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Mark Hamill Jokes That He 'Regrets' His Pitch To Princes William And Harry About Naming Future Royal Babies
09 May 2019
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Star Wars actor Mark Hamill was among the many people to react on social media to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex naming their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
<p>He picked up on the baby’s middle name, sharing a photo of himself talking to Harry and Prince William along with the caption: </p><blockquote><em>“Here’s me with William & Harry pitching the idea of naming any future royal baby after their favorite #StarWars actor."</em></blockquote><blockquote><em>“Happy they chose Archie HARRISON Mountbatten-Windsor but regret not being more specific."</em></blockquote><blockquote><em>“Should have pitched favorite #StarWars actor WHO PLAYED LUKE.”</em></blockquote><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="272a9" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="QDRSTP1557734750"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126208284246007808" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Here's me with William & Harry pitching the idea of naming any future royal baby after their favorite #StarWars act… https://t.co/Mr4XmyJScY</div> — Mark Hamill (@Mark Hamill)<a href="https://twitter.com/HamillHimself/statuses/1126208284246007808">1557343953.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p>The royal family’s Twitter account meanwhile shared a photograph of the Queen meeting her latest great-grandson.<br></p><p><strong>The caption read: </strong></p><blockquote><em>“The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were introduced to the newborn son of The Duke & Duchess of Sussex at Windsor Castle.”</em></blockquote><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="10362" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TBZ5521557734750"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126150763623976968" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were introduced to the newborn son of The Duke & Duchess of Sussex at Windsor C… https://t.co/VEGnw3Z5JX</div> — The Royal Family (@The Royal Family)<a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/statuses/1126150763623976968">1557330239.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p>Archie means “genuine”, “bold” and “brave”, and is German in origin.<br></p><p>It is also a name well known to Americans as the eponymous character of a famous comic book – with the main figure sporting red hair.</p>
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</p><div id="3d2fc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="FRKBJD1557734750"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126154700926136320" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">i'm baby</div> — Archie Comics (@Archie Comics)<a href="https://twitter.com/ArchieComics/statuses/1126154700926136320">1557331178.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p>Archie Andrews is known as “America’s typical teenager” and he and his friends have been updated for a modern audience with Riverdale, a Netflix drama series.<br></p><p><strong>Netflix Canada tweeted “Archie, Earl of Riverdale”...</strong></p><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="a014f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="PPRWW01557734750"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126162037648834563" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Archie, Earl of Riverdale</div> — Netflix Canada (@Netflix Canada)<a href="https://twitter.com/Netflix_CA/statuses/1126162037648834563">1557332927.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p><strong>...while the Riverdale account posted “proud to be Archie” along with baby and crown emoji.</strong><br></p><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="37035" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="53NORX1557734751"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126192541915705344" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Proud to be Archie. 👶👑 #Riverdale is new TONIGHT at 8/7c on The CW! https://t.co/2G1hXB4c6d</div> — Riverdale (@Riverdale)<a href="https://twitter.com/CW_Riverdale/statuses/1126192541915705344">1557340200.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p>Chef Jamie Oliver stuck to what he knows best by creating a royal roulade in celebration of the occasion.<br></p><p><strong>He tweeted:</strong></p><p><div id="c7da91bc-8e44-492f-b7fd-c382c0e55bda"></div></p><blockquote><em>“Congratulations to the Duke & Duchess of Sussex on the arrival of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor!”</em> </blockquote><blockquote><em>“To celebrate I’ve created this Royal Roulade. A timeless classic of strawberries, sponge & cream, rolled up into a real showstopper. Big love jo x”.</em></blockquote><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="62b74" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="LGQ0CG1557734751"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126159394104848389" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Congratulations to the Duke & Duchess of Sussex on the arrival of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor! To celebrate… https://t.co/1MC397NmME</div> — Jamie Oliver (@Jamie Oliver)<a href="https://twitter.com/jamieoliver/statuses/1126159394104848389">1557332297.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p>The world of sport was not left out either, with basketball team Chicago Bulls getting involved on Twitter.<br></p><p>Sharing a modified image of their team mascot holding players Ryan Arcidiacono and Shaquille Harrison, the team’s Twitter account wrote: </p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><blockquote><em>“Archie Harrison has always been a royal name.”</em></blockquote><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="13a73" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="NTUI4S1557734751"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126178795529146368" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Archie Harrison has always been a royal name https://t.co/vCfbgNOvNX</div> — Chicago Bulls (@Chicago Bulls)<a href="https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/statuses/1126178795529146368">1557336922.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p>Sports broadcaster Clare Balding shared a picture of her dog with the caption: <br></p><blockquote><em>“This is our #Archie.”</em><br></blockquote><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="23317" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="Y127531557734751"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1126200278905184257" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">This is our #Archie https://t.co/ksTgaGfqND</div> — Clare Balding (@Clare Balding)<a href="https://twitter.com/clarebalding/statuses/1126200278905184257">1557342044.0</a></blockquote></div>
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