The Royal Collection Trust claims that the current exhibition, Royal Portraits A Century of Photography, focuses on organized portrait sittings and the evolution of royal portrait photography.
Megan’s brief stint as a working royal was not enough to earn her a spot on the wall, and Prince William is featured in five E photographs in the exhibition. The only image of Harry on display is from 1994, where he is pictured as a young boy with William and Diana.
The absence of Megan and Harry and their children Archie and Liliet raises questions about the monarchy’s handling of its image and family drama. In an age where representation matters more than ever, what message does it send when a woman of color who briefly became part of the royal family is seemingly erased from its visual history?
In this digital age, where every moment is documented and shared, how is it possible that there are no official photographs of Archie and Liliet in the Royal collection? It seems like the royal family is trying to pretend that the whole Megan and Harry Saga never happened, but the fact that Megan was a duchess, Harry is still a prince, and Archie and Liliet are still in the line of succession doesn’t change these facts.
This kind of move only adds fuel to the fire of Harry and Megan’s complaints about feeling unsupported and excluded.