Meghan Markle is pregnant and expecting her first child with Prince Harry

Baby Alert Baby: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are waiting for their first child together!

Kensington Palace announced the new Monday morning, a few hours after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed in Australia for their first royal tour as a married couple.

"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," said the palace in a statement posted on Instagram. "Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public."

Meghan, 37, recently sparked rumors of pregnancy, which were fueled by wearing the Givenchy navy blue coat loosely attached while she accompanied Harry, her cousin, at the age of 34. Princess Eugeniemarriage to Jack Brooksbank Friday.

The baby news comes five months after the Duke and Duchess tied their royal wedding at the same place, St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, in front of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince William, Kate Middleton and prince Charles, who helped Meghan walk down the aisle after her father, Thomas Markle, could not attend. Meghan stunned in a Clare Waight Keller dress for Givenchy and a diamond headband diadem of Queen Mary (loaned by Queen Elizabeth II) at the ceremony, which was also attended by her mother, Doria Raglandas well as celebrities Oprah Winfrey, Priyanka Chopra, Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, George Clooney and Amal Clooney. Former Meghan Suit co-stars were also present for the royal wedding.

Meghan and Harry, who started their love story in 2016, announced their commitment to the world last year in November 2017. After the announcement and an appearance in front of photographers at Kensington Palace, Harry and Meghan sat down for an interview and talked about their commitment to the ring, which includes stones that belonged to Harry's deceased mother, Princess Diana.

When asked what it meant to have stones belonging to Princess Diana included in her engagement ring, Meghan said, "I think everything is in Harry's thinking – and the # Including that and not being able to meet her mother is so important to me that she is part of that with us. "

She continued: "And I think that in order to meet her aunts and – and also like Julia and other people so important to her mother, I am able, in a certain way, to know some of her part. It's thanks to them and of course through it, and that's it's incredibly special, and you know how to have that kind of links from where you come from and Botswana which is important to us and that is – perfect. "

Harry then said that his mother and Meghan would have been "the best friends in the world".

"Oh, they would be thick like thieves, no doubt, I think it would be on the moon, hopping up and down, you know it so excited for me, but then, as I've said, probably would have been best friends – best friends with Meghan, "he said. "So no, it's – you know, it's days like – days like today – when I really miss having it there and being able to share this good news." But you know, with the ring and all that's going on, I'm sure she's … "

"… she is with us," says Markle.

"I'm sure she's with us yeah, you know, jumping from one place to another," Harry said.

Immediately after the wedding, Meghan began assuming her new royal duties, making her royal debut just days after the ceremony.

In August, Meghan and Harry moved away from the audience and spent private moments together. The couple returned at the end of the month to attend a special gala at the Broadway musical Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theater in London. For this event, Meghan wore a black Judith & Charles tuxedo mini dress with matching heels.

A few weeks later, Meghan organized her first event at Kensington Palace with Harry and his mother Doria Ragland next to her. The event honored the launch of the cookbook Together, which features recipes from the Hubb Community Kitchen in West London. Meghan also gave a speech to the participants on the cookbook and what it means to her.

"Working on this project over the past nine months has been a huge job of love," she said. "I had just moved to London and I felt immediately embraced by the women in the kitchen, your warmth, your kindness and also being able to be in town and see in this small room how multicultural it was. On a personal level, I am so proud to live in a city that can have so much diversity.This is 12 countries represented in this group of women, it's really remarkable. "

At the end of September, Meghan and Harry made a very active visit to Loughborough University for the Coach Core Awards, where they met 60 of this year's graduates and played netball. For appearance, Meghan wore an Oscar de la Renta royal blue top paired with black Altuzarra pants and heels. The couple were seen laughing together in the gym while they were participating in a game with the graduates.

Congratulations to the couple for this exciting baby news!