Archie Harrison is currently on his first official royal tour with his parents, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Since it was announced that the four month-old would be joining his parents on their trip to South Africa, the public has been clamoring for photos of him. Thankfully, Harry and Meghan have obliged by releasing adorable photos of their son on his first official royal tour!
After the family got to Cape Town on Monday, Archie stayed home with his nanny on the first day as his parents went to an event at the Justice Desk. There, CEO and founder Jessica Dewhurst presented the couple with Archie’s African name.
“When your beautiful boy was born you gave him the name Archie,” she said. “The name Archie means ‘bravery and strength.’ So to welcome Archie home, your family at the Justice Desk has given him the traditional South African name Ntsika. This name of Xhosa African origin means ‘pillar of strength.’ May you always be a pillar of strength for those who need you.”
Later in the day, an excited fan asked the couple about Archie, to which Harry responded “He’s sleeping.” Adding that the long flight had worn Archie out, Harry said, “He’s not grouchy, just exhausted.”
On Wednesday, fans finally got to see Archie when Harry and Meghan stepped out for their meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter, Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe. Harry and Meghan captioned the image, “Arch meets Archie!”
A video posted to the couple’s Instagram story shows Harry telling baby Archie “You get to meet Arch!” The baby responds with a giggle that makes his parents laugh.
Harry and Meghan spent a half hour with the archbishop and his daughter, and Archie was all smiles as he sat on his mother’s lap during the visit.
“He’s an old soul,” Meghan said at one point. “I think he is used to it already.”
Thandeka even had some jokes for Archie.
“You like me, don’t you? You like the ladies better, don’t you? That’s interesting!” he said. “He’s going to be a ladies’ man.”
Archie is set to stay with Meghan in Cape Town while Harry travels around Africa carrying out his other duties. The family will then be reunited on the last day of the tour in Johannesburg.
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