Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcome their first baby!

Publish Date
Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 5:58AM

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have welcomed their first child into the world - a boy weighing 7lbs 3oz.

Buckingham Palace announced that the baby was born at 5.26am on Monday local time (4.26pm, Monday NZT).

The birth appears to have taken place without complications.

The couple has not yet chosen a name for their son.

The baby is seventh in line to the throne, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's eighth great-grandchild and a cousin for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

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Prince Harry was present for the birth, and both Meghan and the child were 'doing well'.

The beaming Prince said: "I'm very excited to announce that Meghan and myself had a baby boy earlier this morning, a very healthy boy. Mother and baby are doing incredibly well. It's been the most amazing experience I could ever have possibly imagined.

"How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension, but we're both absolutely thrilled and so grateful to all the love and support from everybody out there. It's been amazing, so we just wanted to share this with everybody."

Asked what it was like to be present for the birth, he laughed and said: "I haven't been at many births. This is definitely my first birth. It was amazing, absolutely incredible, and, as I said, I'm so incredibly proud of my wife.

"As every father and parent will ever say, you know, your baby is absolutely amazing, but this little thing is absolutely to-die-for, so I'm just over the moon."

Senior members of the royal family were said to be 'delighted with the news'.

The baby’s sex was a surprise to Meghan and Harry, who chose not to find out what they were having.

Congratulations Meghan and Harry!

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