The littlest royal, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, celebrates his first birthday today! It's about 3 a.m. in Los Angeles, so Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have yet to publicly celebrate the day (new Archie photos will likely be released later today (opens in a new tab)), but across the pond, Kate Middleton and Prince William are tweeting birthday They are sending their congratulations. Sharing a family photo from Archie's christening last year, the Cambridges wished "Archie a very happy first birthday today!" They wrote. [The Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Philip also wished Archie a happy birthday on Twitter, posting an official photo that was released shortly after his birth. In the photo, a smiling Princess Meghan holds Archie, while her mother Doria Ragland, Harry, the Queen, and Prince Philip all look at the infant." Happy Birthday to Archie Mountbatten-Windsor who is celebrating his 1st birthday today!" a tweet from the official @RoyalFamily account read. Archie is the Queen's eighth great-grandchild."

According to Us Weekly, before the coronavirus outbreak made travel impossible, Meghan and Harry initially planned to travel with Archie to the Queen's Balmoral estate in Scotland (opens in new tab) to celebrate Archie's birthday and plan a picnic at the The picnic was to be organized. The North American celebration was probably canceled as well: Meghan's mother Ragland and best friends Jessica Mulroney and Abigail Spencer had been invited to join the Sussex couple, but social distance rules seem to have thwarted that plan. Still, Meghan and Harry no doubt found a way to celebrate their little one at home, and we can't take our eyes off the first birthday photos!

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