Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s 2 Kids: All About Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet (Who Recently Made Their Debuts on Their Mom’s Instagram)

When he was only 4 months old, Archie joined his parents on a visit to South Africa, where he met anti-apartheid activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Meghan later shared that a fire broke out in the nursery where Archie was staying during the trip, and despite being “shaken” by the incident, the couple had to quickly leave their son for another scheduled engagement.
Not long after the visit, Harry and Meghan announced their decision to step back from royal duties.

Harry reflected on how his decision to step back from his royal duties was particularly meaningful to him in light of his own mother’s experience raising children in the spotlight.

“I have no doubt that my mom would be incredibly proud of me. I’m living the life that she wanted to live for herself, living the life that she wanted us to be able to live,” Harry said in his docuseries The Me You Can’t See, co-created with Oprah Winfrey. “So not only do I know that she’s incredibly proud of me, but that she’s helped me get here. And I’ve never felt her presence more as I have done over the last year.”

On the show, Harry also revealed that there’s a picture of Princess Diana hanging in Archie’s nursery and that one of his first words was “grandma,” after “mama,” “papa” and “crocodile.”

At the 2025 Invictus Games in Canada, Harry told PEOPLE that Archie was especially interested in hearing stories about the veterans the tournament supports.