A ROYAL expert has claimed that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are desperate for Archie to have a “normal” upbringing away from the spotlight.

Angela Mollard said on the podcast Royals that the duke and duchess ideally want to give him a childhood similar to that of Zara Tindall, and daughters Mia and Lena.

6 A royal expert has said Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are desperate to give Archie a 'normal' upbringing Credit: Getty - Contributor

The royal expert said: “I’ve been reading [biographer] Angela Levin, she spent a lot of time with him, I think nearly a year on royal tours and in interviews.

“She knows that what he really wants is this private life for his child.

“He very much feels that he’s down that hierarchy from William, it should afford him the kind of life that Zara and Peter Phillips enjoyed.

“He’s looked at his cousins all these years and thought how smart it was that Princess Anne didn’t give her children titles.

6 When Archie was born in May, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex rejected him having a title Credit: Getty - Contributor

6 Angela Mollard said Prince Harry is keen for Archie to grow up away from the spotlight like Zara Tindall has

“They’ve been allowed to grow up fairly normally, both Zara and Peter, and then their children, Mia and her little sister Lena, and Peter’s children, are just not in the limelight.

“I think that’s what he desperately wants for Archie.”

When Archie was born, Prince Harry and Meghan rejected him from having a title like cousins Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince Louis.

Instead, he will simply be known as 'Master Archie' after Meghan and Harry decided not to give him one of the Duke of Sussex's lesser titles, the Earl of Dumbarton.

This is a signal the couple want their child to be a “private citizen”.

He’s [Prince Harry has] looked at his cousins all these years and thought how smart it was that Princess Anne didn’t give her children titles. Royal expert Angela Mollard

Five-month-old Archie, who is seventh in line to the throne, will be eligible to be styled as Prince if his parents so wish when Prince Charles becomes king.

The couple also kept details of his birth private, hosted a private christening and kept his godparents anonymous.

When Princess Anne gave birth to her two kids, Zara and Peter, she also opted for them to not have titles.

Although typically only grandkids by the monarch’s sons were supposed to receive titles upon birth, the Queen changed the rules for daughter Anne.

She offered the chance for Zara and Peter to be able to have them, but Anne declined on the grounds of wanting to give them a relatively normal upbringing.

6 Meghan and Harry kept Archie's birth private and still haven't announced his godparents Credit: Getty - Pool

Now Zara, who is married to former rugby union star Mike Tindall, is known as one of the most down-to-earth royals, loving curries, boxset and outdoor life.

She is not a working royal and lives in the “relative calm” of Gatcombe Park in Gloucester, where she grew up.

A source said: “Zara is often seen running errands in her Range rover, out on a quad bike, feeding horses, walking dogs, but can scrub up nicely for a Royal engagement.

“Zara is up early, mucking out and riding out with her horses whilst Mike will attend to his daughters.

“They have a 50:50 split in their parental responsibilities.”

6 Archie stole the limelight on the royal Africa tour when he met Archbishop Desmond Tutu Credit: Rex Features

6 Meghan's hairdresser James Benoit is said to have grown close to little Archie on his visits to Frogmore Cottage and the royal tour Credit: Stewart Williams - The Sun

We last saw little Archie on Meghan and Harry’s 10-day royal tour of southern Africa, where he stole the show during a visit to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

The young royal is said to have made his first friend in Meghan's hairdresser James Benoit, who is said to have formed a strong bond with the tot, according to the Mail on Sunday.

James helps out Meghan's main hairdresser George Northwood, but steps in with George is busy.

Both men were brought on the royal tour, with James being one of the first people to met Archie after Meghan gave birth in May.

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We shared how Prince Harry wanted Baby Archie to go on royal tour to introduce him ‘to the place he loves’.

And it was revealed that Archie had lots of toys on the royal tour so he didn’t miss his ‘home comforts’, royal expert claims.

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