Baby Archie steals limelight from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry as Desmond Tutu’s daughter jokes he’ll ‘be a ladies man’
ARCHIE has stolen the limelight as he met Desmond Tutu today – with the Archbishop's daughter joking the baby boy will "be a ladies man".
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle beamed as they showed off their adorable four-month-old son, with the duchess saying her little boy was an "old soul".
Meghan, 38, cuddled her little boy while doting dad Harry, 35, put his arm around his young family as they were greeted by Archbishop Tutu and his daughter, Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe.
Archie, wearing sweet blue overalls and white socks, stole the show as he grinned at the camera in his first official outing during the family's Royal Africa tour.
The duchess looked stunning in a £368.52 Club Monaco dress and with her hair in a bun as she and Harry met the leading South African figure at their foundation at The Old Granary Building in Cape Town.
The four-month-old posed with the man they call “The Arch” with proud mum and dad.
And Meghan joked with the Archbishop’s daughter Thandeka Tutu Gxashe, that the little royal would have have to get used the the cameras in his life.
Thandeka said: “I have cameras in my genes", with Meghan replying: "He's an old soul."
Dad Harry also then pipped up, saying: "I think he is used to it already”.
The Archbishop’s daughter also joked: “You like the ladies. He’s going to be a ladies’ man."
As they arrived for the meeting, the Sussexes also shared a video of their family on Instagram along with the cute caption "Arch meets Archie!"
The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, which was founded in 2013, works to promote social justice and youth leadership.
The veteran Nobel Peace Prize winner anti – who effectively the leader of the liberation struggle during Nelson Mandela’s long imprisonment – said he was ‘thrilled by the "rare privilege and honour” to meet the royals.
The 87-year old – one of the most vocal campaigners for Mr Mandela’s release from jail – spent half and hour with the couple and Archie at the historic premises of his ‘Legacy Foundation’ in Cape Town, the Old Granary – a restored 200-plus-year-old edifice built by slaves.
The foundation is the global rallying point for the now retired archbishop’s values in respect of people and the earth.
Established by the Archbishop and his wife Nomalizo Leah, its mission is to distill the timeless wisdom of our founders and to instill their values in new generations of leaders.
“We are enormously grateful to welcome the Duke and Duchess to our magnificent space, and for their love and respect for the Arch,” said foundation chair Niclas Kjellstrom-Matseke.
Prince Harry last met Archbishop Tutu in November 2015 when The Queen named him as an honorary member of The Order of the Companions of Honour in recognition of his services to United Kingdom Communities as well as International Peace and Reconciliation.
He was also a recipient the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in resolving and ending apartheid.
TUTU'S LIFE
Born in 1931 in Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa, Desmond Tutu became the first Black Anglican Archbishop of both Cape Town and Johannesburg.
During the 1980s, he played a role in drawing national and international attention to the iniquities of apartheid.
In 1993, South African apartheid finally came to an end, and in 1994, South Africans elected Nelson Mandela as their first black president.
President Mandela also appointed Tutu to head the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, tasked with investigating and reporting on the atrocities committed by both sides in the struggle over apartheid.
The father of four chaired the commission and since then has continued to draw attention to a number of social justice issues. Although he officially retired from public life in the late 1990s, the Archbishop continues to advocate for social justice and equality across the globe.
He has written several books over the years, including No Future Without Forgiveness (1999), and The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World (2016).
Among his famous remarks is the quotation, “Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world" – a quote shared by Prince Harry and Meghan on their Instagram.
It's a big day for the couple on their whirlwind ten-day tour, with Meghan expected to head out on two solo engagements.
The former actress will visit the Woodstock Exchange to meet with female entrepreneurs working in technology.
Announcing the visit, the palace said the visit would "highlight the benefits of networking between aspiring female entrepreneurs and successful female role models".
Meanwhile Prince Harry will head to Botswana ready to carry out a number of engagements
It comes after the royal opened up about mental health and his determination to create a better society.
He chatted to Christian student Peter Oki, 18, who said: “Harry said he often woke up and felt overwhelmed by too many problems in the world, that sometimes it’s hard to get out of bed in the mornings.
“But he wanted to use their platform to enable grass-roots change and to try and create a better society.”
And the couple have also given glimpses into their new life as parents to four-month-old Archie.
Harry crowned Meghan the "best mum" while she called him the "best dad" during a sharing circle at at Monwabisi Beach on the outskirts of Cape Town yesterday.
Meghan reportedly told a guest at last night's reception she had slept with "one eye open" on the long flight over with her baby boy.
And the tour has seen the couple show off their dance moves several times already.
Meghan burst into fits of laughter as she danced with youth at the Waves for Change charity yesterday.
They were also convinced to join in a welcome dance as they arrived for the Africa tour yesterday.
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