A delighted Duke and Duchess of Sussex today revealed the name of their newborn son as Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor after they took him to meet the Queen – the first member of the royal family to see the child. The baby boy, who weighs 7lbs 3oz (3.2kg), will not have a royal title like Kate and […]
A delighted Duke and Duchess of Sussex today revealed the name of their newborn son as Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor after they took him to meet the Queen – the first member of the royal family to see the child.
The baby boy, who weighs 7lbs 3oz (3.2kg), will not have a royal title like Kate and Williams’ children, Prince George, five, Princess Charlotte, four, and Prince Louis, one, but will be known simply as Master Archie after George V limited titles within the family during the First World War.
The child’s name was revealed on the couple’s Instagram account this afternoon, four hours after the beaming pair first showed their child to the world, during which Prince Harry described him as a ‘little bundle of joy’.
It’s believed that during the intervening period, the couple went to visit the Queen. With Meghan describing it as a ‘nice moment to introduce the baby to more family.’
And in an image posted this afternoon the Queen, who was also today seen at The Royal Windsor Horse Show, is seen happily smiling at the newborn alongside her husband Prince Philip.
Baby Archie, who was born at 5.26am on Monday, is also shown in the black and white image, alongside his grandmother Doria Ragland and parents Harry and Meghan – who has described her first few days of parenting as ‘magic’.
The youngest addition to the royal family may even share a moniker with his cousin. In January it emerged that Prince George, the eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and future king, also goes by a nickname of Archie.
Despite his formal name being George Alexander Louis, the young prince reportedly told a dog-walker ‘I’m called Archie’, while strolling with grandmother Carole Middleton near her home in Berkshire, when he struck up a conversation with the stranger.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh met their eighth great-grandchild for the first time at Windsor Castle. Baby Archie was there with his parents and his grandmother, Doria Ragland. Archie breaks with royal tradition in that it’s less formal than all the other heir names.
A name of Germanic origin, Archie is the shortened version of Archibald, meaning ‘bold’ or ‘brave’. Meanwhile, Harrison is of Aboriginal origin and, in a fitting tribute to the baby’s father, means ‘son of Henry’ or ‘son of Harry’.
Adapted from Daily Mail UK
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