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Alice Peacock

Sweet names three-year-old Archie has for parents Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Meghan Markle has revealed that Archie, her first child with Prince Harry, calls the pair Momma and Papa.

The sweet relationship three-year-old Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor has with his parents is illustrated in a new interview Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, did with American magazine The Cut.

In the interview, Duchess of Sussex spoke about the house she and Harry bought in Montecito, the beachside hamlet north of Los Angeles.

Meghan discussed the big palm trees on the middle of the lawn, explaining that when Harry first walked around the house he said to her: "See how they’re connected at the bottom? He goes, ‘My love, it’s us,’” she told The Cut.

Meghan went on to say that when Archie walked past the trees, he would say “ ‘Hi, Momma. Hi, Papa.’”

The insight into The Sussex’s family life comes as Meghan has been doing the rounds with media after releasing the first episode of her new podcast 'Archetypes', which dropped on Spotify on Tuesday.

Archie calls his parents 'momma' and 'papa' (Getty Images)
Meghan last week released the first episode of her new podcast 'Archetypes' (Getty Images)

The new podcast, which was a co-production between Archewell Audio, Gimlet and Spotify, launched on the streaming service with its first episode The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams.

The episode's highlights include Meghan's recounting of how her son Archie narrowly escaped a fire in his bedroom while on tour in South Africa and even a surprise appearance by husband Prince Harry.

The blurb in the episode notes said: "Meghan talks to the one and only Serena Williams about the double standard women face when they are labelled 'ambitious' and the ripple effects this has on other aspects of their lives.

Meghan Markle with three-year-old Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (Internet Unknown)

"This ground-breaking premiere episode also features Dr Laura Kray, a leading expert on gender in the workplace."

Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, was listed as the executive producer of the podcast.

The launch of Archetypes comes close to two years after Archewell Audio's partnership was Spotify was first announced.

Meghan and Harry signed a lucrative deal with the audio streaming giant to host and produce podcasts, estimated to be worth around £18million in late 2020.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex holding their son Archie back in 2019 (PA)

But they had only released one show so far - a holiday special featuring their son Archie and celebrity guests.

In Archetypes, a podcast about female stereotypes, Meghan vows to investigate "labels that try to hold women back".

In a trailer of the Archewell Audio project, Meghan said: "This is how we talk about women: the words that raise our girls and how the media reflects women back to us... but where do these stereotypes come from?

"And how do they keep showing up and defining our lives?"

Experts have claimed that the new podcast has left Buckingham Palace officials worried over what she might share in it.

And according to Omid Scobie, one of the authors behind the book Finding Freedom, Meghan's podcast has been causing concern in the palace over what she might say in upcoming episodes.

Writing in his column for Yahoo, Omid says: "Of course, it wouldn’t be a conversation about the Sussexes without mentioning the palace’s 'fears'.

"I’m told Buckingham Palace aides were most definitely not keeping calm, nor carrying on after the show’s premiere on Tuesday, worried about what else might be shared over the next 12 weeks.

"Once silenced by the establishment, it’s clear that Meghan finally has her voice back. A voice that will be very familiar to those who followed her before Harry.

"This time, however, she’s brought an entire movement alongside it."

Omid's comments come as a close friend of Meghan's said she "means well" with her new podcast and lauded her efforts to "attack" important subjects.

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