ARCHIE Harrison Poncia says he now feels “a bit princely”. He is already being called “Prince Archie” after a teacher pointed out the royal link as the class register was taken. The 13-year-old was watching TV in his room when brother Joshua, 16, burst in with the news on Tuesday. Archie, a pupil at Richmond […]
ARCHIE Harrison Poncia says he now feels “a bit princely”.
He is already being called “Prince Archie” after a teacher pointed out the royal link as the class register was taken.
The 13-year-old was watching TV in his room when brother Joshua, 16, burst in with the news on Tuesday.
Archie, a pupil at Richmond upon Thames School, South West London, lives with his dad Doug, 43, and mum Kerry, 39, co-directors at an oil and gas firm in Twickenham.
He said: “Joshua showed me his phone and said the royal baby was named after me. I was quite happy – and very giddy.
“It makes me feel prestigious knowing he’s got the same name as me. I feel a bit princely. It’s really cool.
“I was quite surprised – there aren’t many royals called Archie.”
He added: “My parents wanted to call me Harrison but then everyone would shorten it to Harry. So my dad decided to call me Archie, with my middle name Harrison.
“At school one person called me ‘Your Highness’ but I didn’t like it very much.”
Twelve-year-old Archie Harrison Edlin was heading home from a family holiday in Spain when he discovered the new royal baby shared his name.
Archie’s mum Charlotte Mackney, 38, says: “We were driving back to the airport and my other half was looking at his phone and said to Archie, ‘Read that out.’ Archie was saying, ‘Harry and Meghan have called their son Archie Harrison – but that’s my name?’
“He was walking around the airport thinking he was royalty.
“My phone was going crazy. I got about a dozen texts.”
Only child Archie lives with City worker Charlotte and her builder partner Gary Lee, 34, in Hockley, Essex. He is named after family friend Terry Archer – known as Arch – who died on the day the little lad was born.
His middle name is Charlotte’s grandfather’s first name, as well as her brother’s middle name.
She says: “Archie will be swanning around school thinking he is a prince. He already does as he’s very spoilt.
“I like that the Royals chose Harrison, as in Harry’s son. It’s a lovely touch.”
