Meghan Markle has released two previously unseen family photographs to mark Prince Archie's seventh birthday. The images, posted on Instagram, offer a rare glimpse into the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's family life in California.
One photograph shows a baby Archie asleep on Prince Harry's chest, while another captures the young royal walking along a beach with his younger sister, Princess Lilibet. "7 years later…happy birthday to our sweet boy," Meghan wrote alongside the pictures.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born in London on May 6, 2019, at the private Portland Hospital. His arrival was celebrated worldwide, with Harry later describing becoming a father as "the most amazing experience".
Now seven, Archie is being raised largely away from the public eye in Montecito, California, alongside his four-year-old sister. Meghan has gradually begun sharing more family moments on social media since returning to Instagram earlier this year, including a new tradition of posting birthday tributes for her children online.
In recent interviews, both parents have spoken about the importance of family. Harry described fatherhood as "the most important and sort of transformational role that a guy can ever move into", adding that "our kids are our upgrade".
