Prince Archie received a special birthday wish from his mom Meghan Markle on social media. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's eldest child turned 6 on Tuesday, May 6. The With Love, Meghan star took to her personal Instagram to celebrate her son's birthday with a sweet tribute.
"Our son. Our sun. Happy 6th birthday to Archie!" Meghan wrote. "Thank you for all of the love, prayers, and warm wishes for our sweet boy. He’s six! Where did the time go?"
In the caption, the Duchess also revealed that Archie recently had a birthday birthday party, and thanked those who attended the celebration. She penned, "And for all of you who came to celebrate with us at his party last weekend, thank you for making his birthday so incredibly special ❤️."
A new photo of Archie with his back to the camera, admiring the sun over the ocean accompanied Meghan's message.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their son nearly a year after their royal wedding. The couple's first child, Archie, was born in the UK on May 6, 2019. He is currently sixth in line to the throne, after his paternal uncle Prince William, royal cousins Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, and his father Prince Harry.
Archie has been living in California with his parents since 2020. That year, the Duke and Duchess stepped back as senior members of the royal family.
The Sussexes welcomed a new addition to their family, daughter Princess Lilibet, in June 2021. Meghan and Harry's daughter was first referred to as "Princess" in a statement announcing her christening in March 2023. “The children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became monarch,” a spokesperson for Meghan and Harry later said (via the BBC). “This matter has been settled for some time in alignment with Buckingham Palace.”
Archie and Lilibet are King Charles' youngest grandchildren. In an interview with BBC News following his legal battle loss against the UK government over security, Harry admitted, "I can't see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point. And the things that they're going to miss is well everything."
The Duke added, "I love my country, I always have done, despite what some people in that country have done... I miss the UK. I miss parts of the UK. Of course I do. And I think that it's really quite sad that I won't be able to show, you know, my children my homeland."