godparents – a first when it came to royal babies – and released only a handful of styled pictures.
Only a few select members of the media were invited to the whirlwind viewing at Windsor Castle – in sharp contrast, observers pointed out, to how Kate and William displayed each of their newborns on the steps of the
