Prince Archie is 6!
Proud mom Duchess Meghan took to Instagram on May 6 to celebrate her first child and only son’s birthday.
“Our son. Our sun. Happy 6th birthday to Archie!” Meghan captioned the sweet snap of Archie overlooking the ocean. “Thank you for all of the love, prayers, and warm wishes for our sweet boy. He’s six! Where did the time go?”
The photo, which appears to be taken in California near the family’s Montecito mansion in Santa Barbara County, was snapped at sunset. Meghan added: “And for all of you who came to celebrate with us at his party last weekend, thank you for making his birthday so incredibly special.”
Meghan also shares 3-year-old daughter Princess Lillibet with Prince Harry.
Archie, the young British royal whose full name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, is the first half-American royal and the first baby born into the royal family ever to be to hail from part-African descent.
Harry and Meghan originally declined to specify the location of their son’s birth when they introduced him to the world on May 8, 2019 at Windsor Castle, posing for photos and video. It was later shared that he was born at the Portland Hospital, an American-owned private medical center in London’s Westminster district.
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‘Every day is a love story,’ Meghan writes of Archie, Lilibet photo
In recent months, the domestic duchess has given fans more glimpses of her personal life.
“Every day is a love story,” a March 24 post on Instagram read. In the filtered photo, Meghan carries Lilibet, 3, who is toting a basket, with both in matching sun hats. In the snap, Archie meanwhile, clings to Meghan’s leg as she appears ready to pick fruit from a tree.
Meghan has shared other recent rare photos of the children in the last few months, including a sweet March snap of Lilibet showing strawberries in a basket with Archie making a small appearance to celebrate spring. She posted a photo of Harry, 40, cradling Lilibet in a separate March post for International Women’s Day.
I ‘need’ and ‘love’ to work: Duchess Meghan defends Netflix show, brand from criticism
In April, Meghan defended her decision to start her lifestyle brand As Ever and star in a new companion Netflix show.
As Ever, previously dubbed American Riviera Orchard before trademark issues, is the duchess’ lifestyle brand featuring home goods and food products such as teas, spreads and baking mixes.
In a profile for The New York Times published April 2 in conjunction with the official launch of As Ever, Meghan explained that the brand gives her flexibility as mom to her two children with Prince Harry.
“I need to work, and I love to work,” Meghan told NYT, adding that the brand “is a way I can connect my home life and my work.” The Duchess of Sussex, now 43, told The New York Times that she had a job from age 13 until she met Harry.
Contributing: Brendan Morrow, Taijuan Moorman, Maria Puente
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Meghan Markle celebrates Prince Archie’s 6th birthday
