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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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Royal historian says we will find out where Meghan gave birth –eventually
We might know the baby's name and what he wore on his very first photo call (a shawl and cashmere hat by G H Hurt & Son), but we don't know where Meghan gave birth.
The photo call took place in Windsor, leading many to believe that Meghan had a home birth at Frogmore House, where the couple moved to last month. But rumours circulated that the Duchess had actually been taken to The Portland Hospital in London to deliver the baby before being driven back home to Windsor.
Buckingham Palace has kept mum on all of this thus far. However, according to royal historian and biographer Hugo Vickers, we will eventually find out where the birth took place.
"By law we will be told where the child was born," he told The Independent. As for when? Watch this space.
Tommy Hilfiger says it would be an 'honour' to dress Duchess of Sussex days after royal baby birth
American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger has said he would love to dress Meghan Markle.
Speaking at the Race to Erase MS Gala in Los Angeles on Friday, the 68-year-old was asked whether he'd like to see the Duchess in his designs.
"It would be an honour, are you kidding? I would love that, I only hope she asks someday" the designer told Press Association.
"She's pretty awesome, amazing," Hilfiger added.
Celebrities who have previously worked with the designer include Gigi Hadid and Zendaya.
Thomas Markle's ex-wife warns Meghan against breaking estrangement as she accuses him of abusive behaviour in damning new interview
Meghan's relationship with her father is notoriously troubled. He did not attend her wedding to Prince Harry due to illness and many royal experts suspect he will never meet Archie.
Now, Thomas Markle's ex-wife, Roslyn, has spoken to the Daily Mirror about their relationship and urged Meghan to keep him out of her life.
"Repeatedly he has shown to Meghan he cannot be trusted," she told the publication.
"She must know that now. I speak not out of bitterness, my life moved on many years ago, but out of concern. Archie deserves to be brought up in a happy home, not in this vengeful situation that has been created.
“Tom was an awful father. What makes him think he’d be a great grandfather to Archie?”
Read the full interview here.
Model's tweet goes viral after she calls royal baby's name 'basic' on ITV News
When model and personal trainer Paris Chardonnay was asked what she thought of the royal baby's name, she had no idea she'd end up on national television, claiming she believed it was "for someone's uni coursework".
So she offered up her honest opinion: "Archie? It's alright. Yeah, it's a bit basic."
Upon seeing a clip of her interview on ITV News on Thursday, Chardonnay expressed her shock on Twitter, writing: "Noooo so how am I on the news calling the royal baby’s name BASIC!!! I thought this was for someones uni coursework not BBC news ffs [sic]". She later clarified that she had incorrectly referenced BBC News in her tweet.
The clip of Chardonnay has since been viewed more than 1.68m times and her tweet has garnered more than 152,000 likes and thousands of amused responses.
Official viewing figures show more people tuned in for first glimpse of Archie than Prince Louis
Free to air satellite TV provider Freesat has analysed viewing figures from the royal baby's first-ever media appearance on Wednesday and found that Sky News saw a 24 per cent increase in viewers compared to the previous week as a result.
Meanwhile, BBC News, who also covered the photo call, saw a 26 per cent increase in viewers.
The figures are significantly higher than those surrounding coverage of Prince Louis' birth in April 2018, suggesting the British public was far more interested in Archie than Louis.
Alistair Thom, Managing Director for Freesat commented:“As with the royal weddings, news channels are recording significant spikes across the country, with viewers surfing footage to see if they can catch the first glimpse of the latest royal addition."
People named Archie born in May can claim free hotel stay in central London to celebrate royal baby arrival
If your name is Archie, there's plenty of freebies at your disposal this month as brands across the UK celebrate the royal baby's arrival.
You're in for a real treat if you're an Archie whose birthday also happens to be 6 May, because the Mercure London hotel in Hyde Park is offering you and a guest a complimentary one-night stay.
In order to claim the freebie, Archies must send an email to mercure@manifest.londonincluding including a scan of their passport of driving licence before 31 May 2019.
Janine Weiss, general manager of Mercure London Hyde Park comments, “The news of Archie’s arrival is certainly something to celebrate and we wanted to offer guests something to help them mark the occasion.”
Archie already 100-1 to be prime minister of the UK, according to bookies
He might be only five days old, but it seems that the British public is already hedging bets on Archie Harrison's future.
Coral Bookmakers has revealed that the odds for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's newborn to become prime minister are already at 100-1. Meanwhile, the same odds stand for Archie to win an Oscar.
The bookmakers also say the baby has a 200-1 chance of playing football for England, according to bets placed on his future.
“We see plenty of weird and wonderful bets placed all the time and a new royal baby is another great opportunity for punters to get their bets on what the future might hold," said Coral’s Harry Aitkenhead.
“The shortest odds of any of the specials is for the little royal to have a UK number one single, which is just 6-1 with the potential for a charity collaboration maybe down the line,” Aitkenhead added.
All Archies and Harrisons have free entry to Thorpe Park this weekend
If your name is Archie or Harrison, stop what you're doing and get yourself to Thorpe Park, because you can visit for free this weekend.
To mark the arrival of Archie Harrison, the popular British theme park is offering free entry for guests named either Archie or Harrison today and tomorrow.
Helen Bull, divisional director of Thorpe Park Resort comments: “The whole team at Thorpe Park are delighted by the arrival of the seventh in line to the throne! We all wish to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their wonderful news, inviting Prince Harry to revisit the park in the not too distant future, ready to make more happy memories for this special new chapter in his family life.”
Police launch investigation into Danny Baker's tweet about the royal baby
The police are investigating Danny Baker’s tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby, which resulted in the DJ losing his job.
On Wednesday, the same day Harry and Meghan made their first public appearance with their newborn son, Archie, Baker was sacked from BBC Radio 5 Live after he posted a photograph of a chimpanzee alongside the caption: "Royal baby leaves hospital".
Scotland Yard said the force had received an allegation in relation to a tweet posted on 8 May.
Read more about the ongoing investigation below.
George Clooney jokes royal baby "stole my thunder" after Archie Harrison born on his birthday
George Clooney has joked that the royal baby "stole his thunder", after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's first child was born on his birthday.
On Monday 6 May, the Hollywood actor turned 58.
Meanwhile, that same day Meghan gave birth to her and Prince Harry's son in the early hours of the morning in Windsor.
While speaking on American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday evening, Clooney aired his faux annoyance over having to share a birthday with the newest member of the royal family.
"That kid stole my thunder! [That's] my birthday!" the Ocean's 11 star quipped as the audience laughed.
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