- A Mexican TV news program said Harry Styles was the father of the new royal baby, rather than Prince Harry.
- Cuéntamelo Ya! named the parents of baby Archie as “Harry Styles and Meghan Markle.”
- After the blunder was shared on Twitter, it swiftly went viral.
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A Mexican news program accidentally named the father of the new royal baby as Harry Styles instead of Prince Harry.
Reporting on the news of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s birth, the TV show said the newborn’s parents were “Harry Styles and Meghan Markle.”
Needless to say, after a screengrab of the blunder was shared on Twitter, it swiftly went viral.
Aww Harry Styles and Megan <3 pic.twitter.com/384Z4LRK9s
— ana (@RYUJlMIN) May 8, 2019
"Aww Harry Styles and Meghan," tweeted a young woman named Ana who spotted the mistake, broadcast by popular entertainment show Cuéntamelo Ya!.
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The tweet now has over 9,000 likes and 2,000 retweets, with many people expressing their amusement at the mix-up.
"They really messed up," commented one person.
They really messed up. pic.twitter.com/qQEe4j4zT0
— S (@tommosoph) May 9, 2019
Many One Direction fans (AKA Directioners) seemed to be pleased Styles was finally being given the royal status he deserves.
It was a prime opportunity for the many Harry Styles gifs fans have created of the singer to be shared.
https://twitter.com/lillllskh/status/1126430874495520768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Baby Archie was in fact born to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Monday, weighing 7 pounds and 3 ounces, and was revealed to the world on Wednesday at Windsor Castle.