Buckingham Palace has announced that the Duchess of Sussex has given birth to a baby son weighing 7lbs 3oz and mother and child are doing well.
Meghan went into labour “in the early hours” of Monday morning, the palace said in a statement.
Prince Harry was by her side and a further announcement “will be made soon”, it added.
The infant will be seventh in line to the throne, behind the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and his children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – and the Duke of Sussex.
The new arrival – whose sex is not yet known – will be the Queen’s eighth great-grandchild.
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Harry and Meghan have said they will only share the news of the baby’s arrival once they have had a chance to celebrate privately as a family.
The couple announced the pregnancy publicly on 15 October 2018 – the first day of their royal tour of Australia and New Zealand.
The duchess was last seen on an official engagement on 19 March when she signed a book of condolences in London with Harry for the victims of the Christchurch terror attack.
8 November 2016 – Kensington Palace releases a statement that confirms Prince Harry has been dating Meghan Markle “for a few months” and asks the press to respect their privacy
28 November 2017 – Harry and Meghan announce they are engaged to be married
15 December 2017 – Kensington Palace confirms the couple have chosen to wed in Windsor on 19 May the following year
19 May 2018 – Harry and Meghan are married in front of 600 guests at St George’s Chapel and become the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
15 October 2018 – Kensington Palace announces the duchess is pregnant, and is due to give birth in Spring 2019
