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. A grandson of King Charles III, he is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne.^[1] He was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince Archie
Born	Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (2019-05-06) 6 May 2019 (age 4) Portland Hospital, London, United Kingdom
House	Windsor
Father	Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Mother	Meghan Markle

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.^[2][3] He is the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Unlike previous royal births, there was no immediate photocall at the hospital steps.^[1] 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.^[4] Several landmarks were illuminated in different colours to mark the birth, including Niagara Falls, the CN Tower and the London Eye.^[5][6][7] His name was announced on 8 May 2019.^[8] He has mixed-race ancestry, having African-American and European-American maternal lineage.^[9] He has dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States.^[10][11]

Archie's parents brought him to meet his great-grandparents Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip for the first time when he was two days old.^[12] He 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.^[13] In a break from royal tradition, his parents did not make public the identities of his godparents.^[14] Four of the godparents were later reported to be Charlie van Straubenzee, Tiggy Pettifer, Mark Dyer, and the 7th Duke of Westminster.^[15][16]

In early 2020, Archie's parents stepped down from their roles as working members of the royal family.^[17] The family then moved to North America and settled in Montecito, California, in the summer of that year.^[18] His younger sister, Lilibet, was born in 2021.^[19]

Public appearances

In September and October 2019, Archie accompanied his parents on a Southern African tour to Malawi, Angola, South Africa and Botswana.^[20] 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 the COVID-19 pandemic.^[21]

Title, styles, and succession

As heir apparent to his father's dukedom of Sussex, earldom of Dumbarton, and barony of Kilkeel, Archie was at birth and by custom entitled to use Prince Harry's senior subsidiary title, Earl of Dumbarton, as a courtesy.^[1][22] However, the media reported that the Duke and Duchess decided, instead, that Archie would be styled as Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, in accordance with their reported wish that he grow up as a private citizen.^[23]

Upon the accession of Charles III, Archie became entitled to use the title prince and style royal highness, as the child of a son of the monarch, pursuant to letters patent issued by King George V in 1917.^[24] 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.^[25][26] In the interview Oprah with Meghan and Harry, the Duchess of Sussex said that she had been told that changes would be made to remove that entitlement;^[27] Charles III's plans for a scaled-down royal family dated back to the 1990s.^[28]

The official British website of the royal family was updated to refer to him as, "Prince Archie of Sussex" on 9 March 2023.^[29][30] It was reported that any titles would be used in formal settings, but not in everyday conversational use.^[31]

See also

• Family tree of the British royal family
• List of living British princes and princesses

References

1. "Royal baby: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gives birth to boy". The Guardian. 6 May 2019. from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. "Royal baby: Meghan gives birth to boy, Harry announces". BBC News. 6 May 2019. from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
3. Furness, Hannah; Lyons, Izzy; Davies, Gareth (17 May 2019). "Duchess of Sussex gave birth at Portland Hospital in Westminster, royal baby's birth certificate confirms". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
4. Hill, Erin (6 May 2019). "See Baby Sussex's Official Royal Birth Announcement Outside Buckingham Palace". People. from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
5. Mowat, Justin (6 May 2019). "Niagara Falls will shine blue Monday to mark royal birth". CBC News. from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
6. "CN Tower lit in purple to mark birth of royal baby". CBC News. 6 May 2019. from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
7. . BT. Press Association. 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
8. "Royal baby: Duke and Duchess of Sussex name son Archie". BBC News. 8 May 2019. from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
9. Barry, Ellen; Karasz, Palko (6 May 2019). "Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Gives Birth to a Boy". The New York Times. from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
10. 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 from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 29 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.
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21. Clarke, Chevaz (6 May 2020). "Prince Harry and Meghan share adorable storytime video of Archie on his first birthday". CBS News. from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
22. Furness, Hannah; Southworth, Phoebe; Herbert, Samantha (6 May 2019). "Royal baby: Prince Harry says birth of son is 'the most amazing experience' as world waits for first sighting". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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24. Multiple sources:
    • "Prince Harry and Meghan's children in line to get new royal titles after Queen Elizabeth II's death". ABC News. from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
    • "Prince Harry and Meghan's children Archie and Lillibet now a prince and princess, as a number of royal titles change". CBS News. 11 September 2022. from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
    • "How the Queen's death changes royal titles including Archie and Lilibet". 9 September 2022. from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
    • "Harry and Meghan's children become Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet". 9 September 2022. from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
    • Quinn, Ben (8 September 2022). "Harry and Meghan's children become Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet". The Guardian. from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
    • Hughes, David (8 September 2022). "Why Prince William isn't automatically the Prince of Wales after Charles became King". inews.co.uk. from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
25. Timsit, Annabelle (11 September 2022). "Harry and Meghan's children have a right to royal titles. Will they get them?". The Washington Post. from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
26. Lowe, Lindsay (9 September 2022). "Why Harry and Meghan's children may now use the titles 'prince' and 'princess'". Today. NBC News. from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
27. "Archie: Why is Meghan and Harry's son not a prince?". BBC News. from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
28. Royston, Jack (10 March 2021). "The Full Story on Meghan Markle's Claim on Racism, Archie and Titles". Newsweek. from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
29. "Harry and Meghan's children will use royal titles, Buckingham Palace confirms after Princess Lilibet christening". The Evening Standard. 8 March 2023. from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
30. "Succession". Royal Household. n.d. from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
31. Elston, Laura (8 March 2023). "Harry and Meghan call daughter Princess Lilibet as they begin using titles". PA Media. from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023 – via Yahoo! News.

External links

• Prince Archie of Sussex at the royal family website

Prince Archie of Sussex House of Windsor Born: 6 May 2019
Lines of succession
Preceded by The Duke of Sussex	Succession to the British throne 6th in line	Followed by Princess Lilibet of Sussex
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by Prince Louis of Wales	Gentlemen Prince Archie of Sussex	Succeeded by The Duke of York