Looks like we finally know who baby Archie's godparents are
Much has been written about the royal family in the past two weeks, while Meghan and Harry have been busy figuring out their royal future together as a family.
The latest information to be revealed concerns baby Archie and his godparents, who, until now, have remained under wraps.
Last year it emerged that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex didn't want to reveal the names of their first-born child's godparents for the exact same reason they are keeping various other aspects of Archie's life quiet: they want to raise him as a private citizen, away from the glare of the press.
However, according to The Sunday Times, Archie’s godmother is Tiggy Pettifer, who was nanny to Harry and William when they were young, while his godfather is Mark Dyer, who is one of Harry’s friends and advisors.
They were both asked to be godparents before Archie was christened last July.
Mark Dyer, a former Welsh Guards officer who worked with the royal family when he got the job of equerry to Prince Charles, became close with Prince William and Prince Harry as they grew up. Described as Prince Harry's 'second dad', Mark effectively served as something of a male counterpart to the young princes' royal nanny, Tiggy Pettifer (formerly known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke).
Prince Harry's best friend, Charlie van Straubenzee, is the only other known godparent of eight-month-old Archie. He is one of a family who have long been close to the royals, and Prince Harry served as best man at his wedding to Daisy Jenks in August 2018, just a couple of months after Harry and Meghan's own wedding.
Baby Archie is currently over in Canada with Meghan, residing in Vancouver until Harry joins them in the days to come. It's thought the family will make Canada their primary base, although they will be keeping Frogmore Cottage in Windsor as their UK residence, and have promised to repay the £2.4 million in taxpayer money that funded the property's renovation at the start of last year.
In a heartfelt speech last night, Prince Harry described his "great sadness" at stepping back from the royal family, but said "there really was no other option" for he and Meghan after "so many years of challenges".
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