PHOTOS: A New Addition To The Royal Baby Album
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, hold their newborn son in St. George's Hall at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born Monday morning. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP hide caption
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, hold their newborn son in St. George's Hall at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born Monday morning.
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Pictures of the latest addition to the United Kingdom's royal family are finally here, two days after the boy's birth.
The baby boy, the first child of Prince Harry and the duchess of Sussex, formerly the American actress Meghan Markle, is seventh in the line of succession to the throne. His name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the couple announced on their Instagram account.
Posing with the new bundle of joy outside the hospital is a recent custom. The duke and duchess of Sussex declined to follow suit in order "to celebrate privately."
That doesn't mean the Windsors traditionally have kept their baby pictures secret.
Archie is seventh in the line of succession to the throne. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP hide caption
Archie is seventh in the line of succession to the throne.
Dominic Lipinski/Pool via APFrom great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II to cousins George, Charlotte and Louis, the world has seen photos of multiple generations of Archie's relatives during their early days of life.
The images also provide a fascinating look at how little infant clothing has changed over the past century or so: lots and lots of frills, ruffles and bonnets.
Chuckle at the cherubic cheeks, coo at the button noses and compare the royals to see which one was the cutest baby.
Even kings and queens have baby pictures. Queen Elizabeth II is shown here in 1926. She was born on April 21 of that year. PhotoQuest/Getty Images hide caption
Then a princess, Elizabeth II holds her son Prince Charles while posing with her parents and husband. Charles was born on Nov. 14, 1948, and is the heir apparent to the British throne. API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images hide caption
Then a princess, Elizabeth II holds her son Prince Charles while posing with her parents and husband. Charles was born on Nov. 14, 1948, and is the heir apparent to the British throne.
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Elizabeth and Philip smile at each other after their daughter, Princess Anne, was christened in 1950. Elizabeth was not yet queen at the time. Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
One of the first pictures of Prince Andrew, shown in the arms of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. He was born in 1960. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Queen Elizabeth II holds her fourth child, Prince Edward, as they head to Windsor Castle with Prince Andrew in 1964. AP hide caption
Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, pose outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London with their firstborn son, Prince William, in 1982. PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, pose outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London with their firstborn son, Prince William, in 1982.
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On Sept. 15, 1984, Diana gave birth to Prince Harry, now the Duke of Sussex. His full name is Henry Charles Albert David. PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
On Sept. 15, 1984, Diana gave birth to Prince Harry, now the Duke of Sussex. His full name is Henry Charles Albert David.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and the former Kate Middleton, smile while she holds their first child, Prince George, in 2013. Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
Princess Charlotte followed her older brother two years later. Zak Hussein/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
And Louis makes three. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images hide caption
Correction May 8, 2019
A previous caption on this story incorrectly said that Elizabeth II's husband, Phillip, did not have the title Duke of Edinburgh in 1950. He received that title when they were married in 1947. In addition, another caption called Prince Charles' then-wife, Diana, Duchess of Wales. Her title was Princess of Wales.