A close friend of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle who shared an image of their son with Princess Diana on Coronation day has been accused of "shading" the newly crowned monarch.
Photographer Misan Harriman posted an image of Prince Archie touching a photo of Princess Diana to mark his fourth birthday yesterday - the same day King Charles celebrated his Coronation.
The lovely tribute to Archie was a screengrab taken from the Sussexes' Netflix series 'Harry & Meghan' in which a moving moment shows Meghan showing her son the photograph.
Posting the photo of baby Archie looking at an image of his grandmother, Princess Diana, Harriman said: "Wishing you the happiest of birthdays Archie." As reported in the Mirror, the heartwarming clip in the Netflix show captures Meghan showing Archie the photo and saying "that's your grandma".
But Harriman's choice of photo was met with an accusation of him "shading" the Royal Family on Coronation day. Commenting on the photo, one person said: "I see the subtle shade."
Other responses to the tribute were much more positive and one person said it was "such a sweet pic".
"Happy Birthday Archie," another person wrote. "We love you and your family. We hope to see pictures soon. Blessings. We Celebrate you. Today is great because of you."
Another added: "Happy beautiful Archie - today is also my daughter’s birthday today. Such an adorable photograph... My eyes are on lovely Harry on this coronation day. His beautiful mum would be so proud of him."
Diana and the King married in 1981 but the marriage ended in 1996 after the birth of their two sons Prince William and Harry. There were reports of extramarital affairs from both, with the King believed to have restarted his affair with Camilla in 1986.
The pair were first together in late 1978 or early 1979, when Camilla was married to Andrew Parker Bowles. Diana said she was "terrified" of Camilla in recordings she made for author Andrew Morton's book.
She said: "I said, 'I know what's going on between you and Charles and I just want you to know that. She said to me, 'You've got everything you ever wanted. All the men in the world fall in love with you and you've got two beautiful children, what more would you want?'… So I said, 'I want my husband.'"
Infamously, the then-Princess of Wales once told the BBC's Martin Bashir in 1995: "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."
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