WATCH | Prince Harry, Meghan Markle appear in public with their new baby son for first time

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, shared the first glimpse of their newborn royal son. "He has the sweetest temperament, he's really calm. He's been the dream," Meghan, who was introducing the child wrapped in a white shawl, said. Prince Harry said: "I don't know who he gets that from."

The couple confirmed they will introduce the Queen to her eighth and newest great-grandchild later on. "It's magic, it's pretty amazing. I have the two best guys in the world so I'm really happy," she said. The duke added: "It's great. Parenting is amazing...It's only been two and a half days, three days, but we're just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy."

On May 6, the royal family welcomed the baby boy, making him seventh-in-line to the British throne. The 34-year-old father, Duke of Sussex, was present at the birth of his boy, who weighs 3.2 kg.

The new father, Prince Harry, told reporters that Meghan and the baby were doing "incredibly well" and that the couple were "absolutely thrilled" since the birth at 0526 am (local time).

"It's been the most amazing experience I can ever possibly imagine. How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension,” said Prince Harry, making a brief media appearance as a new father.

"It was amazing, absolutely incredible. I'm so incredibly proud of my wife and as every father would say, this baby is absolutely to die for? So, I'm just over the moon," he said, confirming that the baby was "a little bit overdue" and that the couple were still deciding on a name.

"The couple thank members of the public for their shared excitement and support during this very special time in their lives," the palace said, adding that, "More details will be shared in the forthcoming days."

Meghan, 37, went into labour "in the early hours" in the morning.

#WATCH The Duchess and Duke of Sussex, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with their baby boy for the first time, at Windsor Castle, UK pic.twitter.com/khCCGJt0KJ

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The new royal baby, as Queen Elizabeth II's eighth great grandchild, will be seventh-in-line to the British throne.

He or she will be in line behind its grandfather Prince Charles, uncle Prince William and his children “Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis” and father Harry, Duke of Sussex.

However, the baby will not be bestowed a title of His or Her Royal Highness (HRH), or referred to as a Prince or Princess, unless the 93-year-old monarch steps in to make an exception to the royal titles rule dating back to 1917.

The boy will be able to use one of Harry's lesser titles to be known as the Earl of Dumbarton.

Meghan, a former actress, and Harry got married at a lavish wedding ceremony in Windsor Castle in May last year and announced the pregnancy publicly in October 2018, on the first day of their Commonwealth tour of Australia and New Zealand.

In a break from usual royal tradition, the couple have chosen to keep the birthing plans for their baby a private affair and said that they would be announcing the birth publicly only "once they have a chance to celebrate privately as a family".

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had moved out of their London home at Nottingham Cottage in Kensington Palace into their newly-refurbished 10-bedroom family home at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor on the Queen's estate recently in preparation of the new arrival.

Their new home has a curious Indian history as the cottage which was a royal gift to Abdul Karim by Queen Victoria, then Empress of India, in recognition of his service and as a sign of her affection towards her Indian aide and confidant.

Karim, whom the monarch referred to as her “Munshi”, was just 24 when he arrived in England from Agra to present Victoria with a special mohar or gold coin to mark her Golden Jubilee in 1887. He quickly grew close to the ageing monarch, who bestowed many gifts on him including Frogmore Cottage for his own use.

Harry and Meghan, who have been based at Frogmore Cottage since early April, were appointed Youth Ambassadors for the Commonwealth by the Queen and there have been some speculative UK media reports on them choosing to be based in Africa as part of that role in the future.

(With inputs from agencies)