California Boy Confused Prince Harry for a Christmas Tree Salesman
Prince Harry was mistaken for a Christmas tree salesman when a five-year-old boy asked him to find the perfect Christmas tree.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle had stopped at a pop-up stand to buy holiday decorations for their home on Tuesday.
This Christmas will be the first one the couple will spend in California after they distanced themselves from the royal family about a year ago, according to a Page Six report.
The mix-up happened in Big Wave Dave's Christmas Trees & Pumpkin Patch outside a Macy's in Santa Barbara, not far from the couple's home in Montecito.
Harry and Meghan had arranged to have the place all to themselves. However, the boy and his parents had not quite finished with their shopping.
James Almaguer, a real Christmas tree salesman, saw the engagement between Harry and the boy. Almaguer narrated that the couple came into his workplace, and they sold them their Christmas tree.
He then added that there was one family, and their eager son ran through trees up to Prince Harry and asked if he worked there, not having any idea who he was.
Almaguer said Harry acted like "a chill lad." He noted that the couple seems like very nice people, adding that Meghan sounded very kind, while Harry acted like a chill guy.
Meanwhile, the couple and their 18-month-old son, Archie, will soon fly to the United Kingdom so they can quarantine for two weeks in Frogmore Cottage before Meghan attends court on Jan. 11 for her breach-of-copyright lawsuit against the Mail. This would all be done after Christmas.
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Nonprofit Organization
Harry and Meghan are set to launch their new nonprofit organization, Archewell. However, they said that they have no plans to compete with Queen Elizabeth II's own honor awards with a potential recognition ceremony, according to a Harper's Bazaar report.
The couple clarified that there would be no sense of rivalry with the monarchy in their philanthropic endeavors.
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Archewell's press secretary said in a statement that they look forward to sharing more about Archewell's work in the weeks ahead, adding that any suggestion would be used to rival the UK honors list is false.
"Furthermore, the trademark application has followed the normal course of business for the US Trademark process and any suggestion otherwise is also false," the press secretary added in a statement posted by Harper's Bazaar.
Harry and Meghan first announced their endeavor back in April, after they decided to step down as senior working members of the royal family. This was also after they relocated to Meghan's home state of California.
The launch of the nonprofit was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. But the couple already revealed a website for the nonprofit.
"They have had the opportunity to speak with some incredible thought leaders, and those conversations have been deeply educational and helpful in identifying the work they want to with Archewell," a source said in a report.