Prince Archie, five, bears uncanny resemblance to Prince Harry with shock of red hair in Christmas card snap
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Prince Archie bears an uncanny resemblance to his father in a rare family photograph shared by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to mark the Christmas season.
The picture of the Sussexes shows Lilibet, now three, running into her father's waiting arms, while her brother Prince Archie, five, makes a beeline for Meghan Markle.
The image - which is the first time we have seen the Sussex children in years - is one of six on Harry, 40, and Meghan's, 43, new holiday card which was released on Monday.
In it, Prince Archie is seen with a shock of red hair as he runs towards his mother, who is waiting on an idyllic footpath with their three dogs - Mia, Guy and Pula.
The image of five-year-old Archie could easily be mistaken for one of his father at the same age.
His bright red hair is almost identical to his father's, as can be plainly seen in a photograph of Harry with his late mother Diana taken at St George's Chapel In Windsor in 1989.
Others, from a family holiday to the Bahamas a few years later, capture Prince Harry in a similar pose, running along a sandy beach.
Prince Archie bears an uncanny resemblance to his father in a rare photograph shared by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to mark the Christmas season
Another image from 1991 could be mistaken for Archie, picturing a young Harry preparing to race at the Wetherby School sports day.
The family photograph is a rare thing from the Sussexes, who largely opt to keep Archie and his three-year-old sister Lilibet out of the public eye.
The last official photograph of Princess Lilibet was released on the occasion of her first birthday in June 2022, when the Sussexes gave the world a rare glimpse of their daughter.
Archie has also been seen rarely since Harry and Meghan relocated to North America at the start of 2020, before settling down in California where they currently live.
The season's greetings from Harry and Meghan's Archewell Foundation showcased the highlights of the Sussexes' year, including pictures from their four-day visit to Colombia in August.
The card was shared on X/Twitter by the Sussexes' long-time friend and royal reporter Omid Scobie.
The image of five-year-old Archie (left) could easily be mistaken for one of his father at the same age. Pictured right: Prince Harry in 1991
Prince Harry is pictured running across a sandy beach in the Bahamas in 1993
Scobie, who wrote the couple's biography Finding Freedom, captioned his post: 'The Sussexes share highlights of their year on the 2024 Archewell holiday card.'
The card also included a personal message from the pair, which read: 'On behalf of the office of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Archewell Productions and Archewell Foundations.
'We wish you a very Happy Holiday Season and a joyful new year.'
Several people were delighted to see a 'glimpse of the kiddos' on the new card, with one person adding: 'So cute to see a picture of their children.
'They are really redheads!'
The image - which is the first time we have seen the Sussex children since 2022 - is one of six on Harry, 40, and Meghan's, 43, new holiday card which was released on Monday
The family photograph is a rare thing from the Sussexes, who largely opt to keep Archie and his three-year-old sister Lilibet out of the public eye. Pictured: Prince Harry in 1989
Prince Harry wears a Thomas the Tank Engine t-shirt when he leaves nursery school with his mother, the late Princess Diana, in June 1989
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, with Archie in September 2019
Another comment read: 'Okay so of course I went right to the photo of the kids!! Red heads!! Just like my grandkids!! I love it!!'
A third user exclaimed: 'Omg. There [sic] babies have such red hair!!'
While their new 'holiday' card celebrates some of the couple's milestone moments, Harry and Meghan's latest project - a Netflix docuseries about posh polo - has received scathing reviews from critics.
The five-part docuseries, which was released on December 10, centres around the build-up to the polo World Cup in Florida and mainly focuses on players such as Adolfo and Poroto Cambiaso, Timmy Dutta, and Nacho Figueras.
The late Queen and Prince Philip meet their great-grandson Archie in June 2019
Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry on holiday In Necker Island in 1990
The documentary, part of Harry and Meghans £80m-deal with Netflix, promised that it would showcase the 'true depth and spirit of the sport' as well as the 'intensity of its high-stakes moments'.
Following its release, however, any hope that Polo would join the ranks of great sport documentaries such as Disney +'s Welcome to Wrexham and 2020's The Last Dance, were quickly dashed - with critics largely panning the 'boring' series.
Receiving two stars or less out of five across the board, the programme has been labelled 'a tedious inside-look at posh polo' and a 'mostly boring look at a sport that very few people outside of elite circles have any particular interest in'.
