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A charity featured by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as a Force for Change have thanked the royals for the ‘exposure’ by naming one of their whale sharks after baby Archie.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrated their ‘Force for Change’ month in August, following fifteen charities to highlight their work, including Mozambique-based Love The Oceans on their official Sussex Royal Instagram account this afternoon.
Now Love The Oceans have revealed they were so touched to be chosen by the royals that they have named one of their baby whale sharks after Prince Harry, 34, and Meghan’s, 37, son Archie.
Prince Harry, 34, and Meghan Markle’s, 37, son Archie has been honoured by one of their Force for Change charities
The Mozambique based charity announced they had named one of their whale sharks after the four-month-old
Love The Oceans announced the news on Instagram, saying they’d named the whale shark Archie as a thank you for the support from @SussexRoyal
Posting on Instagram, the charity said: ‘One month on from being recognised as a #Forceforchange’ by @Sussexroyal and we’re super appreciative of the exposure we’ve gained from them shining a light on us. As a thank you we have just named one of our juvenile whale sharks ‘Archie.’
They added: ‘Welcome to the family Archie.’
The organisation, which focuses on marine conservation, was chosen by the royal couple as one of the 15 accounts they are following for the month of August, which they have dubbed the ‘Forces For Change’ month.
The charity went on to share a series of photographs of the new baby Archie swimming in the ocean.
The charity went on to post a series of snaps of Archie the whale shark to their delighted followers, who praised them for the move
Some royal fans said they were left close to tears after the charity named a juvenile whale shark after Prince Harry and Meghan’s son
Royal fans wild over the snaps, praising the charity for the move which some said left them close to tears.
One wrote: ‘That shark has an adorable name.’
While another commented: ‘I almost cried…this is just too adorable and cute.’
‘This is so cute,’ another added. ‘We so love baby Archie.’
Royal fans went wild over the move, with many calling it ‘adorable’, and one admitting it had left them close to tears
The charity previously said that exposure on the Sussex Royal Instagram had given them ‘a much wider reach’ than they ‘could have dreamed!’
As well as following the charity on Instagram as one of their featured Forces For Change, Harry and Meghan shone a spotlight on Love the Oceans last week on International Whale Shark Day.
Last week @SussexRoyal shared a post with a gallery of images about the charity.
The royal couple delighted their followers by sharing a selection of snaps from charity @LoveTheOceans for #InternationalWhaleSharkDay
The couple explained in a lengthy caption why they were showcasing the charity, which is one of their ‘Forces for Change’
Focusing on the charity’s work to protect whale sharks, the caption read: ‘As we come to the end of the month we want to acknowledge the great work done by @LoveTheOceans – a non-profit organisation we are following, chosen by you for #ForcesForChange month. ‘
‘Today we are helping them celebrate #InternationalWhaleSharkDay.’
They added: ‘LoveTheOceans (LTO) is launching its ‘Adopt a Whale Shark’ campaign, enabling people to adopt an individual whale shark. The donation will support their continued research to protect these gentle giants.’
The royal couple shared a gallery of images by the charity, which is based in Mozambique, with one showing beaming volunteers
Love the Oceans said that support from the royals had given them over 4,500 new followers on Instagram, as well as selling over 45 Whale Shark Adoption packs.
The charity also said support from Prince Harry and Meghan helped them reach their goal to build a community swimming pool where they would help teach villagers life saving swimming skills.
Prince Harry has travelled to Mozambique in the past, having visited minefields in Tete province in 2010 as he continued the work of his mother Princess Diana with the Halo project.
