Baby babble! Prince Harry, Fergie and more celebrity parents have revealed their kids’ epic first words over the years.
Archie, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, was welcomed into the world by the Duke. Meghan Markle in May 2019, and his first word was “three syllables,” Harry told James CordenIt was almost two years later.
Not only did the little one say “crocodile” to start, but he also said “waffles” every morning. The former military pilot explained in February 2021: “My grandmother [Queen Elizabeth II]Meg answered our Christmas question with a waffle maker. Archie received a wafflemaker from her, so Meg made a delicious organic breakfast mix for him. [puts it]Put it in the wafflemaker and watch it rise. He loves it.”
Three months later, the royal family member revealed more of his toddler’s first words in his AppleTV+ docuseries, The Me You Can’t See.
“I’ve got a photo up [of my late mom, Princess Diana], in his nursery, and one of the first words that he said apart from ‘Mama’ [and] ‘Papa’ was then ‘Grandma. Grandma Diana,’” Harry said in April 2021. “It’s the sweetest thing. It’s also very sad that she isn’t here. … I wish she was around for Archie.”
As for Fergie, her son Axl’s first word was a single syllable. The former Black Eyed Peas singer told E! NewsIn April 2014, her and Josh Duhamel’s son was “talking now” — or at least “formulating what he thinks are words.”
The “Big Girls Don’t Cry” singer explained, “We’re kind of trying to figure it out. There’s, like, ‘Ba.’ We think it’s ball. He says it when the ball is around, so we’re thinking his first word [is]Ball maybe. He also says, ‘Mama.’”
Fergie Duhamel and Fergie split three years later. The former couple coparented their child, saying on The Talk in October 2017 that they were “making it work.”
The Grammy winner explained at the time: “I’m good, as good as you can be with a separation. The good thing is we don’t lose each other as parents. All of our cousins still remain cousins. Everything basically is staying the same, except we’re not a romantic couple anymore. Josh is my love. … We’re both working full time right now.”
Keep scrolling for more stars sharing their little ones’ first words, from Amal ClooneyTo Justin Timberlake.
