The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, have announced the name of their new baby boy.
The new royal has been named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
The announcement was made on the couple's official Instagram account, accompanied by a photo of the pair introducing the baby to Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. Meghan's mother Doria Ragland was also present.
Earlier today the Duke and Duchess introduced their son to the world at a press call in St George's Hall, Windsor Castle. At the time, they did not reveal their baby's name, but mentioned that he had "the sweetest temperment".
Appearing in a sophisticated Givenchy trench dress and nude heels, the Duchess appeared overcome with emotion as she said ""It's magic, it's pretty amazing. I have the two best guys in the world so I'm really happy".
The couple left to meet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, where the touching photo shared on their Instagram account was taken.
In the weeks leading up to the birth, bookies had British names such as ‘James’ and ‘Arthur’ in the lead. However, it was similarly predicted that the name the Duke and Duchess would give their bundle of joy would defer from tradition somewhat, falling somewhere between British and American culture as Meghan was born in the States.
This makes clear sense, not least because Meghan has developed a reputation for bucking royal traditions left, right and centre, but also as the first royal baby to be born with a British father and American mother, Meghan and Harry's child will likely represent both cultures.
Speaking prior to the birth, Dr. Jane Pilcher, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Nottingham Trent University and leading authority on the sociology of names, explained: "Culture plays a vital role in the perception of certain names, the names that are popular or unpopular in different countries and, ultimately, what we chose to name our children.
"As this will be the first Royal baby to have both British and American parentage, I would be surprised if Harry and Meghan agree on a name that we would expect, or that’s quintessentially British. They will need to choose a name that is suitable for Royalty, but they also have the added challenge of it being accepted and correctly pronounced among both the UK and US public."
