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|sex=M
|father=Henry Windsor (1984)
|mother=Rachel Meghan Markle (1981)
|short_name=Archie Windsor
|long_name=Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
|contributors=MainTour
|birth_year=2019
|birth_month=05
|birth_day=6
|birth_locality=Portland Hospital
|birth_county=London
|birth_nation-subdiv1=England
|birth_nation=United Kingdom
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At the time of his birth, Archie is seventh in the [[line of succession to the British throne]].

==Birth==
[[File:crowds and journalists near Windsor Castle expecting on the occasion of birth of the child of Prince Harry and Meghan photo 2.jpg|thumb|Crowds and journalists gather near Windsor Castle awaiting news of the birth]]
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor is the son of the [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex|Duke]] and [[Duchess of Sussex]]. He was born at 05:26 [[British Summer Time|BST]] (04:26 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) on 6 May 2019.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48178229|title=Royal baby: Meghan gives birth to boy, Harry announces|work=[[BBC News]]|date=6 May 2019|accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref> His father described him as "a bit overdue". The place of birth has not been disclosed. The media speculate that he was born either at the couple's home ([[Frogmore Cottage]]) or at the [[Portland Hospital]] in [[London]].<ref name="guard">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/06/meghan-duchess-of-sussex-gives-birth-to-boy|title=Royal baby: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gives birth to boy |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=6 May 2019|accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref> Several landmarks were illuminated in different colours to mark the birth, including [[Niagara Falls]], the [[CN Tower]] and the [[London Eye]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/falls-royal-birth-blue-1.5125083|title=Niagara Falls will shine blue Monday to mark royal birth|work=[[CBC News]]|first=Justin|last=Mowat|date=6 May 2019|accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cn-tower-purple-royal-baby-1.5125275|title=CN Tower lit in purple to mark birth of royal baby|work=[[CBC News]]|date=6 May 2019|accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|agency=[[Press Association]]|url=https://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/london-eye-to-turn-red-white-and-blue-for-royal-baby-11364360245841|title=London Eye to turn red, white and blue for royal baby|work=[[BT Group|BT]]|date=6 May 2019|accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref> His name was announced on 8 May 2019.<ref name="Archie">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48201625 |title=Royal baby: Duke and Duchess of Sussex name son Archie |work=[[BBC News]] |date=8 May 2019 |accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref>

Mountbatten-Windsor is descended from the [[British royal family]] on his father's side and from the [[American working class]] on [[Family of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex|his mother's side]].<ref name="Barry"/> According to ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The Telegraph]]'', he is the first [[Americans in the United Kingdom|half-American]] and the first [[multiracial British|biracial]] baby in the history of the [[British monarchy]].<ref name="Barry">{{cite news|quote=... he represents change for the oldest of houses. He is half American, descended on his mother’s side from a bellhop in a Cleveland hotel, a laundry worker in Chattanooga, and a bartender in an Atlanta saloon. |last1=Barry |first1=Ellen |last2=Karasz |first2=Palko |title=Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Gives Birth to a Boy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/world/europe/meghan-markle-baby-boy.html |accessdate=7 May 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Furness">{{cite news|first1=Hannah|last1=Furness|first2=Phoebe|last2=Southworth|first3=Samantha|last3=Herbert|title=Royal baby: Prince Harry says birth of son is 'the most amazing experience' as world waits for first sighting |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/05/06/royal-baby-meghan-markle-birth-boy-latest-live-news-updates/|accessdate=7 May 2019 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=6 May 2019}}</ref> He is a [[citizen of the United Kingdom]] as well as [[Citizenship of the United States|of the United States]].<ref name="tax">{{cite news|title=US tax authorities could stake a claim to Baby Sussex's inheritance|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/07/us-tax-authorities-could-stake-claim-baby-sussexs-inheritance/|first=Harriet|last=Alexander|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=7 May 2019|accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="all"/>

==Title and succession==
A great-grandchild of [[Queen Elizabeth II]],<ref name="guard" /> Mountbatten-Windsor is seventh in the [[line of succession to the British throne]], behind his father.<ref name="Barry"/> He is also [[heir apparent]] to his father's [[Dukedom of Sussex]], [[Earldom of Dumbarton]] and [[Barony of Kilkeel]].<ref name="guard" /><ref name="Furness"/>

As the Duke of Sussex is not the eldest son of the [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince of Wales]],<ref name="Spangler"/> his son is not automatically a [[British prince]] or entitled to the style "[[Royal Highness]]".<ref name="guard" /> His parents had the option of using one of Prince Harry's [[subsidiary title]]s, such as [[Earl of Dumbarton]], as a [[courtesy title]] – a custom often used for a peer's heir apparent.<ref name="guard"/><ref name="all">{{cite news ||title=Royal baby: All you need to know about the birth of Harry and Meghan's child |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47934729 |accessdate=6 May 2019 |work=[[BBC News]]|language=en}}</ref> However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided that he would be simply styled as [[Master (form of address)#Current usage in the United Kingdom|Master]] Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.<ref name="master">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48204592|title=Archie Harrison: The meaning behind the royal baby's name|work=[[BBC News]]|first=|last=|date=8 May 2019 |accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref> This decision is in line with his parents' wish that he grows up as a private citizen.<ref name="barry1">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/world/europe/royal-baby-sussex.html|title=Harry and Meghan Name Their Son: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Ellen|last=Barry|date=8 May 2019 |accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Davies">{{cite news|title=Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor – what's in a name? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/08/archie-harrison-mountbatten-windsor-whats-in-a-name-royal-baby |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=8 May 2019|accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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<ref name="Spangler">{{cite web |title=The rise and fall of 'Royal Highness': a brief history of royal titles and what it means for Prince Harry’s baby |url=https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/royal-titles-names-history-highness-baby-sussex-harry-explain/ |website=History Extra |language=en |last=Spangler|first=Jonathan|date = 6 May 2019|accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.royal.uk/archie-harrison-mountbatten-windsor Archie Mountbatten-Windsor] at the Royal Family website





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