The thought of a long-haul flight with a baby can trigger a whirlwind of emotions?from the fear that your little one will keep hundreds of fellow passengers awake all night to the excitement of an hours-long cuddle session while you watch movies that were recently in the theatre (!). When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kicked off their royal tour of Africa by hopping a British Airways flight from London to Cape Town on Sunday, their longest ever with their baby boy in tow, we’d bet they were feeling the pressure.
During a busy first few days in South Africa, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited a Muslim family in Cape Town for some tea and talk, where they were all too happy to chat about their four-month-old son?who, by all accounts, is a traveller’s dream (we’re not jealous, you’re jealous). “She was speaking about motherhood and the transition and said that Archie was a good traveller,” said Waseefa Majiet, a friend of the hosts, according to Hello! “She said the transition was quite smooth because he?s an easy baby and he was an easy traveller, Harry said he slept on his chest almost 11 hours (during the flight).” Now, all envy aside, the image of Harry sleeping with Archie on his chest (especially given reports that their babe has “tufts of reddish hair” just like his daddy) is definitely tingling our ovaries.
Prince Harry, Meghan and Archie at a polo match this summer. Photo: Getty Images
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