Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, gives birth with her first baby

May 6, 2019, 13:06 UTC / Update May 6, 2019, 13:18 UTC

By Keir Simmons and Rachel Elbaum

LONDON – The former Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, gave birth with her first child, Buckingham Palace, was confirmed at NBC News.

The baby will be the eighth great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and the fourth grandson of Prince Charles.

Before birth, few details about the couple's birth plans have been published. Last month, Kensington Palace declared that the birth would only be revealed when Harry and Meghan would have had the opportunity to celebrate in private. Unlike Prince William, Harry's brother, they did not share the baby's birthplace.

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Harry and the former actress "Suits" were married last year in a chapel located in the precincts of Windsor Castle, about thirty kilometers to the west of central London. . The celebration saw movie stars mingle with royalty.

The palace announced the pregnancy of Meghan in October.

In early March, the palace announced that Harry, 34, and Meghan, 37, would create their own home, as well as their own communication staff based at Buckingham Palace. This move would mean that their operations would be separate from those they had shared with Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.

This is a story in development. Come back for updates.

Keir Simmons is a London-based foreign correspondent for NBC News.

Rachel Elbaum

Rachel Elbaum is a London-based publisher, producer and writer.