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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were torn when it came to naming their son Archie.
While attending a children’s reading session during the royal couple’s trip to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games, Markle shared with another parent who brought their son Harrison to the event.
Sherry McBain, a nursing officer with the RAF and a competing member of the Invictus Games, said her wife Mandy spoke to Markle about how their two sons share the name “Harrison”.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle almost gave Archie a different name. (Getty)
“[Meghan] was like ‘Harrison, that’s Archie’s middle name’ and Mandy said ‘yeah I know,'” McBain told the PA news agency. “They only talked because Harry and Meghan couldn’t decide between Archie and Harrison’s first name.”
PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE MAKE THEIR FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE IN EUROPE SINCE RETURNING AS SENIOR ROYALS
Harry, 37, and Markle, 40, welcomed their son Archie Harrison on May 6, 2019. Two days later he made his debut in the world.
McBain shared that Markle was “really open” and “very friendly” at the event. She shared that her son Harrison was “just overjoyed to have a princess read him a story, it went down really well with all the British kids”.
Harrison showed the Duchess of Sussex some of his own artwork.
“Harrison drew pictures and told her it was a picture of a streetcar,” McBain shared. “I don’t think it really looked like a tram, so she was very gracious and said, ‘That’s a brilliant tram,’ so he was hooked.”
Harry and Markle paid a visit to Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle before heading to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games. (AP, file)
Interacting with the kids clearly had an impact on both Markle and Harry. During Saturday’s opening ceremony, Prince Harry shared his son’s potential career aspirations with the crowd.
“When I talk to my son Archie about what he wants to be when he grows up, some days it’s an astronaut, other days it’s a pilot – obviously a helicopter pilot – or Kwazii from Octonauts,” Harry said jokingly. “If you laugh, then you’ve seen it.”
PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE ALL SMILE WHILE DRIVING MINIATURE LAND ROVERS AT THE INVICTUS GAME EVENT
“But I remind him that no matter what you want to be, when you grow up your character is what matters most and nothing would make his mother and I prouder than to see that he has the character that we are aiming for today.” see us,” he said.
Harry founded the Invictus Games to support the rehabilitation of injured or ill military members and veterans by challenging them to compete in sporting events similar to the Paralympics. This year’s competition will take place in The Hague, The Netherlands.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been torn between “Archie” and “Harrison” over their son’s name. (Photo by Toby Melville – Pool/Getty Images)
On Friday, Harry and Markle attended a welcome event for attendees and their friends and family and attended the event, which runs through April 22nd.
Harry, who served 10 years in the British Army, is an advocate for causes that benefit both soldiers and women. He has been involved with the charity Walking with the Wounded and the Endeavor Fund, which honors veterans. Just days after welcoming his son Archie in May 2019, he traveled to the Netherlands for the official countdown to the 2020 Games.
It was the couple’s first public appearance in Europe since they gave up their formal royal roles and moved to the United States more than two years ago.
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Among around 500 participants from 20 nations attending the Games is a 19-strong team from Ukraine – many of them taking a brief break from defending their country against the Russian invasion that sparked a devastating war.
Competitors will take part in track and field, archery, cycling, indoor rowing, powerlifting, sit volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby, as well as Saturday’s driving challenge, organized by one of the event’s official partners, car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover.
Markle and Harry welcomed their first child, Archie, on May 6, 2019. (DOMINIC LIPINSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Harry and Meghan’s arrival in the Netherlands comes just a day after the couple visited Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle on their first visit to the UK together since moving to America.
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Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior working royals and relocated to North America in 2020, citing the unbearable pressure of their roles and the racist attitude of the British media.
Melissa Roberto of Fox News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.