As you may already know, when you become apart of the royal family, there are certain protocols put in place that you are expected to follow.
As such, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son, Archie, is not exempt.
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From the very moment a royal baby is born, and for the rest of his or her life, there are strict rules that must be followed.
Although Archie was only born a few short months ago, there have already been rules initiated.
For example, when he was born, the Queen had to be the first to know.
She is reportedly contacted using an encrypted telephone to be made aware of the arrival of the baby before anyone else is allowed to know .
No home births are allowed.
While we did hear a few rumors here and there that Meghan was considering a home birth, Archie was born at the Lindo Wing in London’s St Mary’s Hospital, where Princess Diana had also delivered .
Only after the Queen and the rest of the immediate family know, are the public allowed to find out.
But they can only learn about it through an official statement made by a royal representative, given to specific media outlets. Then Kensington Palace will release the information through their official Twitter account .
Confirmation of the child’s birth is then placed on a bulletin in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace for the public to see.
The framed note highlights the baby’s gender and time of birth.
The name has to be announced a few days after the birth.
Over the years, it has slowly become tradition for the royal family member’s to only reveal their children’s names after at least two days following the birth.
Archie, Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s names were announced two days after they were born, and Prince Louis’ name was revealed four days after his birth .
The Queen must approve of the baby’s name.
It’s protocol that the Queen signs off on the names of the royal children closest in line to the throne .
Now that all of those things have been crossed off the to-do list, doesn’t mean that Archie is out of the woods.
Ultimately, it will be up to Harry and Meghan to enforce these rules on their son — and so far, they haven’t exactly been sticklers of royal tradition.
But here’s what’s expected to happen:
He is eigth in line to the throne.
This isn’t a rule that will likely be enforced — unless Archie were to somehow outlive all seven people in line to the throne, I suppose!
He will have to have a nanny.
This is not a concrete rule, but rather, a royal tradition.
All royal parents have had help from a nanny taking after their children.
He will have to learn a second language.
Again, this isn’t a solid rule. However , most of the royal family is bilingual in English and French, or at least one other language besides English.
The Queen speaks French, Harry can speak Arabic and Meghan is fluent in Spanish.
He has to attend private school.
It’s very unlikely that any royal would attend public school, for obvious security reasons. Throughout history, royals have either been home-schooled or attended the UK’s most prestigious private schools.
He must bow to the Queen by the age of five.
Bowing down to the Queen is a rule that no royal is exempt from. The youngest generation of royals, including Archie, are expected to start bowing at the age of five.
Princess Charlotte was already curtseying by the age of two!
He will need to work on his royal waving skills.
Archie will eventually need to learn to wave like a royal — yep, that’s a thing!
During public sitings, royals often have a graceful, signature wave that they show off to fans and paparazzi.
Turns out being apart of the royal family isn’t as easy as they make it look!
Let us know what you think of the rules Meghan and Harry’s son, Archie, is going to have to follow!
