Meghan Markleoffered a new glimpse at her sonArchie— and his “chick inn.“As part of the Duchess of Sussex’s appearance on palEllen DeGeneres' talk show on Thursday, Meghan shared a new photo of her 2-year-old son. Taken from behind (and showing off his reddish hair, just like dadPrince Harry!), the shot shows Archie standing in the family’s chicken coop that was first seen during the couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired in March.Archie looks at the hens as they eat off a miniature picnic table while holding a basket, presumably to help collect eggs.“He’s so sweet with the chickens, too,” said DeGeneres, who is neighbors with Meghan and Harry in Montecito and often visits with the family. “Archie is just such a gentle soul.“Meghan smiled and replied, “Aww, thank you.“Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.The Ellen Degeneres ShowThe toddler is even wearing a nod to his U.K. roots in the photo — hisHunter rain bootsfeature Peppa Pig, the popular British cartoon character. (Prince Williampreviously told BBC Radio 1 that his son,Prince George, was a hugePeppa Pigfan before moving ontoFireman Sam.)Meghan Markle and Ellen DeGeneres.Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.Meghan, 40, andPrince Harry, 37, revealed during their Oprah interview that they had rescued the hens from a factory farm as part of their new “down to basics” life after relocating to California last year.Inside the chicken coop was a sign that read “Archie’s Chick Inn — established 2021,” after the couple’s firstborn.Meghan Markle and Archie.The Duke of Sussex/@SaveChildrenUKIn addition to revealing Archie’sHalloween costume(he was a dinosaur for “about five minutes” before taking off the costume), Meghan shared that her son knew that he wasfeatured in her children’s book,The Bench.“He does,” Meghan said, adding that the toddler also spotted the family’s two dogs (a beagle named Guy and a black Labrador named Pula), who appear in the book.“On that first page you open and you see our dogs and he goes, ‘That’s Pula! That’s Guy!’ " she added.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!Meghan, who wore a cream top with voluminous sleeves and cutouts paired with black pants and matching pumps, also had her trusted glam team with her. Longtime friend and makeup artist Daniel Martin helped get her camera-ready alongside hairstylist Jason Low.“We were backstage the entire time,” Martin tells PEOPLE. “It’s really fun and Ellen really pulled out Meghan’s goofy, funny side, which everyone will be able to finally see.”
Meghan Markleoffered a new glimpse at her sonArchie— and his “chick inn.”
As part of the Duchess of Sussex’s appearance on palEllen DeGeneres' talk show on Thursday, Meghan shared a new photo of her 2-year-old son. Taken from behind (and showing off his reddish hair, just like dadPrince Harry!), the shot shows Archie standing in the family’s chicken coop that was first seen during the couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired in March.
Archie looks at the hens as they eat off a miniature picnic table while holding a basket, presumably to help collect eggs.
“He’s so sweet with the chickens, too,” said DeGeneres, who is neighbors with Meghan and Harry in Montecito and often visits with the family. “Archie is just such a gentle soul.”
Meghan smiled and replied, “Aww, thank you.”
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.The Ellen Degeneres Show
The toddler is even wearing a nod to his U.K. roots in the photo — hisHunter rain bootsfeature Peppa Pig, the popular British cartoon character. (Prince Williampreviously told BBC Radio 1 that his son,Prince George, was a hugePeppa Pigfan before moving ontoFireman Sam.)
Meghan Markle and Ellen DeGeneres.Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
Meghan, 40, andPrince Harry, 37, revealed during their Oprah interview that they had rescued the hens from a factory farm as part of their new “down to basics” life after relocating to California last year.
Inside the chicken coop was a sign that read “Archie’s Chick Inn — established 2021,” after the couple’s firstborn.
Meghan Markle and Archie.The Duke of Sussex/@SaveChildrenUK
In addition to revealing Archie’sHalloween costume(he was a dinosaur for “about five minutes” before taking off the costume), Meghan shared that her son knew that he wasfeatured in her children’s book,The Bench.
“He does,” Meghan said, adding that the toddler also spotted the family’s two dogs (a beagle named Guy and a black Labrador named Pula), who appear in the book.
“On that first page you open and you see our dogs and he goes, ‘That’s Pula! That’s Guy!’ " she added.
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!
Meghan, who wore a cream top with voluminous sleeves and cutouts paired with black pants and matching pumps, also had her trusted glam team with her. Longtime friend and makeup artist Daniel Martin helped get her camera-ready alongside hairstylist Jason Low.
“We were backstage the entire time,” Martin tells PEOPLE. “It’s really fun and Ellen really pulled out Meghan’s goofy, funny side, which everyone will be able to finally see.”
source: people.com
