Prince Archie of Sussex
Prince Archie of Sussex (Archie Harrison; born 6 May 2019) is a member of the British royal family. He is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. He is a grandson to the British throne. He was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.
Birth, Family and Infancy
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born at 05:26 BST (04:26 UTC) on 6 May 2019 at the Portland Hospital in London.
He is the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Unlike previous royal births, there was no immediate photocall at the hospitals steps. His birth was announced by Buckingham Palace via a framed notice on an easel, though unlike previous royal births there were no signatures by the mother's doctors. Several landmarks were illuminated in different colors to mark the birth, including Niagara Falls, the CN Tower and the London Eye. His name was announced on 8 May 2019. He has mixed-race ancestry, having African-American and European-American maternal lineage. He has dual citizenship of the United kingdom and the United States.
Archie was christened wearing the royal christening gown by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 6 July 2019 in the private chapel at Windsor Castle, with water from the River Jordan. In a break from royal tradition, his parents did not make public the identities of his godparents. Three of the godparents were later reported to be Charlie van Straubenzee, Tiggy Pettifer and Mark Dyer. He was shown to his great-grandparents Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip for the first time when he was two days old.
In early 2020, Archie's parents stepped down from their roles as working members of the royal family. The family then moved to North America and settled in Montecito, California in the summer of that year. His younger sister, Lilibet, was born in 2021.
Public Appearances
In September and October 2019, Archie accompanied his parents on a Southern African tour to Malawi, Angola, South Africa and Botswana. To mark his first birthday in 2020, he appeared in a story time video with his mother as a part of the Save with Stories campaign, a project aimed at supporting children and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Titles and Styles
8 May 2019-8 March 2023 Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
9 March 2023-present His Royal Highness Prince Archie Harrison of Sussex
