The England ruby team may have lost out on the World Cup title after losing to South Africa in the final last week, but they’ve still got one very special royal supporter.
WATCH: Prince Harry shares sweet snap of baby Archie in his team’s jersey
During his solo trip to Japan last week, Prince Harry made some time to watch England’s defeat at the International Stadium in Yokohama
And in an adorable video shared via Twitter one of England’s rugby players, Sam Underhill, revealed that the Duke of Sussex had been supporting the team via text. And best of all, the royal had shared a picture of his and Meghan Markle’s six-month-old son, Archie wearing an England ruby shirt.
“As a group we’ve had a couple of messages,” Underhill said in a TV interview. “Prince Harry sent us a nice message of support, which was nice to receive. Showed his little lad in an England shirt, so that was a nice touch.”
In a sweet Instagram message posted after England lost, Harry wrote, “Hold your heads high boys, you did an outstanding job and we couldn’t have asked more from you.”
Last week it was reported that Harry and Meghan are set to abandon the UK following months of intrusion from the British press.
“It’s not possible for them to be [in the U.K.] like this,” a source tells PEOPLE. “There’s more pressure now. There’s a shift that is happening.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to be taking six weeks off royal duties for some “much-needed family time” from mid-November through the end of the year, says an insider.
And it’s looking increasingly likely that the couple – along with Archie – will be spending some time in Meghan’s hometown of Los Angeles with her mother, Doria Ragland.
“This would be Harry’s first Thanksgiving in the States,” adds the source. “It will be nice for them to be around people that love them and have him understand her traditions too.”
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