--- title: Prince Harry Wants Meghan Markle to Have a Baby Girl description: While attending an Invictus Games cycling competition, the Duke of Sussex revealed that he wants his first child with Markle to be a girl. canonical: https://time.com/5430857/prince-harry-baby-girl/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-22T14:48:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:32.772Z og:title: Prince Harry Wants Meghan Markle to Have a Baby Girl og:description: And people couldn't be more excited og:url: https://time.com/5430857/prince-harry-baby-girl/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f70b6fb5a9e6473/69893d217cdbacd8b8d5e3a7/meghan-markle-prince-harry-baby-girl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-Baby-Girl og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince Harry Wants Meghan Markle to Have a Baby Girl twitter:description: And people couldn't be more excited twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f70b6fb5a9e6473/69893d217cdbacd8b8d5e3a7/meghan-markle-prince-harry-baby-girl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince Harry Wants Meghan Markle to Have a Baby Girl and People Couldn't Be More Excited  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 22, 2018 2:48 PM UTC  Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during the JLR Drive Day at Cockatoo Island on October 20, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during the JLR Drive Day at Cockatoo Island on October 20, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 22, 2018 2:48 PM UTC [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5426894/prince-harry-baby/) could be dropping hints about [his and Meghan Markle’s baby](http://time.com/5424493/meghan-markle-prince-harry-royal-baby/)? While attending an [Invictus Games](http://time.com/4964047/prince-harry-brought-barack-obama-and-joe-biden-to-the-invictus-games/) cycling competition on Sunday ahead of the couple’s trip to Fraser Island, the Duke of Sussex revealed that he wants his first child with Markle to be a girl. In a video that has gone viral since it was shared on the fan-run Instagram account [@harry\_meghan\_updates](https://www.instagram.com/harry%5Fmeghan%5Fupdates/), a woman in the crowd can be heard shouting, “I hope it’s a girl!” Harry then quickly replies, “So do I,” before continuing on his way. Harry [first spoke publicly](http://time.com/5426894/prince-harry-baby/) about Markle’s pregnancy during a reception at the Admiralty House in Sydney last week. “Genuinely, thank you for the incredibly warm welcome and the chance to meet so many Aussies from all walks of life,” he said. “And, we also genuinely couldn’t think of a better place to announce the upcoming baby. Boy or girl. 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