Meghan Markle’s mum Doria Ragland was by her daughter’s side as she took to the world stage to marry Prince Harry, the only member of her family to do so.
And she was with her daughter and son-in-law today as they became parents to their firstborn, a son.
Doria is said to be “overjoyed” by the birth of her first grandchild; her joy revealed in an official statement from the Palace.
It read: “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex was safely delivered of a son at 0526hrs.
“The Duchess’s mother, Doria Ragland, who is overjoyed by the arrival of her first grandchild, is with Their Royal Highnesses at Frogmore Cottage.”
Later, Prince Harry spoke of his joy at becoming a dad, hailing the birth of his son as the “most amazing experience”.
He told reporters at Windsor: “I’m very excited to announce that Meghan and myself had a baby boy earlier this morning, a very healthy boy.
“Mother and baby are doing incredibly well. It’s been the most amazing experience I could ever have possibly imagined.
“How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension, but we’re both absolutely thrilled and so grateful for all the love and support from everybody out there.
“It’s been amazing, so I just wanted to share this with everybody…
“I haven’t been at many births, this is definitely my first birth but it was amazing, absolutely incredible.
“I’m so incredibly proud of my wife and as every father and parent would ever say, your baby is absolutely amazing, but this little thing is absolutely to die for so I’m just over the moon.”
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Harry confirmed he and his wife are still deciding on a name for their son, and will announce the tot’s moniker in the coming days.
He added: “The baby’s a little bit overdue so we’ve had a little bit of time to think about it, that’s the next bit. For us we’ll be seeing you guys in probably two days time as planned.”
The 37-year-old royal – who was known as Meghan Markle before her marriage to Prince Harry – and her husband welcomed a 7lb 6oz son into the world on Monday (06.05.19) morning, revealing the news just before 3pm on their Instagram account.
A post titled “It’s a boy”, was captioned: “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 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.
“More details will be shared in the forthcoming days.”
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According to the official royal statement, the Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Lady Jane Fellowes, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Earl Spencer have also all been informed and are “delighted with the news”.
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