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.