Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have named their new baby Archie. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made the announcement on their Instagram account as they published a photo of their two-day-old new arrival being introduced to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. The couple had earlier showed off Archie — who weighed 7lbs 3oz (3.2kg) when he arrived into the world on Monday — in front of cameras at Windsor Castle. "Um, it’s magic, it’s pretty amazing," said Meghan on Wednesday, asked how she was feeling. "I mean I have the two best guys in the world so I’m really happy." The full name of the new royal baby will be Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. He is seventh in line to the British throne after his grandfather, Prince Charles; his uncle Prince William; his three cousins Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis; and his father, Prince Harry.<doc-sep>After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle showed off the latest royal arrival in Windsor today, all eyes were the betting for what the newborn would be called. The result was completely unexpected: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. According to bookmaker comparison site Oddschecker, Spencer was the clear favourite for the royal baby's name, following a stream of bets in the last 24 hours. Bookmakers installed ‘Alexander’ as the second favourite at 5/1 followed by ‘James’ and ‘Arthur’ which both followed at 10/1. Also the name Theodore was puntered heavily on Wednesday, being cut from 20/1 into 10/1.. Donald was also on the list but not heavily fancied as the name for the latest British royal - it trailed the field at 500/1.<doc-sep>Royal babies usually have a string of names, opening the way for endless betting possibilities LONDON (AP) — Britons love to lay down their bets — and with the birth of a healthy baby boy for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, it’s time to focus on boys’ names. Britain’s legal bookmakers reported high interest Tuesday in the names Alexander, James and Arthur. They also noted speculation about the name Spencer, the maiden name of Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana. Royal babies usually have a string of names, opening the way for endless betting possibilities. “Following a flurry of bets last evening, Alexander is now the new favorite at the top of our name betting and the one we are fearing the most,” said John Hill of the Coral betting agency. Alexander has 4/1 odds at Coral, while Arthur is 6/1 and Albert, James and Spencer are all 8/1. Choosing Spencer as a first or middle name is seen as a way for Harry to honor Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997 when he was only 12. Before he married Meghan last year, Harry spoke about his desire to pay tribute to his mother’s memory during the wedding ceremony. Others believe Meghan could choose a name that reflects her American biracial heritage. One Twitter user suggested Marvin — for the late singer Marvin Gaye. The infant, known only as Baby Sussex for the moment, was born Monday at 5:26 a.m. at a yet-undisclosed location. In a gushing announcement of the birth, Harry said he and Meghan are “thinking” about names and hinted that an announcement might be made Wednesday or shortly thereafter. The couple is also expected to pose with their newborn or release a photo on their Instagram account at some time and to publicly name godparents for the child. The new arrival is the eighth great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II, who smiled when asked about the baby’s arrival at a luncheon Tuesday. Asked if life is good, the 93-year-old monarch said: “Yes, thank you.” The baby boy is the first of her great-grandchildren to have an American parent. His mother Meghan is the daughter of a white man and a black woman, bringing a biracial heritage to the House of Windsor. Trevor Phillips, a retired black broadcaster who headed Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission, wrote an open letter to the royal baby, saying his arrival reflects British society’s more open attitude nowadays and the increasing inclusiveness of the royal family. “This is a family that lives the reality of a multicultural world daily,” he said. “It’s their job: to interact with people of different backgrounds to themselves on behalf of the nation, and to treat them all with respect. I have to tell you, they are pretty good at it.” He went on to tell the baby: “Whether you like it or not, you’re going to have a special place in the nation’s heart.” Prince William, Harry’s older brother, joked Tuesday that he will be glad “to welcome my own brother into the sleep deprivation society that is parenting!” “Obviously thrilled, absolutely thrilled, and obviously looking forward to seeing them in the next few days when things have quietened down,” William told reporters. The birth produced a moment of high drama likely to be replayed for the rest of Harry’s life. The prince, who has battled mental health challenges since the abrupt loss of his mother at a young age, emerged with the world’s most satisfied grin Monday afternoon to announce the birth of his son before TV news cameras. “We’re both absolutely thrilled and so grateful for all the love and support from everybody out there. It’s been amazing, so we just wanted to share this with everybody,” the normally press-shy royal gushed. Harry also burnished his feminist credentials — and paid tribute to mothers around the world — after witnessing the birth. “It’s been the most amazing experience I could ever have possibly imagined,” he said. “How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension.”<doc-sep>
DUNCAN, B.C. — At first, Archie Windsor of Duncan, B.C., says he was shocked to learn he had the same last name as the newest royal, but then he saw the humour. “My father worked in the woods all his life and his nickname was Duke,” Windsor said with a chuckle in an interview from his Vancouver Island home. “I thought it was very hilarious.” Windsor, who’s 71, first heard about the connection in a conversation with his daughter in Edmonton on Wednesday. “I said wouldn’t it be funny if she used one of my middle names, Arthur,” he said. Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, named their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Archie Arthur Nelson Windsor was named after his paternal grandfather from Peterborough, Ont. He is the only Archie Windsor listed in the online phone book Canada411. When asked if he was a fan of the monarchy, Windsor said he hadn’t given it much thought. He said he respects what Prince Harry and his brother, Prince William, have done for charities. “They’ve got a good grasp on what’s going on in the world,” he said. “They do a lot of good work as far as I’m concerned.” Windsor said he wasn’t planning any celebration over the connection to his “nephew,” and instead will simply head back to work driving a transport truck, the same thing he’s done for the last 50 years. He agreed he was probably in for a ribbing about the name connection from friends and family. “I think it’s great,” he said, chuckling. The only other Archie that Windsor said he’d been compared to is Archie Bunker, a grouchy fictional TV character from “All in the Family” in the 1970s. The Canadian Press