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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's son Archie turns 6

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ByKatie Kindelan
May 06, 2025, 3:11 PM

Prince Archie, the eldest child of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is celebrating his 6th birthday.

Meghan took to Instagram Tuesday to mark her son's birthday, sharing a photo of Archie looking out at the ocean with the sun in front of him.

"Our son. Our sun. Happy 6th birthday to Archie!," Meghan captioned the photo. "Thank you for all of the love, prayers, and warm wishes for our sweet boy. He’s six! Where did the time go?"

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, shared a photo of her son Archie on Instagram on May 6, 2025, to mark his sixth birthday.
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Meghan also shared a detail about the family's birthday celebration for Archie, adding in the caption, "(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 ❤️)"

Archie, a grandchild of King Charles III, was born on May 6, 2019, in London.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose with their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor during a photocall in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, May 8, 2019 in Windsor, England.
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He now lives in California with his parents and younger sister, Lilibet.

Harry and Meghan have made a point of keeping both their children largely out of the spotlight since stepping away from their senior royal roles in 2020.

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Archie's birthday this year falls just days after Harry lost a yearslong legal battle over the security protection he and his family receive in the United Kingdom.

In an interview with the BBC after the May 2 ruling, Harry said he does not picture himself returning to the U.K. with his family in light of the court's decision.

"I can't see a world in which ... I would be bringing my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point, and the things that they're going to miss is, well, everything," Harry said. "I love my country. ... I miss the U.K. I miss parts of the U.K., of course I do, and I think that it's really quite sad that I won't be able to show my children my homeland."

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