Meghan and Harry celebrate Archie's 5th birthday with balloon bouquet
- Harry and Meghan celebrated Archie’s 5th birthday with a balloon bouquet
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appear to have celebrated Archie’s fifth birthday with an adorable balloon bouquet.
Prince Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor turned five on May 6 however not much is known about how the Sussexes marked their first child’s special day.
The only possible hint about the celebration was revealed on Instagram by California professional balloon designer Ventura County Balloons, who shared a single image of a balloon bouquet on their stories.
Taking to their page, the décor experts revealed the sweet sculpture alongside the caption: ‘Balloon bouquets all day, every day! DM [direct message] to book and surprise loved ones!’
The extravagant birthday design featured a large silver five balloon, alongside two smaller ones inscribed with the sweet message ‘Happy birthday Archie’.
Prince Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor turned five on May 6 (he is pictured here with parents and younger sister Lilibet in 2021)
Also attached to the garland were balloons of various shapes and sizes which were colored in striking hues of yellow, green, blue and orange.
A separate star-shaped gold balloon contained only the young royal’s name, while a second white one was decorated with the words ‘Happy Birthday’ in bold colors.
Towards the rear of the sculpture stood a single transparent balloon which contained smaller colorful ones within it.
The entire design was grand in both size and nature, an apt choice for the young royal.
The photo appeared to be taken in the walkway of a residential area and although Meghan and Harry didn’t appear in the photo it is believed the bouquet was custom made for their son.
Ventura County Balloons, who pride themselves in ‘creating unforgettable experiences’ also provide décor services for weddings, baby showers and corporate events.
The prices of their balloon bouquets are not listed on their website as they instead recommend interested parties contact them directly.
Prince Archie was born a week overdue at an exclusive London hospital five years ago – and was, according to his beaming father, ‘absolutely to die for’.
The extravagant birthday design featured a large silver five balloon, alongside two smaller ones inscribed with the sweet message ‘Happy birthday Archie’
Prince Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor weighed 7lb 3oz and was born at 5.26am in a room adorned with electric candles and a picture of Princess Diana
Archie plays with a toy grand piano in an image that was revealed in Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary
Archie weighed 7lb 3oz and was born at 5.26am in a room adorned with electric candles and a picture of Princess Diana.
Initial pictures released two days later showed him being introduced to the late Queen and Prince Philip – his great-grandparents – and Doria Ragland, his grandmother.
Speaking from Windsor on the day his son was born, Prince Harry delightedly said that Archie’s birth was ‘the most amazing experience I could ever have possibly imagined.’
But, because of the royal rift that sparked his and Meghan’s move to California, he only spent the first five months of his life in the UK.
It has meant that, as the duke previously said, the US feels like ‘home’ for him.
Details of Archie’s gilded life with his younger sister Lilibet, two, were revealed in Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary series last year.
He was seen chasing seagulls at the beach, helping his parents pick oranges in the garden and playing with his two beloved family dogs – Labrador Pula and a Beagle called Guy.
Archie was previously revealed to be attending pre-school and is set to start full-time education when he turns six. He could also be enrolled in kindergarten in the autumn now that he is five.
When Meghan was in labour at the private Portland Hospital, Harry revealed that he used the laughing gas meant for his wife to calm his nerves, and said the couple’s bodyguards delivered them a takeaway Nando’s.
The pair also listened to songs by German artist Deva Premal, who turned Sanskrit mantras into music, during the delivery.
When the contractions quickened, Meghan hopped in a bathtub to deliver the baby and had an epidural to help with the pain of labour.
Harry said he held Meghan’s hand as she pushed to deliver Archie, and revealed she had a complicated birth, describing his son’s head as being ‘tangled’.
Once Archie was born, both his parents wept with joy. His first home was Frogmore Cottage near Windsor Castle.
Archie with his mother Meghan on his first birthday in 2020. He turned five yesterday
n October 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan announced that they would be taking six weeks off royal duties for some ‘family time’ with their newborn.
They travelled to Canada, staying for a period on Vancouver Island.
By January the follow year, however, the pair said they would ‘step back as senior members of the Royal Family’ splitting their time between the UK and North America.
By March 2020, just before the pandemic sent many parts of the world into lockdowns, the couple and their young son had moved to Los Angeles.
In July that year, they moved into their Santa Barbara home, in Montecito, which reportedly cost them $14 million.
On June 4, 2021, the family welcomed Archie’s younger sister Lilibet, who will turn three in less than a month.
Prince Archie is not believed to have spent any birthdays with his British family.
Before Archie’s arrival, Meghan had a glitzy New York shower hosted by Serena Williams at The Mark, a plush uptown hotel.
Guests including Amal Clooney and Gayle King enjoyed a flower-arranging class.
The five-day celebration, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, provoked criticism when it emerged that Meghan had flown to New York on a private jet.
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