Baby Archie makes first appearance on royal South Africa tour and he looks just like Prince Harry

The son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has made his very first appearance during the royal tour of South Africa.

Baby Archie, who is now five months old, joined his parents Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in meeting Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Taking to Instagram, the royal couple shared a series of adorable photos of the event.

"Arch meet Archie!" one of the photos was captioned.

"This morning The Duke and Duchess were honoured to introduce their son, Archie, to Archbishop, Desmond Tutu and his daughter, Thandeka."

"Thank you, Archbishop Tutu, for your incredibly warm hospitality, Archie loved meeting you!" another was captioned with a special message from Harry and Meghan.

In a video of the meeting, it is clear that the young baby is a spitting image of his father, while he appears to have inherited his mother's dark eye colour.

So sweet!

Hello! magazine shared a comparison photo of Prince Harry when he was a baby with Princess Diana, alongside one of Meghan holding Archie. We can definitely see the resemblance.

Meanwhile, Meghan has revealed that she has had a "smooth transition" into motherhood because her son is such an "easy" baby.

The 38-year-old royal and her spouse welcomed little Archie into the world in May and though he's only five months old, he's already a "wonderful traveller", who delighted his parents by sleeping for almost the entire 11-hour flight from the UK to South Africa, where they are currently on an official visit.


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Meghan and Harry joined the family and friends of Shaamiela and Ibrahim Samodien for tea in Cape Town earlier in the week and the tot was still a hot topic of conversation.

Mrs Samodien, 63, said: "They mentioned Archie and said how wonderful he is and he’s a wonderful traveller."

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This afternoon in South Africa, The Duchess has continued to meet incredible women from Cape Town. @mothers2mothers does amazing work to train and employ women living with HIV as frontline health workers. All of the women The Duchess met today are from Khayelitsha and Lesotho, and the role they play as ‘Mentor Mothers’ is a lifeline to families in their community. Before departing, HRH donated two large bags of loved but outgrown clothes from Archie and her friends’ children. “It’s so important we’re able to share what’s worked for our family and know that we’re all in this together with each other. So we wanted to share something from our home to each of yours,” she said. #RoyalVisitSouthAfrica • Photo ©️ @ukinsouthafrica

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Her friend Waseefa Majiet, 58, added: "Meghan was speaking about motherhood and the transition and said that Archie was a good traveller.

"She said the transition was quite smooth because he’s an easy baby and he was an easy traveller.


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"Harry said he slept on his chest almost 11 hours during the flight."

Later in the evening, the couple again gushed about Archie's behaviour on the long flight while at a reception for youth leaders at the High Commissioner's residence, their base in the city.

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Happy Heritage Day South Africa! 🇿🇦 • Today we are celebrating the great diversity of cultures, beliefs and traditions that make up the rainbow nation. Bo Kaap streets filled with colour and music while Their Royal Highnesses were welcomed to one of the most vibrant neighbourhoods in Cape Town. The area has seen inter-community tension rise over the last few years, yet days like today show how faith, traditions, food and music bring people together, and celebrate the things that unite each and every one of us. The Duke and Duchess are so happy to have been invited to the festivities in Bo Kaap today, and were overwhelmed by the amazing welcome. #RoyalVisitSouthAfrica • Photo ©️ photos PA images / SussexRoyal

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One guest revealed: "They said it was the longest flight they have taken with Archie. [Meghan] slept with one eye open - but he was very good."

Among those the couple mingled with at the event was Desmond Tutu's daughter, Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe.

She said: "They were saying that they were happy to be here and looking forward to meeting my father tomorrow, and hopefully they will have some time for conversation."


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- The Hits, additional reporting by Bang! Showbiz

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