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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Oprah Winfrey has revealed the present she'll be giving the royal baby, saying that it's a "standard gift" she gives to people she "really cares about".
The media executive made the reveal while attending The Hollywood Reporter's inaugural Empowerment in Entertainment Gala in Hollywood on Tuesday night.
"I don't know the baby's name or the baby's gender, but this baby will have enough books to last a lifetime," Winfrey told Access Hollywood.
No official merchandise will be released to mark the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's royal baby, the Royal Collection Trust has stated.
Lines of merchandise were released in celebration of the births of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in 2013, 2015 and 2018 respectively.
However, a representative of the Royal Collection Trust told Insider that the organisation has "no new ranges to announce".
So, chances of purchasing an official royal cushion adorned with the faces of the royal couple with their baby may be slim.
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Oprah Winfrey told Entertainment Weekly she's "so proud" of Prince Harry and Meghan for choosing to keep the birth of their first child private.
If the royal baby is born today, on Wednesday 1 May, then he or she would share a birthday with Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
Prince Arthur, who was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was born on 1 May 1850.
The royal baby would also share a birthday with celebrities including 50 Shades of Grey actor Jamie Dornan, filmmaker Wes Anderson and Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley.
Lady Patricia Ramsey with her father, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught in 1919 (Getty Images)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have paid tribute to Mental Health Awareness Month (May) in the US and Mental Health Awareness Week (13 May to 19 May) in the UK with a post on their newly launched Instagram account.
The royal couple say they are "hoping to shine a light on several Instagram accounts that promote mental wellbeing, mental fitness, body positivity, self-care and the importance of human connection".
The Instagram account is now following 16 other accounts, all of which are connected to individuals and organisations raising awareness of mental wellbeing.
Accounts being followed by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex include Black Mental Health Matters, Bryony Gordon and Heads Together.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry take part in the 'Heads Together' campaign in 2016 to encourage conversation about mental wellbeing (Getty Images)
While attending a cycling event at last year's Sydney Invictus Games in October, Prince Harry revealed that he's hoping for a baby girl.
After helping a competitor in a wheelchair mount a curb, a spectator called out to Prince Harry saying: “I hope it’s a girl”.
The duke then turned back to the well-wisher with a smile, saying: “So do I”.
Some royal fans believe potential names for the baby and its sex may have been revealed on the royal family's official website.
Speculation arose when individuals attempted typing in the following three URLs:
https://www.royal.uk/prince-arthur
https://www.royal.uk/prince-alexander
https://www.royal.uk/prince-james
Each of these URLs redirects to the royal family's page on the website, at https://www.royal.uk/royal-family.
However, when one tries to search a URL with a different name, such as https://www.royal.uk/prince-henry, the message "page not found" appears.
This has led some to suppose that the baby may be a boy, and that the names Arthur, Alexander and James could be in the running.
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While on a royal tour of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga in October last year, Prince Harry spoke about the prospect of becoming a father for the first time.
The duke addressed a small assembly at a reception at Admiralty House in Sydney, saying that he "couldn't think of a better place" to announce that he and the Duchess of Sussex are expecting their first child, "be it a boy or a girl".
Following the announcement of the upcoming royal baby in October 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan embarked on a royal tour of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga.
While in Melbourne, the duchess was presented with a pasta necklace made by six-year-old Gavin Hazelwood.
Meghan proudly wore the necklace she had been gifted, prompting people around the world to order the handcrafted item of jewellery.
A number of bookies have reportedly suspended bets on Meghan Markle giving birth tomorrow.
A spokesperson for bookmakers.tv said: “There have been an abnormal number of bets on Meghan giving birth tomorrow, Thursday the 2nd May, forcing bookies to stop taking bets on the market altogether.
"Ever since this morning, the stream of bets led bookies to believe that perhaps the punters, or an inside source, knows something more than the industry.”
Last month, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power revealed its predictions for Markle's due date, with odds of the royal baby arriving during the week of Monday 29 April at 3-1.
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