Many royal fans were shocked when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle named their son Archie Harrison since it was reportedly different compared to other royal names. The two announced the name of their son and introduced him two days after he was born, where he also met his great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. So, did Her Majesty approve the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's name choice for their firstborn?
Queen Elizabeth reportedly approves the names of royal babies, while Prince Harry and Markle like doing things their way, thus escaping the predictions of bookmakers and opted the Archie Harrison for their son. But then, did the monarch sign off on the royal couple's name choice for their firstborn?
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is almost three-month-old now, and even before he was born, there were already predictions on what would be his name. However, the name Prince Harry and Markle chose for him was never on the choice list. He met his great-grandmother two days after he was born, so many were wondering whether or not his name was approved by Her Majesty.
In the past, Queen Elizabeth reportedly approved the names of royal babies. The majority of the names were usually announced two days after their birth, but for Princess Beatrice, it reportedly took longer because the monarch didn't favor the first choice of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
The Princess was born on August 1988, and it reportedly took two weeks before her name has been announced to the public. The reason why it took longer was that Queen Elizabeth doesn't like her parents' top name choice, which is "Annabel," as per a report from The Sun.
Ferguson was reportedly desperate to name her daughter "Princess Annabel" at that time, but Her Majesty believed it's "too yuppie." The Duke and Duchess of York eventually named their daughter Princess Beatrice, which is also the name of Queen Victoria's youngest daughter.
In Archie Harrison's case, the announcement of his name didn't take longer - just like most royal babies. For instance, Prince William and Kate Middleton have three children, wherein the name of Prince George and Princess Charlotte announced two days after they were born, while Prince Louise's name was announced after four days.
Hence, the birth of Archie Harrison and the announcement of his name fits the recent royal pattern, which also means that Queen Elizabeth possibly sign off on Prince Harry and Markle's name choice. Meanwhile, the name Archie reportedly means "genuine," "bold," or "brave," and it's more popular in the UK than in the US. Harrison, on the other hand, literally means "the son of Harry."
