Meghan + Harry Introduce Baby Sussex To The World In Charming, Sensitive Interview + Photo Op
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are pictured with their baby son in the majestic setting of St George's Hall at Windsor Castle today via
Baby Sussex was introduced to the world today, lovingly cradled not by his mom Duchess Meghan but by his adoring father Prince Harry. This daddy pose actually doesn’t break new ground, as Prince Charles held Prince Williams in an official photo shortly after his birth. We all know that Prince Harry will break new norms in parenting, but it’s important to keep the facts straight.
Speaking of breaking norms, the baby’s name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Meghan and Harry have elected not to use courtesy titles at this time - so Archie will not be reffered to as the Earl of Dumbarton.
The beaming couple touched two themes strongly. First, their own adoration of each other sends hopeful joy into the universe. Meghan’s affectionate body language was on full display, cementing the threesome in unity. Some have charactericized this gesture as deference and insecurity on Meghan’s part. AOC sees it as a sign of female confidence and directional, female power, so go figure.
Second, Harry led the convo on how much babies change in the first 2-4 weeks after birth. The couple is making Baby Sussex into a living, breathing person impacted by his environment and changing every day. This commentary sets the stage for future work important to the couple, in its focus on early childhood development.
Harry said: 'Everyone says that babies change so much over two weeks we're basically monitoring how the changing process happens over this next month really. But his looks are changing every single day, so who knows.'
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are pictured with their baby son in the majestic setting of St George's Hall at Windsor Castle today via
Speaking for only a few minutes from inside the majestic St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, a radiant Meghan said quietly: 'It's magic, it's pretty amazing. He's just been the dream so it's been a special couple of days.”
“I have the two best guys in the world so I'm really happy. He has the sweetest temperament, he's really calm.”
Meghan insisted that a US broadcaster attend the public unveiling of Baby Sussex, choosing CBS and Meghan’s friend Gayle King to attend. King was also a guest at Meghan’s New York baby showers, writes the Daily Mail. Whether it was a hat draw or something more special remains to be seen.
King was with the couple at Frogmore Cottage over the weekend, arriving in the UK to film a ‘royal special’ “The show, Meghan and Harry Plus One, is set to air on CBS on May 17, and will feature chats from royal insiders and Meghan's friends to mark the one-year anniversary of the royal marriage and the birth of their first child,” accoring to DM.
Baby Sussex arrived at 5.26am on Monday, weighing 7lb 3oz, and is thought to have been born at the Portland Hospital in London, a plush US-owned hospital favoured by many wealthy American expats.
Meghan - who had been more than a week overdue - is believed to have gone into labour late on Sunday, when she was driven 28 miles away to a London hospital, ending her hopes of a home birth.
Later in the day Archie met his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and several other members of the royal family. Meghan’s mum Doria Ragland has been with Meghan & Harry for some time, and will stay on to not only help with Archie, but to help Meghan use yoga to return her body to its pre-pregnancy state.
Later in the day Archie met his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and several other members of the royal family. Meghan’s mum Doria Ragland has been at her side and will stay on for a time as a new order comes to the Sussex household.
