One such headline involved Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son, the almost 2-year-old Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
According to rumors, is has been claimed that Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, son of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, has Down syndrome.
A popular YouTube video claimed, “How Meghan covered up Baby Archie Down Syndrome – shocking statements from the old nanny.” Another video’s headline with a similar number of views said, “Prince Harry breaks silence and decides to tell the truth about baby Archie’s down syndrome.”
However, the video actually has no content regarding the claim. The claim appears to be a concerted attempt to get viewers to watch the entire video.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Down syndrome “is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome.” The condition results in “an IQ (a measure of intelligence) in the mildly-to-moderately low range,” and people with it “are slower to speak than other children.”
Physical characteristics of a child with Down syndrome (again according to the CDC) include:
• A flattened face, especially the bridge of the nose
• Almond-shaped eyes that slant up
• A short neck
• Small ears
• A tongue that tends to stick out of the mouth
• Tiny white spots on the iris (colored part) of the eye
• Small hands and feet
• A single line across the palm of the hand (palmar crease)
• Small pinky fingers that sometimes curve toward the thumb
• Poor muscle tone or loose joints
• Shorter in height as children and adults