Meghan MarkleandPrince Harrywere playing the name game ahead ofArchie Harrison’s arrival.
“[Meghan] was like ‘Harrison, that’s Archie’s middle name’, and Mandy was like ‘Yeah, I know,’ " said McBain. “They were just having a chat because Harry and Meghan couldn’t decide between Archie and Harrison for the first name.”
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with Archie.Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Meghan, 40, andPrince Harry, 37, welcomed Archie in May 2019, nearly one year following their royal wedding. The name choice was somewhat surprising, as Britishoddsmakers' top picks for potential namesincluded more traditional monikers, like Arthur, James, Philip and Albert.
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The couple later announced they werenaming their foundation Archewell, explaining, “Before SussexRoyal came the idea of ‘arche’ — the Greek word meaning ‘source of action.’ We connected to this concept for the charitable organization we hoped to build one day, and it became the inspiration for our son’s name. To do something of meaning, to do something that matters. Archewell is a name that combines an ancient word for strength and action, and another that evokes the deep resources we each must draw upon.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also chose a meaningful name for their daughterLilibet Diana, born in June 2021. Lilibet was a family nickname forQueen Elizabeth, while her middle name is after Harry’s late mother Princess Diana. They have said they plan to call their daughter “Lili.”
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images
McBain described Meghan as “really open” and “very friendly” at the event, adding that Harrison was “just over the moon that a princess has read him a story, so that went down really well with all the U.K. children.”
Harrison even showed off some of his artwork to Meghan.
“Harrison was drawing pictures and telling her that it was a picture of a tram,” McBain said. “I don’t think it quite looked like a tram, so she was very gracious and said that’s a brilliant tram, so he was delighted.”
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Their kids were clearly on Meghan andPrince Harry’s minds throughout the weekend. At the opening ceremony on Saturday,Prince Harrytold the crowd aboutArchie’s potential career aspirations.
“When I talk to my son Archie about what he wants to be when he grows up, some days it’s an astronaut, other days it’s a pilot — a helicopter pilot obviously — or Kwazii from Octonauts,” Harry said with a laugh, adding, “if you’re laughing, then you’ve seen that.”
“But what I remind him is that no matter what you want to be when you grow up, it’s your character that matters most, and nothing would make his mum and me prouder than to see him have the character of what we see before us today,” he continued.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.ANP/Getty
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And when young reporters Sophia and Jay of Kindercorrespondent (which translates from Dutch to Children’s Correspondent) had the chance to interviewPrince Harry, theyasked him about his wish for his two little ones.
“To grow up in a better world,“Prince Harryreplied. “To grow up in a fairer world, a safer world, a more equal world. It’s not going to be easy, but I will never, ever, ever rest until I as a parent have at least tried to make the world a better place for them. Because it is our responsibility that the world is the way that it is now. I don’t think we should be bringing children into the world unless we are going to make that commitment to make it better for them.”
He added, “We cannot steal your future.”
source: people.com
