George Clooney reveals he hopes to meet royal baby Archie during London trip

George Clooney reveals he hopes to meet royal baby Archie during London trip before joking the newborn has 'stolen his thunder' as they share the same birthday

By Rianne Addo For Mailonline

Published: 14:53 BST, 16 May 2019 | Updated: 14:54 BST, 16 May 2019

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He and his wife Amal Clooney boast close friendships with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

And George Clooney has revealed he hopes to meet Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's newborn son Archie during his fleeting London trip, where he has been promoting his latest miniseries Catch-22. 

Speaking at the premiere of the dark comedy on Wednesday evening, the 58-year-old actor joked the royal baby has 'stolen his thunder' as the pair share the same birthday, May 6. 

George Clooney has revealed he hopes to meet Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's newborn son Archie during his fleeting London trip, where he has been promoting his latest miniseries Catch-22 (pictured on Wednesday with wife Amal, 41)

George Clooney has revealed he hopes to meet Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's newborn son Archie during his fleeting London trip, where he has been promoting his latest miniseries Catch-22 (pictured on Wednesday with wife Amal, 41)

When asked by BANG Showbiz  whether he would be seeing baby Archie while in London, the screen star said: 'I hope so, that would be nice.'

In George's true comedic fashion, the screen star poked fun at the pair's common birthday during another interview at the premiere as he told presenter Jenni Falconer: 'Baby Archie has stolen my thunder!' 

Royal couple Harry, 34, and Meghan, 37,

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