The wait for baby Sussex is finally over.
On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, welcomed their first child, a baby boy weighing 7 lbs. and 3 oz. On Wednesday, the couple made their first appearance together as a family in Windsor, later revealing in an Instagram post the baby’s name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
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The name choice comes as a surprise as British bookmakers saw the most bets placed on more traditional British royal names, like Albert, Arthur, Alexander, James and Phillip. However, the Internet has already started having fun with the name, many making references to the titular character of the Archie Comics series and the CW show it inspired, “Riverdale,” whose main, red-haired character is named Archie Andrews.
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Read on to see more social reactions to baby Sussex, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
i'm baby
— Archie Comics (@ArchieComics) May 8, 2019
Archiekins!
— Netflix (@netflix) May 8, 2019
Best. Crossover. Ever. #Riverdale goes ROYAL. Congrats to the Meghan and Harry #archie! ❤️ 👶🏻 🍼 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/sNoQInhMNg
— RobertoAguirreSacasa (@WriterRAS) May 8, 2019
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, First of His Name, Earl of Riverdale. pic.twitter.com/JgqlBE3p4k
— 🏌️ (@golfemojiguy) May 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/ira/status/1126166874322956288
'Archie Harrison' as in Harry's son. 👏😊 #BabySussex pic.twitter.com/VVWLal8mPw
— Sarah (@SincSarahSnaps) May 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/travkeys/status/1126160589183565824
when you hear archie isn’t short for archibald…it’s just archie pic.twitter.com/qQq8TMEVFM
— austin (@jesuissupreme) May 8, 2019
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