Meghan Markle, Prince Harry announce name of royal baby
Two tired but beaming parents and one blissfully sleeping baby posed for cameras Wednesday as Prince Harry and Meghan helped satisfy a huge global appetite for images and details about their newborn son.
Welcome to the world
Standing in a vast, red-carpeted hall at Windsor Castle, Meghan declared the baby 鈥渁 dream鈥� and motherhood 鈥渕agic.鈥�
Harry cradled his son in his arms as the couple, known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, posed for cameras 鈥� the first in a lifetime of photo calls for the two-day-old baby, who is seventh in line to the throne.
Meghan declared motherhood to be 鈥渕agic.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty amazing,鈥� said the 37-year-old American formerly known as Meghan Markle. 鈥淚 have the two best guys in the world, so I鈥檓 really happy.鈥�
She said the baby had 鈥渏ust been a dream.鈥�
鈥淗e has the sweetest temperament. He鈥檚 really calm,鈥� she said.
Harry quipped: 鈥淚 wonder who he gets that from.鈥�
Asked which parent the baby took after, Harry said it was too soon to tell.
鈥淓veryone says that babies change so much over two weeks,鈥� said the 34-year-old prince. 鈥淲e鈥檙e basically monitoring how the changing process happens over this next month really. But his looks are changing every single day, so who knows.
鈥淲e鈥檙e just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy,鈥� he added.
The couple later announced the baby's name on Instagram.
"This afternoon Their Royal Highnesses introduced Her Majesty The Queen to her eighth great-grandchild at Windsor Castle. The Duke of Edinburgh and The Duchess鈥� mother were also present for this special occasion,"
Baby Sussex was born Monday at 5:26 a.m. (0426 GMT; 12:26 a.m. EDT) at an as-yet-undisclosed location. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces (3.26 kilograms).
Family members have welcomed the new arrival, with Prince William saying on Tuesday he was 鈥渁bsolutely thrilled.鈥�