Diana fans go wild as they spot Princess Lilibet & Prince Archie still have iconic Spencer trait in Meghan’s Xmas card
EAGLE-EYED Princess Diana fans have gone wild after spotting that Prince Harry’s children still have an iconic Spencer trait.
Yesterday, Harry, 40, and Meghan Markle, 43, released a rare new image of their two children, Archie, five and Lilibet, three.
The picture was included among a series of snaps on their annual Christmas card, which showcased highlights from their year.
Meghan and Harry smile widely in what appears to be their garden as Archie and Lilibet run towards them for a hug.
Six images were featured with the card, sent by email, which has the message: “On behalf of the office of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Archewell Productions and Archewell Foundation, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a joyful New Year.”
But excited royal fans are now all saying the same thing – that the young royals still have their late grandmother Diana’s red hair.
Diana had red locks as a child but then opted for blonde highlights in the 1990s.
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, one person said: “Diana must be proud to know the Spencer hair genes [are] not going [anywhere] as her grandchildren inherited them.”
Another added: “The Sussexes, the ginger bunch. Meghan is outnumbered by her ginger children and her ginger husband!
“Princess Diana’s genes don’t play! And we love it, it is the superior [gene] after all. Archie and Lilibet are true Spencers!!!”
A third commented: “Prince Harry and his family are looking more like Spencer’s every time we see them.
“Princess Diana really said, a loyal son deserves to carry my genes and she hasn’t missed a step.”
Whilst someone else wrote: “I cannot get over how beautiful Prince Archie & Princess Lilibet are & look at those Spencer ginger genes!! Oh my world!
“Their Granny Princess Diana would have been over the moon seeing them & probably is watching over them!”
Prince Harry previously opened up about the “ginger gene” he passed down from his mother’s side to his son and daughter, and why he didn’t think his and Meghan’s children would inherit his hair colour.
The Spencer gene is very, very strong
Prince Harry
During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Harry claimed that he “definitely” sees his mother, Diana, in his children, before joking that the “ginger gene is a strong one”.
He continued: “The Spencer gene is very, very strong.
Everything you need to know about Princess Diana's final years
After years of separation, Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced in 1996.
In 1997, Princess Diana spent her summer in the south of France and Italy. During August, she visited Sarajevo, Bosnia, to highlight the fight against landmines.
By the end of the month, the Princess of Wales and Dodi Al-Fayed travelled to Paris together.
It was revealed that Princess Diana stayed longer than planned in Paris due to a row over her land mine campaign.
Travelling in a black Mercedes Benz, Princess Diana was involved in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel on August 31, 1997.
The Princess of Wales died at the age of 36.
Her funeral was held on September 6, 1997. As her coffin made the journey from Kensington Palace to Westminister Abbey, Prince William and Prince Harry walked behind their late mother.
Princess Diana’s mother, Frances Shand Kydd, and sisters, Jane Fellowes and Sarah McCorquodale, also attended the funeral.
The Princess of Wales was buried at her childhood home – Althorp House
If it wasn’t for her tragic death, Princess Diana would have been 62 today.
“I actually really genuinely thought at the beginning of my relationship that, should this go the distance and we have kids, that there’s no way the ginger gene will stand up to my wife’s genes…But, I was wrong.”
As well as the children’s vibrant red hair, royal fans couldn’t help but notice how tall the youngsters now are.
Prince Harry and his family are looking more like Spencer’s every time we see them
Royal fan
One fan beamed: “Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet look so tall!”
A second wrote: “OMG look how big Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are.”
How much money did the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get from Princess Diana?
PRINCE Harry claimed he was financially cut off by the Royal Family when he stepped back from royal duty in 2020.
The Duke of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey he and wife Meghan Markle relied on the money he inherited from his mother, Princess Diana.
Harry told Oprah: “I’ve got what my mum left me and without that we wouldn’t have been able to do this.
“It’s like she saw it coming and she’s been with us through this whole process.”
Although he did not reveal the sum during the chat, it is understood Harry was left about £6.5million ($9million) when his mother died 23 years ago.
This increased to around £10million ($13.9million) on his 30th birthday after the original amount was invested and gathered interest.
The money came from Diana’s divorce from the then-Prince Charles, as well as shares, jewellery, cash and other personal items.
This won’t have been the only money Meghan and Harry had to live off though as the pair secured lucrative deals with Spotify and Netflix, and Harry received a multimillion-dollar inheritance from his great-grandmother the Queen Mother.
Meghan also earned approximately $5million (£3.6million) for her stint on the American legal drama Suits, and other side projects.
Diana, Princess of Wales, also left £6.5million ($9million) to her other son Prince William.
This also increased significantly after being invested and earning interest.
It is understood both brothers started receiving dividends when they turned 25, but inherited the full amount when they reached age 30.
Meanwhile, another chimed in: “What a beautiful and happy family, Lilibet is almost as tall as Archie!”
Archie and Lilibet have made very few public appearances over recent years, with Harry and Meghan keen to keep their children out of the spotlight.
The couple did not include their children on their 2022 and 2023 Christmas cards, but did delight fans with a sweet family picture – the first-ever picture released of their daughter – to mark Christmas in 2021.
A then-two-year-old Archie was seen perched on his father’s knee, whilst Meghan held Lilibet, who was seven months at the time.