Archie's Tiny Feet Made A Sweet Mother's Day Appearance—Along With A Subtle Tribute To Princess Diana
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, celebrated Mother's Day by releasing a photo of their newborn, baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, on Instagram.
The photo showed little Archie mostly swaddled in a white blanket, with his feet poking out, in front of a bed of forget-me-nots.
The light blue flowers happened to be the favorite of Princess Diana, Prince Harry's late mother.
This is also the origin of the name of Sentebale, Prince Harry's charity organization which "supports the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people affected by HIV" in Botswana and Lesotho. Sentebale is the Sesotho (the national language of Lesotho) word for the flower.
Mother's Day, or Mothering Sunday, is not celebrated in May in the UK, but it is in several commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, and South Africa.
Many who viewed the pharmacy to in social media congratulated the Duchess of Sussex on the birth of Archie, and wished her a Happy Mother's Day.
@RE_DailyMail @DukeHarrySussex This is the first Mother's Day for The Duchess of Sussex God bless heR God bless all… https://t.co/X4ecum20Bu— ثقافه طبيبه💉 💉 (@ثقافه طبيبه💉 💉) 1557685481
@RE_DailyMail Happy 1st Mother’s Day Meghan! Please kiss those little piggy toes for me. I rue the day my youngest… https://t.co/JgMzxwwLMg— Sandy St. George (@Sandy St. George) 1557691794
@RE_DailyMail Happy Mother’s Day 👩 to the Duchess of Sussex & all the mothers in the whole world 🌎 ! Don’t forget your mothers, guys!— Lotus roots (@Lotus roots) 1557724030
Many also noted the nod to Princess Diana.
Princess Diana’s favourite flower, forget-me-nots in the background of this image #MothersDay2019 https://t.co/eBj1oUqw0R— Victoria Murphy (@Victoria Murphy) 1557668146
I understand the picture was taken at Frogmore Cottage, the Sussex’s new Windsor home, with Princess Diana's favour… https://t.co/3WHWjSRbal— Rebecca English (@Rebecca English) 1557668021
@byQueenVic What a thoughtful touch, the flowers. The photo is STUNNING. Very precious. #ArchieFeeties 👣❤🌼— Harmony & BEEGEE (@Harmony & BEEGEE) 1557698628
@RE_DailyMail A lovely picture and the forget me nots adds a very special touch. I also thought of Prince Harry’s w… https://t.co/dmvbQvdvkW— Mildred Garner (@Mildred Garner) 1557669986
Many others were just charmed by the sheer cuteness of the photo.
@RE_DailyMail This is quite simply really sweet 😍 What a beautiful little picture 💗— helencatherine (@helencatherine) 1557695087
@RE_DailyMail The most perfect little toes 💙— Lacresha Hearn (@Lacresha Hearn) 1557679359
@thomasdaigle Those tiny tootsies deserve all the press releases in the world— t (@t) 1557687555
The happy couple also quoted the poem "lands" by Nayyirah Waheed in the post.
Many people eagerly await more news of little Archie, but the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have asked that people respect their privacy.
It seems that the only choice is to wait and hope for the couple to post more adorable photos of Archie to their Instagram.
The royal baby has officially arrived on May 5, and the world is bubbling with joy over the symbolic birth that bridges two countries together.
Meghan Markle went into labor on Sunday with Prince Harry by her side, and the Duchess was speculated to have been induced, according to Huffington Post.
The Duke and the Duchess welcomed their first child, a son, weighing 7 lbs and 3 ounces.
He was born a week past the expected due date.
Mother and child are doing well and are accompanied by the Duchess's mother, Doria Ragland, at Frogmore Cottage.
The royal couple had recently moved from their two-bedroom Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, London, to the renovated cottage in Windsor just in time for the arrival of the baby.
Buckingham Palace has announced the Duchess of Sussex has given birth to a baby son weighing 7lbs 3oz and mother and child are doing well— Sky News Breaking (@Sky News Breaking) 1557150066
Most of the Royal Family has been notified.
The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,… https://t.co/940m7CnlFY— The Royal Family (@The Royal Family) 1557150503
The Duke of Sussex is overjoyed. He told reporters he was "absolutely thrilled" and thanked everyone for their support during the pregnancy.
Prince Harry also said that both he and the Duchess are still thinking about the boy's name.
The Duke of Sussex announces his wife has given birth to a baby boy. Follow the latest on the #royalbaby here:… https://t.co/udKnOiclo9— Sky News (@Sky News) 1557150303
@SkyNews Absolutely love the fact that he came out and announced it personally, what a way to break with tradition… https://t.co/Ms4qtKzvtR— Sue 💙 🐝 (@Sue 💙 🐝) 1557151026
Plans for the arrival of the baby were planned in secrecy after the royal couple announced on October 15 that Markle was expecting.
Royal fans will see pictures of the newborn that will be taken on the grounds of Windsor Castle after the new family spends time celebrating privately.
We aren’t expecting to get the 1st photo of the baby for another day or two. Harry, Meghan & the little cutie will… https://t.co/8s0J6wh8IP— Gert's Royals (@Gert's Royals) 1557149037
The photo opp will be a break in royal tradition in contrast to when Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, posed with their newborn from the steps of the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, Paddington.
@Gertsroyals Love that they’re doing this and not in the steps a few hours after mother has given birth! I’m sure s… https://t.co/bcGRYuroXU— Laura (@Laura) 1557151512
The baby is one of the first ever biracial heirs in the British royal family.
PEOPLE noted that "Queen Charlotte in the 1800s was believed to be of mixed race and went on to have 15 children."
The Sussex's son is the seventh in the line of succession after Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Harry.
The boy will be known as the Earl of Dumbarton, the secondary Sussex title, as the eldest son who will eventually inherit the dukedom.
@SkyNews so happy for them :) the press have made life so hard for Megan i love the fact they are doing things ther… https://t.co/yywlfHQGVQ— Gem 🖤🤍 (@Gem 🖤🤍) 1557150489
@SkyNews He couldn’t looK any happier and clearly very proud of his wife - beautiful announcement 💙— Susan Hunt (@Susan Hunt) 1557151151
@SkyNewsBreak Wonderful news, congratulations to Meghan and Harry.— 𝕊𝔸𝕄 🇬🇧 (@𝕊𝔸𝕄 🇬🇧) 1557150285
When asked about what he was feeling, Prince Harry told reporters:
"I haven't been at many births. This is definitely my first birth. It was amazing, absolutely incredible, and, as I said, I'm so incredibly proud of my wife."
"As every father and parent will ever say, you know, your baby is absolutely amazing, but this little thing is absolutely to-die-for, so I'm just over the moon."
We look forward to discovering the name of the new royal baby.
Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex!
Prince Harry Once Again Showed Off His Musical Chops After Randomly Breaking Into Song While Out With Meghan Markle
Prince Harry is a multi-talented individual.
Not only that, but he seems to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the classic musical The Sound Of Music, as he showed off in front of a bunch of young Canadians in London.
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, stopped by Canada House in London so that the Canadians living there could show them how to make maple taffy using syrup cooled on snow.
As the couple were getting ready to take their leave, the young Canadians lined up at the top of the staircase to wish him goodbye.
Does that sound familiar?
The Sound of Music - So Long, Farewell (The von Trapp children) www.youtube.com
Obliging to the moment, Harry broke out into a chorus of "So Long, Farewell" while his wife looked on and laughed.
According to his wife, breaking into song is somewhat of a pastime of Harry's.
Harry sings a few lines from the famous Sound of Music song ‘So Long, Farewell’ to a staircase lined with young Can… https://t.co/b2xBTrtJGS— Lizzie Robinson (@Lizzie Robinson) 1552309417.0
@LizzieITV His voice!. Dreamy.— Olluh (@Olluh) 1552310955.0
@LizzieITV Love Prince Harry— Lynette (@Lynette) 1552320274.0
@LizzieITV He makes everyone around him happy ❤️— Gloria (@Gloria) 1552495526.0
@LizzieITV Awesome! I absolutely adore these two. Thanks for sharing 💖💚💖— GTR (@GTR) 1552522003.0
@LizzieITV @royal_suitor Clearly he was a theater kid in another life. Remember him singing a little bit of Hamilton?— Dani257 (@Dani257) 1552329575.0
Back in August, at a special performance of the musical Hamilton on the West End for the charity Sentebale, Harry was brought up to speak on stage at the theater.
However, before beginning his speech, he sang two notes from the song "You'll Be Back," sung by the character King George III — Harry's great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather — causing the audience and cast to applaud wildly.
"You say..." Thank you to the cast and crew of @HamiltonWestEnd for a fantastic performance, raising awareness and… https://t.co/5DD5PO6ImD— Kensington Palace (@Kensington Palace) 1535581045.0
@KensingtonRoyal @HamiltonWestEnd @Sentebale Can Harry come to the U.S. and be our President?— Michael West (@Michael West) 1535585829.0
@KensingtonRoyal @HamiltonWestEnd @Sentebale Nice moment when @Lin_Manuel introduced the Duke of Sussex as the sixt… https://t.co/zdurDW7M1C— Matthew Lumby (@Matthew Lumby) 1535581140.0
@KensingtonRoyal @HamiltonWestEnd @Sentebale Somewhere Princess Diana is looking down with a heart overflowing with… https://t.co/EYlc7k8vUn— Rob Montague (@Rob Montague) 1535595529.0
@KensingtonRoyal @HamiltonWestEnd @Sentebale Him singing this is extra hilarious because of the point of the song. 🤣🤣🤣— Casey ⚖️ 👩🏾 📺 (@Casey ⚖️ 👩🏾 📺) 1535584072.0
@KensingtonRoyal @HamiltonWestEnd @Sentebale I love Prince Harry!!!— 🌟Mindy🌟 (@🌟Mindy🌟) 1535581475.0
@KensingtonRoyal @HamiltonWestEnd @Sentebale He sings?! Yes!!— Karlyn P 🌿 (@Karlyn P 🌿) 1535581137.0
@KensingtonRoyal @HamiltonWestEnd @Sentebale Apart from everything else, he he also sings! Great event for a great… https://t.co/QJsZhmRQFm— Anna 🌸 (@Anna 🌸) 1535584846.0
Is it basic to say prince harry singing Hamilton got me pregnant?— Julie Klausner (@Julie Klausner) 1535679593.0
The Duke of Sussex, now that he's let on his talents a bit, should be prepared for us to be breathing down his neck, hoping for more.
What's next? He's clearly a musical fan, so, now that we've knocked The Sound Of Music and Hamilton off the list...
... perhaps we should hear him sing some Wicked?
Prince Harry 'Can't Stop Singing the Songs' of Hamilton, Teases Wife Meghan Markle https://t.co/RznnU2bdOB— People (@People) 1535630808.0
"Prince Harry Markle, singing off."✌🏼 #SNLFinale @nbcSNL https://t.co/X3rwYSe295— Jamie Steinberg (@Jamie Steinberg) 1526788414.0
Meghan Markle Said Prince Harry Had Lots of Practice Before Singing Alongside the 'Hamilton' Cast https://t.co/5a6Jxr3uuN— ELLE Magazine (US) (@ELLE Magazine (US)) 1535640755.0
We hope to see more of Harry showing off more of his musical theater chops in the future! Perhaps it's time to brush up on your own!