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Prince Harry and Megan Markel are
officially parents the Duke and Duchess
of Sussex who tied the knot on May 19th
have welcomed their first child together
Archie Harrison mountbatten-windsor
here's everything you need to know about
the newest royal baby he was born on May
6th Harry and Megan welcomed baby Archie
at 5:26 a.m. in the UK on Monday May 6th
Buckingham Palace announced he weighed 7
pounds and 3 ounces and the Duke was
present in the room during the delivery
royal fans were originally expecting
baby Sussex to arrive at the end of
April or early May according to Clues
Megan had reportedly dropped during one
of her public appearances in a brief
interview following the birth Harry said
his son was a little bit overdue the
couple first announced the news on
Instagram and included in the caption
the Duchess and baby are both healthy
and well and the couple thank members of
the public for their shared excitement
and support during this very special
time in their lives
Megan's pregnancy was first announced in
October by an official statement from
Kensington Palace the Royal Highnesses
the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very
pleased to announce that the Duchess of
Sussex is expecting a baby in the spring
of 2019 he was born in London although
Megan and Harry have now settled down in
Windsor the Duchess still gave birth in
their previous city of residence London
according to royal correspondent Omid
Scooby however unlike sister-in-law Kate
Middleton who delivered her three
children at the Lindo wing of st. Mary's
Hospital Megan gave birth at the
Portland hospital in central London
details of Archie's birth weren't shared
in advance as they were for William and
Kate's kids Harry and Megan made a
personal decision to keep the plans
around the arrival of their baby private
Buckingham Palace announced nearly a
month before the baby was born he made
his debut two days after his birth also
unlike Kate Megan didn't pose for a post
birth photoshoot hours after her baby's
delivery
instead she Harry and Archie had a
family photo called two days after the
birth at Windsor Castle the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex previously said they'd
share their little one with the world
after they've celebrated privately as a
family according to the palace statement
his name includes a tribute to Prince
Harry Harry and Megan announced their
sons named two days after his birth and
after they introduced the child to the
Queen
the name Archie a variant of Archibald
with English and German origins means
genuine and bold Harrison means son of
Harry clearly a nod to his father
mountbatten-windsor as the last name to
descendants of Queen Elizabeth the
second who don't have the royal titles
His Royal Highness Prince or Her Royal
Highness Princess it took a while for
the couple to decide on a name in an
interview hours after the baby's birth
Harry said he and Megan were still
thinking about names the day after and
Kate Middleton said she was still
looking forward to finding out her
nephews name it seems like the extra
time was totally worth it Harry and
Megan broke the news of Archie's name in
an Instagram post with the Queen Prince
Philip and Megan's mom Doria Raglan he's
seventh in line for the throne Archie
will follow his grandfather uncle
cousins and father in the order of
succession his place in line will get
pushed back as will Harry's if William
and Kate have more children so far the
lineup goes as follows one Prince
Charles to Prince William three Prince
George four Princess Charlotte five
Prince Louie six Prince Harry seven
Archie Harrison mountbatten-windsor he
doesn't have a royal title Megan and
Harry have decided not to give their
child a royal title to keep his life as
normal as possible but if they did want
to give him one he wouldn't have been a
prince like his cousins George and Louie
as it currently stands only the children
of the first son of the Prince of Wales
will have Prince Princess Royal titles
that means Prince William's children get
Prince Princess titles but Prince
Harry's kids want since Harry and
Megan's first child is a boy his title
would have been Earl of Dumbarton which
is one of the lesser titles given to his
father
Harry's full title sir Duke of Sussex
Earl of Dumbarton and Baron kill kill if
the couple's first child was a girl her
title would have been be lady
Mountbatten Windsor all of their
following children would be titled lady
or Lord Mountbatten Windsor if Harry and
Megan allow it but considering they
skipped giving titles for their first
child it doesn't seem likely that
they'll start with their future kids
he's the Queen's eighth great grandchild
queen elizabeth ii and prince philip now
have eight great-grandchildren they are
one Savannah Phillips 7 daughter of
Peter and autumn Phillips to Isla
Phillips 6 daughter of Peter and autumn
Phillips 3 Prince George 5 son of Prince
William and Kate Middleton for Mia
Tindall
4 daughter of Zara and Mike Tindall 5
Princess Charlotte three daughter of
Prince William and Kate Middleton 6
Prince Louis five months son of Prince
William and Kate Middleton 7 Lena
Tindall four months daughter of Zara and
Mike Tindall
eight Archy Harrison mountbatten-windsor
Archie is understood to be a British
citizen but he's also be eligible for US
citizenship Harry and Megan's child will
have British citizenship because of his
father Associated Press reports even
though Megan is in the process of
becoming a British citizen the process
is lengthy it often takes years
that means Archie could still be
eligible to be an American citizen the
New York Times reports according to the
State Department children like the
expected royal baby who are born abroad
in wedlock to one American citizen and
one alien automatically acquire
citizenship at birth as long as the
American parent has lived in the United
States for a requisite period of time
that period is five years and at least
two of those years had to be after the
parent turned 14 years old
however the babies American citizenship
would still have to be validated in
order to do that Harry and Megan would
have to send in documentation and report
the birth of their baby to the American
consulate it's a whole process that
would ultimately be up to the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex