Prince Harry and Meghan give son Archie a very special birthday gift

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have donated hundreds of beanies in their son's name for his birthday.

Prince Harry and Meghan's gift will help women and children in New Zealand escaping domestic violence.

Make Give Live is a social enterprise which runs a 'buy one - give one' scheme, meaning for each beanie sold, one is given to someone in need via a range of charities.

Harry and Meghan recently donated 200 beanies on behalf of their son Archie, who turned two on May 6.

The organisation revealed the "generous" gift via a post on social media, donated through the I Got Your Back Pack charity.

"Thank you Harry & Meghan, Duke & Duchess of Sussex, and of course, Archie for the generous donation of these 200 beanies to your friends on the other side of the world in NZ," founder Claire Conza said in a video.

"I Got Your Back Pack NZ was very grateful for them and they will be sent in care packs to refuges around NZ to warm heads and hearts.

"It also meant a lot for our maker community to have something special to bring them together to enjoy connection and creativity whilst making them, and didn't they do an incredible job!?

"Happy Birthday Archie."

It's not the first time the Sussexes have donated to Make Give Live.

Over Christmas last year, 200 beanies were donated – once again in Archie's name.

The social enterprise was given a massive boost when Archie was pictured wearing one of its pom-pom beanies in a photo taken with Prince Harry in Canada.

Meghan was presented with one of the beanies when she and Harry visited Wellington during their royal tour in October 2019.

Each week Make Give Live members get together to knit the beanies, saying the organisation's purpose is "easing isolation and improving mental health and wellbeing through connection and the well proven therapy of knitting and crochet".