Twitter Is Here With The 'Riverdale' Jokes After Learning The New Royal Baby's Name

Twitter Is Here With The 'Riverdale' Jokes After Learning The New Royal Baby's Name
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Ladies and germs, the wait is over.

After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed their son into the world on Monday, we finally have a name.

World, meet Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.


Even better, we are finally getting see pictures of the newborn two days after being born.

The Duke and Duchess have chosen to keep their plans surrounding the birth of their son private, and now the proud parents are having their first official family pictures taken on the grounds of Windsor.

Check out the gorgeous photos, courtesy of the Royal Family.


The name is short for Archibald, which is composed of Germanic elements erchan (meaning "genuine" and "precious") and bald ("bold.")

Archies around the world must be proud to share their namesake with Baby Sussex.

Twitter pounced at the opportunity to have some fun with the newly announced name and teased the royal baby with a reference from the CW TV show, Riverdale.









Of course, we can't forget the original comics on which the teen drama series is based. Archie Comics announced their glee in two words.









Riverdale diehards always root for the underdog.





Riverdale's reach is powerful.






But the show's influence across the pond proved inferior to that of the Queen's.



The photo opp is a break from tradition, as Prince William and Kate previously introduced Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis from the steps of St. Mary's Hospital hours after their births.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also deviated from another tradition, with the 37-year-old royal giving birth in Windsor, where the couple reside at Frogmore Cottage.

Archie, additionally known as is seventh in the line of succession after Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Harry.

We still think you're All in the Family, Archie Bunker.


Archie is also one of the first biracial heirs in the British royal family, after "Queen Charlotte in the 1800s was believed to be of mixed race and went on to have 15 children."

The world is pleased to make your acquaintance, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

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