--- title: Prince Harry Speaks About the Royal Baby for the First Time description: Prince Harry speaks publicly about the royal baby he and Meghan Markle are expecting in a speech in Australia. Here's what he said. canonical: https://time.com/5426894/prince-harry-baby/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-17T14:34:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:30.751Z og:title: Prince Harry Has Spoken Publicly About the Royal Baby for the First Time og:description: Everyone, come see how great this sounds og:url: https://time.com/5426894/prince-harry-baby/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda46496ba029b8c1/69893cc4ab6d776af96b3f1c/princeharryaustralia.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit Australia - Day 1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince Harry Has Spoken Publicly About the Royal Baby for the First Time twitter:description: Everyone, come see how great this sounds twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda46496ba029b8c1/69893cc4ab6d776af96b3f1c/princeharryaustralia.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince Harry Has Spoken Publicly About the Royal Baby for the First Time by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Oct 17, 2018 2:34 PM UTC  Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are given gifts from Australia's Governor General Peter Cosgrove and wife Lynne Cosgrove at Admiralty House where Prince Harry spoke publicly about the royal baby on October 16, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on their official 16-day Autumn tour visiting cities in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. (Photo by Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are given gifts from Australia's Governor General Peter Cosgrove and wife Lynne Cosgrove at Admiralty House where Prince Harry spoke publicly about the royal baby on October 16, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on their official 16-day Autumn tour visiting cities in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. (Photo by Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage)Pool/Samir Hussein—WireImage by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Oct 17, 2018 2:34 PM UTC After [Prince Harry](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5239433/prince-harry/) and Meghan Markle touched down in Sydney, Australia, to kick off their [royal tour](http://time.com/5425867/prince-harry-meghan-markle-daphne-dunne/), Harry spoke publicly about [Markle’s pregnancy](http://time.com/5425761/harry-meghan-noble-rights-daughter/) for the first time. “We’re both absolutely delighted to be here, and really impressed to see you serving beer and tea at an afternoon in true Aussie style,” Harry said, drawing warm laughs with his remarks at a reception at the Admiralty House in Sydney Monday. “But genuinely, thank you for the incredibly warm welcome and the chance to meet so many Aussies from all walks of life. And, we also genuinely couldn’t think of a better place to announce, uh…the, uh…the upcoming baby. Boy or girl. So thank you very, very much.” > [](https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1052115220418715648) Hearing the Duke of Sussex navigate how to talk about the pregnancy in the spotlight on the fly was – this may not surprise – instantly endearing to royal fans watching online. > [](https://twitter.com/HolzHar/status/1052471816491544576) The Duchess of Sussex will give birth to her first child in Spring 2019\. Kensington Palace announced the news Monday, sharing that the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince William and Kate Middleton are “delighted for the couple.” > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1051739344887848960) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5426894/prince-harry-baby/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5426894/prince-harry-baby/"},"headline":"Prince Harry Has Spoken Publicly About the Royal Baby for the First Time","datePublished":"2018-10-17T14:34:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:30.751Z","description":"Prince Harry speaks publicly about the royal baby he and Meghan Markle are expecting in a speech in Australia. 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