Archie Mountbatten-Windsor

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (born 6 May 2019) is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. He is seventh in the line of succession to the British throne.

Early life and family

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at 05:26 BST (04:26 UTC) on 6 May 2019 at the Portland Hospital in London. Several landmarks were illuminated in different colours to mark the birth, including Niagara Falls, the CN Tower and the London Eye. His name was announced on 8 May 2019. He was christened wearing the royal christening gown by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 6 July 2019 in the private chapel at Windsor Castle.

Mountbatten-Windsor descends paternally from the British royal family. He has mixed-race ancestry maternally, having African-American and Euro-American lineage. He is a dual-citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States.

In early 2020, his parents stepped down from their roles as working members of the royal family. The family then moved to North America, and have resided in Montecito, California since the summer of that year.

Title and succession

As a great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II, Mountbatten-Windsor is seventh in the line of succession to the British throne. Although not a royal prince or entitled to the style of royal highness, as heir apparent to his father’s Dukedom of Sussex, Earldom of Dumbarton, and Barony of Kilkeel, he would customarily have been entitled to use Prince Harry’s senior subsidiary title Earl of Dumbarton as a courtesy. The Duke and Duchess decided instead that he would be styled as Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, in accordance with their wish that he grow up as a private citizen.

Ancestry