Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Almost Gave Son Archie a Different Name
18.04.2022 - 22:13
/ usmagazine.com
What could have been! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry nearly chose a different name for their 2-year-old son, Archie.
The Suits alum, 40, spoke to an Invictus Games competitor named Sherry McBain and her wife, Mandy, on Monday, April 18, about her toddler’s moniker.
“She was like ‘Harrison, that’s Archie’s middle name,’ and Mandy was like ‘Yeah, I know,’” McBain said of the Los Angeles native. “They were just having a chat because Harry and Meghan couldn’t decide between Archie and Harrison for the first name.”
The former actress gave birth to her and the 37-year-old England native’s baby boy in May 2019, revealing his full name — Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor — two days later. The pair went on to welcome daughter Lilibet, now 10 months, in June 2021.
Meghan and the former military pilot have been in England since last week. The duo have visited Queen Elizabeth II and supported Invictus Games athletes during their travels.
In February, Harry revealed that he “does not feel safe” bringing his two children to his native country. The couple stepped back from their royal duties in January 2020, making their exit permanent in February of the following year. The California residents privately pay for their police protection in the United States.
The duke applied for a judicial review of his family’ security arrangements in the U.K. in September 2021. When a Home Office decision ruled he couldn’t personally fund protection while visiting in January, he issued a statement.
“Prince Harry inherited a security risk at birth, for life. He remains sixth in line to the throne, served two tours of combat duty in Afghanistan, and in recent years his family has been subjected to well-documented neo-Nazi and extremist threats,” the