Archie Mountbatten-Windsor

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (born 6 May 2019) is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. He is seventh in the line of succession to the British throne.

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor
Born (2019-05-06) 6 May 2019
London, United Kingdom
Nationality
  • British
  • American
Parent(s)
Relatives

Early life and family

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at 05:26 BST (04:26 UTC) on 6 May 2019 at the Portland Hospital in London.[1][2] Several landmarks were illuminated in different colours to mark the birth, including Niagara Falls, the CN Tower and the London Eye.[3][4][5] His name was announced on 8 May 2019.[6] 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.[7]

Mountbatten-Windsor descends paternally from the British royal family. He has mixed-race ancestry maternally,[8] having both African-American and Euro-American lineage.[9][10][11][12] He is a dual-citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States.[13][14]

Title and succession

As a great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II,[15] Mountbatten-Windsor is seventh in the line of succession to the British throne.[8] Although not a royal prince or entitled to the style of royal highness, as heir apparent to his father's Dukedom of Sussex, Earldom of Dumbarton, and Barony of Kilkeel, he would customarily have been entitled to use Prince Harry's senior subsidiary title Earl of Dumbarton as a courtesy.[15][16] The Duke and Duchess decided instead that he would be styled as Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor,[17][18] in accordance with their wish that he grow up as a private citizen.[19][20]

References
  1. "Royal baby: Meghan gives birth to boy, Harry announces". BBC News. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. 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. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Mowat, Justin (6 May 2019). "Niagara Falls will shine blue Monday to mark royal birth". CBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. "CN Tower lit in purple to mark birth of royal baby". CBC News. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. "London Eye to turn red, white and blue for royal baby". BT. Press Association. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. "Royal baby: Duke and Duchess of Sussex name son Archie". BBC News. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. Dymond, Jonny (6 July 2019). "Harry and Meghan's baby Archie christened at Windsor". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. Barry, Ellen; Karasz, Palko (6 May 2019). "Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Gives Birth to a Boy". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. Glancy, Josh (1 December 2017). Written at Jonesboro, Georgia. "Meghan Markle's Jonesboro roots". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. "Tracing Meghan Markle's 'German roots'". Deutsche Welle. 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  11. Child, Christopher (15 December 2017). "The Hastings Connection". New England Historic Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017. As Gary Boyd Roberts indicated in his press release, 'Meghan Markle is related to Prince Harry hundreds of times over'
  12. "Meghan Markle: 17 things you didn't know about the Duchess of Sussex". The Week. 18 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. 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.
  14. "Royal baby: All you need to know about the birth of Harry and Meghan's child". BBC News. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  15. "Royal baby: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gives birth to boy". The Guardian. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  16. 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. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  17. "Archie Harrison: The meaning behind the royal baby's name". BBC News. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  18. "Succession". The Royal Family. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  19. Barry, Ellen (8 May 2019). "Harry and Meghan Name Their Son: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  20. Davies, Caroline (8 May 2019). "Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor – what's in a name?". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor
Born: 6 May 2019
Lines of succession
Preceded by
The Duke of Sussex		 Succession to the British throne
7th in line		 Followed by
The Duke of York
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