Eight months after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed their first child, son Archie, the names of his godparents have been revealed!
E! News reported that the couple selected close confidants to be their son’s godparents. According to royal tradition, a royal family member’s godparents are typically announced around the time of the child’s christening. But when Archie’s July christening rolled around, his parents decided to keep their names private.
The Sunday Times has now revealed that Prince Harry and Prince William’s former nanny, Tiggy Pettifer, is one of Archie’s chosen godparents. The other is Mark Dyer, a former officer of honour to Archie’s grandfather, Prince Charles. Harry’s childhood friend, Charlie van Straubenzee is also a confirmed godfather.
“They were both constants in Harry’s childhood and beyond,” a source told E! News. “They are fascinating choices of figures in Harry’s life that he will hope may keep Archie rooted somehow in the UK, as they relocate to North America.”
This news of Archie’s godparents comes amid Harry and Meghan’s announcement that they will be stepping down as senior members of the royal family and splitting their time between the UK and Canada.
The couple will no longer be using their HRH titles and won’t be taking on royal duties, while “continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen,” they said in their original statement. After speaking out about their situation this weekend, Prince Harry has now arrived in Canada to reunite with his wife and son to begin a new life outside of the royal family.