Archie looks the spitting image of cheeky Prince Harry as he enjoys a story with Meghan Markle for his first birthday

ROYAL fans are rejoicing after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shared rare footage of Archie enjoying storytime with his mum on his 1st birthday.

And the tot has proven himself to be the spitting image of his dad, as pointed out by many fans.

One-year-old Archie looks almost identical to how Harry did at the same age as these two photos prove.

The youngster shares the very same fair hair and eyebrows as Prince Harry did in this photo of him playing the piano with big brother William at Kensington Palace in 1985.

And as mum Meghan reads Duck! Rabbit! to her boy, he flashes a cheeky smile revealing his first few teeth, in exactly the same place as a young Harry’s.

The likeness between the father and son was quickly spotted by royal fans.

One tweeted: “That’s Harry’s son, Archie is a duplicate.”

“My heart can't take it 😍😭 Harry's twin 😍😍” agreed another, with a third adding, “Looks like his daddy❤️”

The new video was released today by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to celebrate Archie's 1st birthday.

Meghan is seen reading 'Duck! Rabbit!' to the birthday boy as proud dad Harry films them - quacking in the background.

The book is one of Archie's favourite stories - with the one-year-old giggling and helping to turn the pages in the adorable clip.

The mum, 38, encourages Archie to read along - cooing "let's go to the next page, look Arch".

At one point, the little boy appears to get upset but is quickly cheered up by his mum as she reads the storybook.

And Archie is then distracted as he grabs a second book with Meghan laughing "Let's finish this book first".

Harry is heard chuckling at his son's antics from behind the camera.

As Meghan finishes up the book, she cuddles and kisses her son's head as Harry, 35, cheers and cries "the end!" and "bravo".

Happy Archie then looks at his dad grinning as he chews on the corner of the book - babbling "dada".

The video was shared on Instagram by Save the Children to help raise urgent funds for the charity's coronavirus appeal that has seen other celebs read stories.

They said: "Duck! Rabbit! with Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex (and Harry, The Duke of Sussex behind the camera), read to their son Archie for his 1st birthday.

"Happy Birthday, Archie!"

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