The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have revealed plans to launch a charitable organization called Archewell.
Oh, right.
The organization’s name is not based on their son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, but rather the Greek word “Arche,” meaning “source of action,” they said.
Umm, well:
Arche (/ˈɑːrki/; Ancient Greek: ἀρχή) is a Greek word with primary senses “beginning”, “origin” or “source of action” (εξ’ ἀρχής: from the beginning, οr εξ’ ἀρχής λόγος: the original argument), and later “first principle” or “element”. By extension, it may mean “first place, power”, “method of government”, “empire, realm”
Maybe the last of those extensions might be a closer meaning.
“We connected to this concept for the charitable organisation we hoped to build one day, and it became the inspiration for our son’s name.
How long have you been planning this love?
The name is probably post-Archie, but the plan (as with Sussex Royal) and the whole “Princess in Hollywood” schtick probably pre-dates her meeting Harry. The prince aspect is ageing rapidly though.
I give it another 18 months before the cracks become impossible to hide. It will make Charles and Diana’s breakup look like a honeymoon by comparison. Poor old Harry, he’ll be slaughtered on the altar of his own good intentions.
Not a good choice, as people won’t know how to pronounce it. Those more educated who are familiar with “archetype” will pronounce it like that. Others who remember their kid’s name will say “arch-well” or “archie-well”. I doubt if I’ll ever say it, but will pronounce it “Ah-CHEW-el!”, loudly, into my elbow.
M&H suffer from a bad case of NBPE don’t they?
Charitable organisation. hmmm. C’mon journos give us the low down we want to know. i.e. can you found and live very nicely thankee very much off the back of a hollywood wellness charidee?
Arse swill.
To be fair, this sounds a lot better than “Whorescam” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Solve world hunger, then get back to us.
It is humorous – in a grim sort of way – to watch people who are essentially frivolous striving to be taken seriously.
I give it another 18 months before the cracks become impossible to hide.
Dunno. Now that Will-(n-Kate-)n-kids are permitted to travel together in aircraft, there’s a not unreasonable chance that Meghan could be queen consort of the UK and Commonwealth. She might lay back and think of England.
Though I’m familiar with eg archetype etc, I’m struggling to get my tongue around archewell. ark-well ? ark-ee-well ? ah kwell?
Does anybody care any more?
Anyone?
…Crickets…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nPOzGeyaw
Apparently their son is named after the organization’s name – was that a pig flying past?
Absolute vapid drivel from the pair of them. Son named After the organisation – bollocks
Good observation, Dennis. I’d add that they are not only “frivolous striving to be taken seriously,” they threw away their only marketable asset.
This whole mess is like a 90s chick flick. Maybe they’ll drive into the Grand Canyon when they realize what everyone else already knows.