Meghan Markle reveals Archie’s bedroom caught fire during royal tour with Prince Harry

Meghan Markle has revealed that her son Archie’s bedroom caught fire while she and Prince Harry were on tour in South Africa in 2019.

Speaking with Serena Williams on the premiere episode of her Archetypes podcast, the Duchess of Sussex described how Archie's nanny was preparing to put him to bed for a nap, before deciding to take him with her to get a snack at the last minute.

"In that amount of time that she went downstairs, the heater in the nursery caught on fire... There was no smoke detector," Ms Markle said.

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