Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born at 05:26 (BST) (04:26UTC) on 6 May 2019 atPortland Hospital in London.[1][2] He is the first child ofPrince Harry, Duke of Sussex andMeghan, Duchess of Sussex. Unlike previous royal births, there was no immediate photocall on the hospital steps.[3] His birth was announced by Buckingham Palace via a framed notice on an easel, though, unlike earlier royal births, the notice did not include signatures from the mother's doctors.[4] Several landmarks were illuminated in different colours to mark the occasion, includingNiagara Falls, theCN Tower, and theLondon Eye.[5][6][7] His name was announced on 8 May.[8] Archie has mixed-race ancestry, with African-American and European-American maternal lineage,[9] and holdsdual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States.[10][11] He is sixth in theline of succession to the British throne.[12]
In early 2020, Archie's parents stepped down from their roles as working members of the royal family.[18] The family then moved to North America and settled inMontecito, California, in the summer of that year.[19] His younger sister,Lilibet, was born in 2021.[20]
Public appearances
In September and October 2019, Archie accompanied his parents on a Southern African tour toMalawi,Angola, South Africa andBotswana.[21] To mark his first birthday in 2020, he appeared in a storytime video with his mother as a part of the Save with Stories campaign, a project aimed at supporting children and families affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[22]
Upon the accession of Charles III, Archie became entitled to use the titleprince andstyleroyal highness, as the child of a son of the monarch, pursuant toletters patent issued byKing George V in 1917.[25] However, sources reported that it was unclear whether he would use that title and style, noting that not all members of the royal family who are eligible for a title choose to use one.[26][27] In the interviewOprah with Meghan and Harry, the Duchess of Sussex said that she had been told that changes would be made to remove that entitlement;[28] Charles III's plans for a scaled-down royal family dated back to the 1990s.[29]
The official website of the royal family was updated to refer to him as "Prince Archie of Sussex" on 9 March 2023.[30][12] It was reported that any titles would be used in formal settings, but not in everyday conversational use.[31]
^Alexander, Harriet (7 May 2019). Written at New York."US tax authorities could stake a claim to Baby Sussex's inheritance".The Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Archived fromthe original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved29 December 2020.Los Angeles-born Meghan Markle is believed to have retained her US citizenship, and she will automatically pass that on to her offspring unless the child renounces US citizenship once he or she turns 18.
1 Not a British prince by birth, but createdPrince Consort.2 Not a British prince by birth, but created a Prince of the United Kingdom. Princes whose titles were removed and eligible people who do not use the title are shown in italics.
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