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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Welbert Bauyaban

Prince Harry Accused of 'Highly Calculated' PR Move Using Archie to Curry Favor With Fans Ahead of UK Return

Prince Harry slammed for ‘using’ Archie’s England shirt as PR ahead of his high stakes UK visit. (Credit: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Prince Harry has been accused of a 'highly calculated' public relations move after a Father's Day video shared from California showed son Archie wearing an England football shirt, just weeks before the duke's expected return to the UK in July.

The short clip, posted by Meghan Markle as part of a Father's Day tribute, featured Prince Harry at home with Archie and Princess Lilibet. The footage, filmed in the United States, showed Archie hugging his father while dressed in an England jersey. With the Sussex family tipped to visit Britain together for the first time in four years, some royal watchers and critics quickly suggested the choice of outfit was no accident.

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