Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's 'Sussex Squad' release AI-generated Christmas card of Archie and Lilibet - after Duke and Duchess were accused of 'editing' their real festive message
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's 'Sussex Squad' have been slammed for creating a 'ridiculous' Christmas card featuring an AI-generated image of Archie and Lilibet. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who live in Montecito, California, published their annual festive message earlier this month, which featured six photo highlights from the year.
![[Pictured: the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during their quasi-royal tour of Colombia in August 2024]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/16/93590857-14235887-image-m-78_1735577135766.jpg)
The selection included an image of Archie, five, and Lilibet, three, running into their parents' arms with their backs facing the camera, which led royal fans to spread baseless claims that the Duke and Duchess had 'faked' the photo with Photoshop. Last week, a member of Harry and Meghan's 'Sussex Squad' created a fake Christmas card showing an AI-generated portrait of the couple's rarely-seen children.
The digital card - which appears to have been made on Canva Pro by the anonymous royal fan - reads: 'Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Prince Archie & Princess Lilibet.'. In the middle of the card is a black-and-white image of an AI-generated Archie and Lilibet, which has been created using images already in the public domain.
The fake image, which appears to have been first published two days after Christmas, shows Lilibet wearing a floral dress similar to the one the couple's daughter donned in their official festive card. Meanwhile, the computer-generated Archie is dressed in a cable-knit and cargo pants - which jut out at an odd angle - as he beams for the camera.
![[The image has been shared widely across X - with royal fans slamming the 'ridiculous' attempt to convince users it was a genuine image of Harry and Meghan's children.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/16/93590843-14235887-image-a-92_1735577603222.jpg)
