Baby Archie made his royal tour debut on September 25, smiling for some adorable photos! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry brought him to meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu during the third day of their tour of Africa. It was Archie’s first official event since the days after his May 6 birth.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex dressed the littlest royal in white and blue striped overalls with a white, long-sleeve shirt. He was very happy and giggly, cooing at the 87-year-old archbishop.
Archie also matched Meghan, 38, who wore a floaty blue and white sundress. Dad Harry, 35, coordinated with his wife and son in a navy suit with a blue tie.
The family of three met the bishop and his daughter Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe at his foundation in Cape Town, South Africa. The organization works on developing youth leadership and facilitates discussions about social justice. Long term, they hope to spread the archbishop’s teachings to new generations. Harry previously met the archbishop in 2015.
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Archbishop Tutu became an international icon because of his work as a civil rights leader during apartheid. Earlier this week, Harry and Meghan visited an apartheid museum and met people who’d been displaced by the racist government practice.
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During their gathering, the couple shared some cute details about their son. Harry revealed that Archie “constantly wants to stand.” Meghan said her son is “an old soul.”
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Thandeka joked with the baby, “You like me, don’t you? You like the ladies better, don’t you? He’s going to be a ladies’ man.”
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After the meeting, the couple shared an adorable photo on Instagram of the archbishop kissing Archie on the head. They wrote, “Thank you Archbishop Tutu for your incredibly warm hospitality, Archie loved meeting you!”
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The Tutus gave the family a few presents, including some children’s books for Archie and a framed photograph of
Princess Diana.
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Diana started the tradition of taking babies on tour when she brought
Prince William on a tour of New Zealand and Australia when he was just a year old. Archie’s cousins
Prince George and
Princess Charlotte both joined their parents on the road when they were still babies, though they were both a few months older than Archie is now.
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Eagle-eyed royal watchers noticed how much Archie resembles his dad as a baby.
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Archbishop Tutu became an international icon because of his work as a civil rights leader during apartheid. Earlier this week, Harry and Meghan visited an apartheid museum and met people who’d been displaced by the racist government practice.
Photo credit: Shutterstock
During their gathering, the couple shared some cute details about their son. Harry revealed that Archie “constantly wants to stand.” Meghan said her son is “an old soul.”
Photo credit: TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Thandeka joked with the baby, “You like me, don’t you? You like the ladies better, don’t you? He’s going to be a ladies’ man.”
Photo credit: Shutterstock
After the meeting, the couple shared an adorable photo on Instagram of the archbishop kissing Archie on the head. They wrote, “Thank you Archbishop Tutu for your incredibly warm hospitality, Archie loved meeting you!”
Photo credit: Shutterstock
The Tutus gave the family a few presents, including some children’s books for Archie and a framed photograph of
Princess Diana.
Photo credit: Shutterstock
Diana started the tradition of taking babies on tour when she brought
Prince William on a tour of New Zealand and Australia when he was just a year old. Archie’s cousins
Prince George and
Princess Charlotte both joined their parents on the road when they were still babies, though they were both a few months older than Archie is now.
Photo credit: TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Eagle-eyed royal watchers noticed how much Archie resembles his dad as a baby.
Photo credit: Mauro Carraro/Shutterstock
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