{"id":2183455,"date":"2025-12-01T23:30:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T23:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2183455"},"modified":"2025-12-01T23:30:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T23:30:03","slug":"special-military-tribute-behind-harry-and-meghans-son-archies-name-celebrity-news-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/special-military-tribute-behind-harry-and-meghans-son-archies-name-celebrity-news-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Special military tribute behind Harry and Meghan&#8217;s son Archie&#8217;s name &#8211; Celebrity News &#8211; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle unveiled their newborn son&#8217;s name shortly after his birth in May 2019, with royal enthusiasts eagerly anticipating details about the couple&#8217;s firstborn.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/news\/royals\">royal<\/a> babies before him, the couple chose a charming name that <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/191771\/archie-lilibet-rare-appearance-volunteering\">hadn&#8217;t been previously used within the royal family<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/prince-archie-harrison\">Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a>, now six years old, was born in the UK but currently lives in the US with his <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/meghan-markle\">parents<\/a> and his four-year-old sister, Princess Lilibet.<\/p>\n<p>It is widely believed that Harry named his son after a significant figure from his military career.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old served alongside Major Tom Archer-Burton in the army, who was often referred to by his nickname &#8220;Archie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Harry has previously acknowledged Archie for rescuing his career, particularly when he was informed he couldn&#8217;t serve in Iraq in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>He then persuaded Harry to remain in the military, even assisting in keeping the news of his deployment in the combat zone away from public attention, reports the <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2138676\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-archie-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A source told <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/9054201\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-archie-army-hero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Sun<\/a> days after Prince Archie&#8217;s birth, &#8220;It&#8217;s well known in Army circles, and Archie&#8217;s inner circle, that baby Archie is a nod to him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The two men have stayed in regular contact, and Archie has met most of Harry&#8217;s family including Meghan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The insider added, &#8220;It&#8217;s an incredible honor, but Archie is an incredibly modest guy, and won&#8217;t be making a big deal of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Two years after Archie&#8217;s birth, Meghan and Harry welcomed their second child, a daughter, in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Lilibet, a nickname used by the late Queen Elizabeth II, was chosen to honor her cherished great-grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>Following a recent outing for their Archewell Foundation, Harry and Meghan shared some new photos of their children &#8211; and fans can&#8217;t believe how much they have grown up.<\/p>\n<p>The Sussexes and their children visited Our Big Kitchen in Los Angeles, a community-operated, non-denominational facility that provides meals for those in need across the city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Archie and Lilibet both donned caps featuring the Our Big Kitchen branding and were photographed enthusiastically participating in meal preparation activities.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan and Harry radiated joy throughout the visit, visibly thrilled to have their youngsters accompanying them during their charitable work.<\/p>\n<p>Writing on X, one admirer noted, &#8220;I love that Archie and Lili are growing up with the biggest gift we can ask for. The gift of choice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their lives are not predetermined, and they are not pigeon-holed like their dads. One isn&#8217;t being disparaged to prop the other. Both will be able to walk through life choosing their own path.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another expressed appreciation for being &#8220;volunteering as a family and just doing what they do to put some good out in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A third enthusiast declared, &#8220;Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are volunteering for the holidays! #showupdogood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.the-express.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle unveiled their newborn son&#8217;s name shortly after his birth in May 2019, with royal enthusiasts eagerly anticipating details about the couple&#8217;s firstborn. Unlike many royal babies before him, the couple chose a charming name that hadn&#8217;t been previously used within the royal family. 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