Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare for Archie’s christening
By Reuters
21 June 2019 |
12:16 pm
The royal's couple first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was born last month. Archie's christening will come a year after his mother was baptized. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who held Markle's ceremony, is expected to do the same for her child.
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