Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a baby boy on Monday, her first child with Prince Harry. The Duchess went into labour early Monday morning with Harry at her side, the palace announced on Monday afternoon local time.
Harry was with his wife when she gave birth at 5:26 a.m. local time. Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland is with the couple at their home, Frogmore Cottage, the palace said in the birth announcement.
The child be the seventh in line to the throne, following Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince Harry.
It is not clear whether the newborn, who falls behind Harry in the line of succession, will receive a royal title, like those bestowed on the three children of Prince William, Harry’s older brother, and William’s wife, Catherine.
“It was amazing. As Every father and parent will ever say your baby is absolutely amazing…I’m just over the moon ” said Beaming Harry in an impromptu press conference.
The baby is Queen Elizabeth II’s eighth great grandchild. They are still deciding on a name for the newborn, Harry said adding that they would introduce the baby to the world in two days.
The baby is the first multiracial baby in the British monarchy’s recent history, an instant star in a country where multiracial children make up the fastest-growing ethnic category.
“I’m so incredibly proud of my wife” he said.
Prior to the birth, few details of the couple’s plans were released. Last month, Kensington Palace said that the birth would be revealed only once Harry and Meghan had the opportunity to celebrate privately.
Unlike Harry’s brother, Prince William, they didn’t share where the baby would be born.