after a long wait the new royal baby is finally hereformer actress and now a royal member of the british royal family meghan markle 37 gave birth to her first child a boy yesterday as per royal sources meghan formally known as the duchess of sussex went into labor in the early morning hours and it was soon shared with people later the royal family made another announcement sharing the news of the arrival of a healthy and happy baby boy as per the report the first child of meghan and prince harry was delivered safely at 526 am and weighs 7lbs 3oz it saidthe child will be seventh in line to the throneall other details about the birth have been kept private honoring the couples wishes it is also being reported that prince harry was by his wifes side during the birth take a look at this instagram postthe doting father overjoyed with feelings told reporters that both mother and baby are doing incredibly wellhe was also grateful for the love and support from his wellwishers adding that it has been incredible experiencing parenthood and holding the little bundle of joy in his arms he also praised his wife saying that he was very proud of her how adorablehow any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension but were both absolutely thrilled and so grateful for all the love and support from everybody out thereim so incredibly proud of my wife as every father and parent would say your baby is absolutely amazing but this little thing is absolutely to die for so im just over the moonas for the babys name we will all have to wait just a little more new parents meghan and harry havent finalized a name yet and are taking their time speaking about the same prince harry saidthe babys a little bit overdue so weve had a little bit of time to think about it thats the next bit for us well be seeing you guys in probably two days time as plannedthis hasnt stopped people from placing bets on royal baby names now that the gender has been confirmed high stakes have been placed on names like alexander albert and james arthur is also thought to be a strong contender in the listthe parents might have gone a little offbeat through their pregnancy but they will pick a name with a royal lineage and may even pay tribute to prince harrys late mother princess dianameghan markles close friends including priyanka chopra joined in wishing the couple in an instagram story she said congratulations mhcongratulations to the newest parents in town we cannot wait to see the little munchkin