--- title: Meghan Markle Gives Birth to Her Royal Baby Boy Sussex description: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's first royal baby — a boy — is officially here. Read about the happy news. canonical: https://time.com/5534802/meghan-markle-baby-boy-born/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-05-06T13:50:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2024-01-24T11:22:53.000Z og:title: It's a Boy! Meghan Markle Gives Birth to Her First Royal Baby og:description: Happy news for the palace og:url: https://time.com/5534802/meghan-markle-baby-boy-born/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt199767581859e2c8/698945a58fd2ee4afe35dd76/prince-harry-meghan-markle-baby-born.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-Baby-Born og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: It's a Boy! 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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Endeavour Fund awards at Drapers' Hall on February 7, 2019 in London, England. Tolga Akmen - WPA Pool/Getty Images by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/) and [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) Updated: Jan 24, 2024 11:22 AM UTCPublished: May 6, 2019 1:50 PM UTC The [first royal baby](http://time.com/5445288/meghan-markle-baby-news/) for Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is officially here. The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a boy “early in the morning” on Monday. “We are pleased to announce that Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their firstborn child in the early morning on May 6th, 2019\. Their Royal Highnesses’ son weighs 7lbs. 3oz.,” the royals announced on their [official Instagram account](https://www.instagram.com/p/BxH36irhwcO/). “The Duchess and baby are both healthy and well, and the couple thank members of the public for their shared excitement and support during this very special time in their lives.” The baby was born at 5:26 a.m. local time, the a palace said. Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, is with her daughter at the couple’s home at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, England. She is “overjoyed by the arrival of her first grandchild,” according to the palace. Not long after the news of the birth, [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5583876/prince-harry-royal-baby-comments/) made a statement to gathered journalists. He said that Meghan and the child were healthy and that he was “over the moon” with excitement. --- > “” --- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have yet to release their new son’s name. But, unlike Prince George of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and Prince Louis of Cambridge—the children of William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge—Harry and Meghan’s [baby boy is not a prince](http://time.com/5424673/meghan-harry-royal-baby-title/). Unless Queen Elizabeth issues a [Letters Patent](http://time.com/5228207/meghan-markle-title-royal-wedding/) declaring otherwise, Harry and Meghan’s son––and any future children – will likely be given the title of earl (or lady if they have a girl in the future.) Still, the baby’s name is likely to be traditional, [royal experts say](http://time.com/5562700/meghan-markle-baby-name-options/). The new royal baby is seventh in line to the throne, which gives the Duke and Duchess some more leeway in the naming process, but they’re not going to want to stray too far from royal tradition. “I think \[Markle\] understands and respects the traditional institution that she’s married into,” Katie Nicholl, a royal correspondent for _Vanity Fair_ and the author of [_Harry and Meghan: Life, Loss, and Love_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1602865280/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=time037-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1602865280&linkId=fd4afdebdc4c4d31e3bf919531536bd0)_,_ told TIME in a previous interview. Though we don’t yet know where Meghan chose to give birth, it’s likely she didn’t give birth in the same hospital as the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Diana––the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital in Westminster, London. But that’s not so surprising, considering other royals have been born in different hospitals before: Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, had her two children at Frimley Hospital in Surrey, England and [Sarah Ferguson gave birth to Princess Beatrice](https://www.ibtimes.com/sarah-ferguson-refused-follow-princess-dianas-footsteps-during-princess-beatrices-2768920) and Princess Eugenie a different hospital in London. At the end of the day, it’s not the hospital that matters, but the wishes of the royal parents, according to royal expert and CNN commentator Victoria Arbiter. “We have to respect any new mother’s choices,” she told TIME. Kensington Palace first announced that Markle was pregnant with the couple’s first child on Oct. 15, nearly five months after their royal wedding at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019,” the palace said in a statement. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1051739344887848960) Until the couple announces the name of the royal baby, royal watchers (and the world) are anxiously awaiting (and betting) the answer. But, as Arbiter told TIME previously, the public has to give them privacy. “Harry and Meghan are very keen to maintain the privacy of their child and also to sort of set the boundaries on what is acceptable and what’s not.” One such aspect of the couple’s privacy was their choice to not take a typical post-birth photo, instead choosing to keep the moment for themselves. 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