The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and other Royal Family members have wished Harry and Meghan's son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor a “very happy birthday” on social media, as the Queen's eighth great grandchild turns one today.
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s official social media account - Kensington Royal - posted a picture from last July, which saw immediate members of the family gather to celebrate his christening.
Photographed in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, other family members pictured included Prince Charles, Camilla Parker-Bowles, Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland, Prince William and Kate Middleton as well as Princess Diana’s sisters Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale.
The post included a balloon emoji and was captioned, “Wishing Archie a very happy first birthday today!”
The official Clarence House Twitter account (which represents Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles) also shared a rare black and white portrait from Archie’s christening.
It showed Prince Charles looking on fondly as his son Prince Harry carried Archie, who wore the traditional Honiton christening gown numerous members of the family wore to their own christenings - including Archie’s father Harry.
Wishing Archie a "very happy birthday", the post also included some context about the photo which read, "This photo of Archie and his grandfather was taken following his christening in July 2019."
The Royal Family’s official Twitter account also wished Archie a happy birthday, sharing another picture from the christening. It showed the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Harry and Doria Ragland all smiling down at Archie as Meghan held her son.
The tweet read, “Happy Birthday to Archie Mountbatten-Windsor who is celebrating his 1st birthday today! Archie is The Queen’s eighth great-grandchild.”
Archie and his parents are currently in Los Angeles, following the official date that the Sussexes stepped down as senior royals in March. He will be celebrating his first birthday amidst a stay-at-home order for the state of California.
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It has been a while since Archie was seen in public, though both Prince Harry and Meghan have been snapped by paparazzi volunteering with food charities to bring meals to those at-risk during the lockdown and have continued to support their charity patronages from afar on video calls.
