'Absolutely to die for': Proud Prince Harry beaming after birth of baby boy
A beaming Prince Harry said his wife Meghan Markle gave birth to a baby boy early Monday morning (local time).
Harry says he’s “incredibly proud” of his wife and that they have a healthy baby boy who weighs 7 pounds 3 ounces or 3.2 kilograms. He has not yet been named.
Harry said the child was a little bit overdue and that had given them more time to contemplate names.
He says he is ecstatic about the birth of their first child and said more details will be shared in the coming days.
“This little baby is absolutely to die for,” he said. “I’m just over the moon.”
“It was the most amazing experience.”
The infant will be seventh in line to the British throne and Queen Elizabeth II’s eighth great-grandchild.
Harry is the younger son of Prince Charles, the next in line to the throne, and the late Princess Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997.
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Harry, speaking before TV cameras on Monday afternoon was present for the birth, which he said was an amazing experience.
The couple has said they didn’t find out the baby’s sex in advance.
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was formerly known as Meghan Markle and was a TV star before retiring from acting to marry Harry at St. George’s Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle a year ago.
Journalists and well-wishers have camped out for days in Windsor, about 35 kilometres west of London, awaiting the baby’s arrival.
Meghan, a California native, had a starring role on the American TV series Suits.
She had a previous marriage that ended in divorce and has strong feminist views.
As the daughter of a black mother and a white father, she says she identifies as biracial.
Harry has previously said he wanted to protect his wife from intrusive media coverage and couple said they planned to keep many of the details of the birth private ahead of the event.
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