Yesterday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrated their son Archie's third birthday.
In 2019, the royal couple welcomed their firstborn and just some days later he was launched to the world - and his great-grandmother the Queen.
When Archie Harrison was just some months previous, his dad and mom made the shock choice to depart their function as senior royals behind and transfer their new household to start out a recent chapter in America.
Now, the tot lives in California alongside along with his dad and mom and little sister Lilibet, having fun with a really completely different upbringing to the royal youngsters who've got here earlier than him, the Mirror reviews.
So what's Archie's life like now as he turns three, and the way completely different is it to that of his royal cousins again within the UK? This is just some of the issues that make the teen's upbringing distinctive...
No title
Archie is perhaps seventh in line to throne, however not like his royal cousins Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, he doesn't have a royal title.
He's merely referred to as Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
It was initially believed that Harry and Meghan had been concerned within the discussions about how Archie's can be styled, with recommendations they did not need him to have a title to permit him to have a extra 'regular' life.
However of their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan mentioned this wasn't the case and mentioned they needed him to have a title for defense causes.
Nonetheless, Debretts defined that Meghan and Harry did have the choice to present their son a title in the event that they needed to.
It mentioned: "In accordance with the 1917 order, Archie may now use his father's title of the Earl of Dumbarton and may very well be known as Lord Dumbarton."
Nonetheless, it was reported final 12 months that Harry and Meghan weren't eager to present Archie this identify.
Royal relations
Rising up in California means Archie is on the opposite aspect of the Atlantic from the remainder of his royal relations.
The space means he isn't been in a position to benefit from the firm of his grandad Prince Charles and his spouse Camilla, nor his Uncle Prince William or Auntie Kate since leaving the UK.
Nonetheless Archie has reportedly been in a position to get pleasure from video calls along with his great-grandmother the Queen and Prince Philip earlier than his demise final 12 months.
And although Harry and Meghan haven't but spent a Christmas with Archie within the UK, the Queen seemingly nonetheless makes positive he receives a gift.
Harry as soon as revealed the Christmas current she purchased the toddler two years in the past - and it was simply what he needed.
As Harry took an open-top bus tour of LA throughout an interview with James Corden, he was requested about household life.
Talking concerning the Queen's reward, he mentioned: "My grandmother requested us what Archie needed for Christmas, and Meg mentioned a waffle maker.
"So she despatched us a waffle maker for Archie, so breakfast now Meg makes up a gorgeous natural combine, within the waffle maker, flip it, out it comes.
"He loves it. And now I've waffles for breakfast, little bit of yoghurt, little bit of jam on high. I do not know if that is the precise factor to do. Berries, little bit of honey."
Restricted images
Whereas Kate and William launch images of their youngsters, Meghan and Harry have shared far fewer photos of their son since quitting royal life.
The couple determined towards the custom of posing for images on the hospital steps following the beginning and as an alternative organized a photocall for a small group of the media a number of days later.
The couple additionally saved the christening as a non-public celebration however launched two official images from the day.
Earlier than shutting down their Sussex Royal Instagram web page they shared a handful of snaps, together with an image of his foot in entrance of Princess Diana's favorite flowers to mark Mom's Day and one in all Archie and Charles on the Prince of Wales's birthday.
The newest snap of Archie was launched final Christmas in a gorgeous household photograph along with his dad and mom and sister Lilibet - and after it was launched, followers had been amazed by his attractive purple hair.
Kindness nursery
Earlier this 12 months, it was revealed that Archie had began nursery – and the college teaches issues similar to “emotional literacy”, mindfulness and the best way to be type and take care of the setting.
Meghan was noticed driving Archie to the college, then carrying his inexperienced backpack and a space-themed lunchbox.
A guardian of one in all Archie’s classmates mentioned: “Harry usually drops Archie off and picks him up, and looks like a superb dad. All of the dad and mom have been laidback in welcoming Harry and Meghan, with out making a fuss. And to the opposite youngsters, Archie is only one of them.
“They don’t know his dad and mom are royalty, and possibly wouldn’t care – until Meghan was a Disney princess.”
The college has small class sizes and places nice stress on the setting – with gardens which have fruit timber, vegetation, butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. College students get near nature by serving to to develop and harvest greens.
It additionally teaches Spanish, music, dance, theatre and coding.
Uncommon pets
Like many different royals, Archie shares his house with two pet canine - a beagle known as Man and a youthful pooch known as Pula.
However of their bombshell chat with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan revealed that Archie additionally has some extra uncommon pets - chickens.
A coop, proven to viewers because the couple gave Oprah a tour, boasts an indication studying: "Archie's Chick Inn. Established 2021."
The chickens had been saved from a manufacturing unit farm.
Future jobs
Given Archie has no royal title, it is unclear what, if any, function he'll play in royal life sooner or later.
However in keeping with dad Harry, Archie has already began speaking about what he needs to be when he grows up.
Harry let slip the enjoyable perception on the Invictus Video games opening ceremony, the place he praised the rivals power and braveness.
He mentioned: "To be function fashions, or the function fashions, that every of you're takes power and it takes braveness.
“After I discuss to my son Archie about what he needs to be when he grows up, some days it’s an astronaut, different days it’s a pilot – a helicopter pilot clearly. Or Kwazii from Octonauts. When you’re laughing then you definitely’ve seen that.
“However what I remind him is that it doesn't matter what you need to be whenever you develop up, it’s your character that issues most, and nothing would make his mum and me prouder than to see him have the character of what we see earlier than us right now."