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Published 20:58 IST, May 6th 2019

'I'm over the moon': Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex gushes about new-born son in an official statement. Read it here

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed their first child, a boy, on Monday.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed their first child, a boy, on Monday. The official Instagram handle of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed the news. After that Prince Harry released an official statement where he gushed about his new-born son saying that he is 'over the moon'. Calling it the 'most amazing experience', he remarked that the baby boy was born early in the morning. 

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The 37-year-old Duchess of Sussex, who was an American actress known as Meghan Markle before she joined the British royal family, and Harry haven't disclosed the planned location of the birth. But they ruled out the London hospital where the prince, older brother William and William's three children with Kate, Duchess of Cambridge were born. Throughout Meghan's pregnancy, the couple never revealed the due date and said they decided not to find out the baby's sex in advance.

The infant will be seventh in line to the British throne and Queen Elizabeth II's eighth great-grandchild. Harry is the younger son of Prince Charles, the next in line to the throne, and the late Princess Diana.

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Meghan, a California native, had a starring role on the American TV series "Suits." She had a previous marriage that ended in divorce and has strong feminist views. As the daughter of a black mother and a white father, she says she identifies as biracial.

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(With inputs from AP)

20:45 IST, May 6th 2019