Royal baby news: Official Instagram account pays tribute to mums on Mother's Day
Buckingham Palace revealed that the Duchess of Sussex gave birth in the early hours of Monday morning
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Your support makes all the difference.In the early hours of Monday 6 May, the Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a baby boy, with Prince Harry by her side.
A statement was released on the royal couple’s official Instagram account, revealing that the baby was born before 6am and weighs 7lbs. 3oz.
The first pictures of the couple with their newborn were revealed on Wednesday. The newborn was seen swaddled in a white blanket wearing a white hat.
The couple later announced on Instagram that they had named their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
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On Friday, an onlooker in Windsor believed they may have spotted a clue that Baby Sussex had been born when they saw a car driving towards Frogmore Cottage with a police escort, and what appeared to be pink blankets in the back window.
However, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson has stated the car was not linked to the arrival of the royal baby.
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According to bookies, Allegra is a possible contender as one of the names Prince Harry and Meghan may choose for the royal baby, if it's a girl.
Allegra, a name of Italian origin, means "joyful" or "lively", while in music the term allegro means "quick, lively tempo".
If Baby Sussex is named Allegra, then they will share their name with Allegra Versace, the daughter of fashion designer Donatella Versace; Allegra Byron, the daughter of Romantic poet Lord Byron; and Allegra Kent, a former New York City Ballet prima ballerina.
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Baby Sussex will be the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's eighth great-grandchild, and Prince Charles' fourth grandchild.
The Duchess of Sussex was joined by the monarch during her first official engagement without Prince Harry in June last year, when the pair travelled to Chester together to open the Mersey Gateway Bridge and the new Storyhouse theatre.
The Duchess of Sussex and the Queen in Chester in June 2018 (Getty Images)
Bookmaker Coral has suspended bets on when the Duchess of Sussex is due to give birth amid speculation that the royal baby has already been born.
"The announcement of the birth of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's first child is expected any day now and if some speculation is correct, it may have already arrived. Therefore, we have pulled the plug on our birth date betting," said Coral's John Hill.
"We continue to see thousands of bets daily on the name of the child though, with Grace proving the most popular with punters and is the favourite ahead of Diana and Arthur," Hill added.
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Earlier this week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's official Instagram account followed 16 other accounts of individuals and organisations who promote mental health wellbeing and awareness.
The royal couple followed these specific accounts in order to honour Mental Health Awareness Month in the US for the month of May, and Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, which is taking place from Monday 13 May until Sunday 19 May.
One of the accounts followed by @sussexroyal was the account for Jameela Jamil's "I Weigh" movement, which combats body shaming.
Jamil described being followed by the royals as an "honour".
Tennis star Serena Williams, a close friend of the Duchess of Sussex, has no doubt that her pal will make a wonderful parent.
"She'll be the best mum, for sure," Williams told E! News.
The pair first met in 2010, during a party celebrating the Super Bowl, before crossing paths again while taking part in a flag football match in 2014.
Williams attended Prince Harry and Meghan's royal wedding last year with her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
Serena Williams and Meghan Markle taking part in a flag football game during the 2014 Super Bowl (Getty Images)
Despite no further news on when the Duchess of Sussex will give birth, crowds of people are patiently waiting in Windsor.
Several Twitter users keeping their eyes peeled for any royal baby news are doing so by using the hashtag "#SussexStandby".
One royal correspondent took a photo outside Windsor Castle, showing the crowds being monitored by police officers.
Prince Harry and Meghan may have their work cut out for them when the royal baby arrives.
According to a recent study, six out of 10 parents feel as though they're "failing" during their child's first year.
The survey claimed that adapting to sleepless nights, battling with fatigue and struggling with nighttime feeds has led many new parents to believing they're "not good enough".
The worldwide poll of 13,064 adults was commissioned by baby product company WaterWipes.
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While many are placing bets on what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will name the royal baby, less attention is being placed on what the couple have been calling Meghan's baby bump.
According to a recent study of 1,500 mothers and fathers conducted by online parenting community ChannelMum.com, during pregnancy nine out of 10 parents give the mother's baby bump a nickname.
Popular baby bump names include "button", "sprout" and "pebble".
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