{"id":28377,"date":"2019-05-06T10:01:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=28377"},"modified":"2019-05-06T10:03:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:03:45","slug":"megan-give-birth-to-royal-baby-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/megan-give-birth-to-royal-baby-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan gives birth to royal baby boy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Duchess of Sussex has given birth to a boy, the Duke of Sussex has announced.<\/p>

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Prince Harry said they were “absolutely thrilled” and thanked the public for their support during the pregnancy.<\/p>\n

He said Meghan and the baby were doing “incredibly well”, adding that they were still thinking about names for the infant, who was delivered at 05:26 BST.<\/p>

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Buckingham Palace said the baby weighed 7lbs 3oz, and that the duke was present for the birth.<\/p>

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It added: “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 been informed and are delighted with the news.<\/p>\n

“The duchess’s mother, Doria Ragland, who is overjoyed by the arrival of her first grandchild, is with their Royal Highnesses at Frogmore Cottage.<\/p>

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The baby boy is seventh in line to the throne, behind the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and his children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – and Prince Harry.<\/p>\n

He is the Queen’s eighth great-grandchild.<\/p>

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