AS soon as we found out that baby Archie Harrison was accompanying his parents on their tour of Africa, we had an inkling the adorable four-month-old would steal the show.
Here Fabulous Digital takes a look back at Archie‘s sweetest moments since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their little one in May.
The seventh-in-line to the throne was on his best behaviour to meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu yesterday.
Along with giving the Archbishop a super sweet high-five, Archie happily sat on his mother’s lap and wore an adorable £13 dungaree set from H&M Conscious and matching grey socks.
Meghan was be heard using the sweet nickname “bubba” for her baby as she tried to keep him entertained while the Archbishop’s daughter joked that he was destined to be a “ladies’ man”.
Appearing to already have tell-tale signs of his dad’s red hair, Archie posed with the man they call “The Arch” alongside his proud mum and dad.
The clip also shows Meghan lifting Archie over her head as she sways side-to-side as the Archbishop coos over him.
Needless to say, Archie didn’t just charm everyone in the room but he also sent royal fans into a total frenzy.
After pictures and video clips of the meeting were released, fans took to social media to share their joy at seeing Archie Harrison and described him as an “angel”.
Fans also gushed that about the latest royal baby being the spitting image of his father when he was a child.
Taking a note out of Kate Middleton‘s book, Meghan Markle paid tribute to Princess Diana by dressing Archie in an identical bobble hat to the one worn by Prince Harry as a baby.
During a flight to Aberdeen in 1985 the late Princess of Wales could be seen carrying the then six-month-old who was wearing what is believed to be very same cream bobble hat.
Earlier this month, the Duchess of Sussex posted the same image of Diana and Harry on the couple’s Instagram page as a part of a photo montage to wish her husband a happy birthday.
The Duke and Duchess touched down in Cape Town, South Africa on day one of their Royal Tour with Archie being carried in his mother’s arms.
After his christening in July and the couple’s Africa tour, Meghan and Harry went to great lengths to keep their baby boy out of the spotlight.
The “eco warrior” couple faced criticism this summer after taking four private jets in 11 days.
Although photographers only got a glimpse of the couple leaving their private jet in Nice in August, we saw even less of Archie – who was pictured bundled up in his mother’s arms to hide his face from cameras.
In July, Meghan took her two-month-old baby to cheer on Prince Harry in a charity polo match against Prince William.
The new new mum kissed her eight-week-old son as she watched the King Power Royal Charity Polo Day- while Kate Middleton played with kids George, Charlotte and Louis nearby.
Meghan opted for a £545 oversized green dress by Lisa Marie Fernandez and aviator sunglasses.
The Duchess swaddled Archie in a £33 organic cotton blanket with mustard trim by Hong Kong-based brand Malabar Baby.
Breaking away from royal tradition, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decided to have a private baptism for their son at the beginning of July.
Where Kate Middleton and Prince William allowed the press to photograph the family arriving and leaving the ceremony, Meghan and Harry instead opted to only share official pictures of Archie’s christening on their Instagram page and have never revealed the identifies of his godparents.
However, the couple didn’t break all royal tradition and Archie was christened in the same gown as each of the Cambridge children.
The gown is a replica of one commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1841 for all royal christenings, which was made from white silk and featured an intricate lace overlay.
Meghan and Harry released two images on the day of Archie’s christening, including a group family photos in the Emerald Drawing Room of Windsor castle and a black-and-white photo of them with their son.
But in September, Meghan shared a never-before-seen picture from Archie’s christening to celebrate his “amazing dad”‘s birthday.
On 16 June, the royal couple surprised fans with a new picture of Archie to celebrate Prince Harry’s first Father’s Day.
The then-six-week-old tot looked adorable in Prince Harry’s arms but the couple still protected Archie’s privacy by covering the bottom of his face.
Archie looked adorable as he stared directly towards the camera, gripping his dad’s finger – which also shows the royal’s wedding ring – with his tiny hand.
However, The Sun’s royal photographer Arthur Edwards said at the time: “The picture is quite creative but I wish there was more face than fingers.
“I love black and white but I’d have liked to have seen if Archie was a redhead or not.
“We’d all love to see more of his face and whether he looks more like Harry or Meghan.”
Although Meghan was still pregnant when the UK celebrated Mother’s Day in March, the Duchess shared this sweet photo of her son’s feet in the garden of her sunny Windsor home for her first US Mothering Sunday.
At the time, Archie was only a week old and Meghan paid tribute to her late mother-in-law by posing with Archie in front of Princess Diana’s favourite flowers Forget-Me-Nots.
The post came just days after Prince Harry opened up about losing his mum Princess Diana.
Not many babies are introduced to the world’s media at two days old – but then again, there’s only one baby who is seventh-in-line to the English throne.
On 8 May, baby Archie had his first royal photocall in St George’s hall of Windsor Castle – where they hosted their wedding reception the year before.
At the time, the couple still hadn’t revealed their “amazing” son’s name – but Meghan gushed: “I have the two best guys in the world.”
Cameras only caught a glimpse of Archie, who was swaddled in a blanket and knitted cap.
It was only after Archie was introduced to his great-grandmother The Queen that the couple announced their son’s name and confirmed that they will NOT have a royal title.
In more Royal Family news, Meghan Markle had to pack an all-black outfit for the Africa tour in case the Queen dies when she’s away.
And baby Archie adorably high-fived Desmond Tutu with the help of proud mum Meghan Markle during their Africa tour.
Plus Meghan Markle’s son is the spitting image of Prince Harry according to royal fans after he stole the show on day three of the Africa tour.
