Meet Baby Sussex! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's son makes his debut

Erin Donnelly
·Editor
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Good things come to those who wait. After arriving well past his due date and having two days of alone time with parents Meghan Markle and Prince Harry and grandma Doria Ragland, the new royal baby has made his first public appearance. Spoiler: He’s a cutie.

As promised, the first-time parents showed off their newborn son — who weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz. at birth — on Wednesday, two days after his arrival early Monday morning. In contrast to sister-in-law Kate Middleton’s hospital photo ops staged just hours after childbirth, the couple instead waited to arrange a photo call at St. George’s Hall at Windsor Castle to introduce their boy, who is seventh in line to the throne.

The couple has since announced the baby’s name – Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

EMBARGOED to 1240 WEDNESDAY MAY 08 2019. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their baby son, who was born on Monday morning, during a photocall in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle in Berkshire.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry showed off their baby son at Windsor Castle. (Photo: Press Association)

The queen’s eighth great-grandchild was wrapped in a white blanket with a matching cap for his official debut. Mother Meghan, meanwhile, wore a sleeveless white dress with button details, while proud papa Prince Harry followed up his “dad’ sweater with a sleek gray suit. In a break from tradition, he held the baby.

EMBARGOED to 1240 WEDNESDAY MAY 08 2019. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their baby son, who was born on Monday morning, during a photocall in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle in Berkshire.
The proud mom wore a white dress while showing off her baby. (Photo: Press Association)

"It's magic, it's pretty amazing,” Meghan said. “I have the two best guys in the world and I’m really happy.

“He has the sweetest temperament. He’s just been the dream, so it’s been a special couple of days.”

The latest addition to the royal family still has yet to meet many of his relatives. Grandfather Prince Charles embarked on a tour of Germany with wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on Tuesday, but told members of the press that they were “looking forward to meeting the baby when we return.”

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for a photocall with their newborn son, in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, Windsor, south England, Wednesday May 8, 2019. Baby Sussex was born Monday at 5:26 a.m. (0426 GMT; 12:26 a.m. EDT) at an as-yet-undisclosed location. An overjoyed Harry said he and Meghan are "thinking" about names. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP)
Meghan said her son has a "sweet temperment." (Photo: Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP)

Prince William echoed those sentiments that same day, saying that he’s “obviously looking forward to seeing them in the next few days when things have quietened down.”

The queen, meanwhile, is expected to meet her new great-grandson later on Wednesday.

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