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.”

 

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Day two of #SussexRoyalTour is underway, and The Duke and Duchess have joined young South Africans and @WavesForChange to focus on mental health and take part in ‘surf therapy’. • Hundreds of young people from Cape Town’s townships meet every week at Monwabisi beach to surf, but also share stories with mentors and talk through the daily challenges they face. Their Royal Highnesses were able to hear how the sessions are building trust, confidence, and belonging, and they also got to join in as children took part in ‘power hand’, which teaches them how to keep calm down reflect on strengths. While on the beach The Duke and Duchess met @TheLunchBoxFund – which was one of the charities they nominated to benefit from donations following the birth of their son, Archie. Almost 30,000 meals are provided by the charity every day across South Africa, including for three @WavesForChange projects. And before they left The Duke and Duchess joined the Commonwealth Litter Programme (CLiP) – which was teaching the surfers about the impact of plastic waste on the ocean. #RoyalVisitSouthAfrica • Photo ©️ photos EMPICS / PA images / SussexRoyal

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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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