of days in anticipation of the news of the birth. i'll be able to talk to some of them very soon, watching on, as we report the news, who may be have come to windsor for the day hoping that they might be around when the news of the royal birth emerged. it will be very interesting, of course, lots of speculation about what this baby might be called. will there be a reference to meghan‘s american roots 7 reference to meghan‘s american roots? her african—american roots? as we saw during the wedding service. will that be reflected somewhere perhaps in the baby's name as well? and anita, a lot of affection for this couple here in the uk and around the world. it is partly how muchjoy they get around the world. it is partly how much joy they get from their relationship, but is it also partly due to the fact they have both had difficulties in their lives in various ways and, indeed difficulties in their families? various ways and, indeed difficulties in theirfamilies? they feel relatable. they do feel

relatable. partly it is possibly because of harry's position. he has had more freedom to do his own thing and go his own way compared to his brother william. and that is reflected any better spell. so, i do not know what we are going to see any couple of days. —— that is reflected in the birth as well. it is certainly not the big announcement that we saw with prince william and catherine. when they appeared on the steps of the wing, the private maternity hospital in london after the birth of prince george and prince charlotte. i was there reporting on both of those parts and again with prince louis as well. —— reporting on both of those births. prince harry has made no secret of the fact that he wanted to become a father and he wanted to

find that special someone festival and then become a father and now, but any space of a couple of years, the things that he wanted have clearly co m e the things that he wanted have clearly come to pass. he has made meghan markle, now the duchess of sussex, very quickly, if you months after the wedding, then i said that he baby was on the way and everyone could see plain as day his absolute delight, his sheer delight at sharing that news with the public this morning. it is going to be very interesting to see how they balance their desire, their clear desire for privacy with introducing this little baby privacy with introducing this little ba by to privacy with introducing this little baby to the world as well. they know the huge expectation there will be around and that everyone will want to see them together as a family. perhaps they will take advice from william and catherine, the duke and duchess of cambridge, on how to handle that huge amount of interest

that there is inevitably going to be. i know you want to go to speak to the public and get some reaction from them. we will let you go now. we will pause and take stock. we will look back at what has been an eventful year for will look back at what has been an eventful yearfor meghan will look back at what has been an eventful year for meghan and harry. the fairy tale for the california born actress and her british prince continues. here they are in less than a year ago. in one of the most watched event of 2018. people around the world are now looking for a glimpse of their child. the newest addition to the royal family to stop then as their engagement in november 2017 and in the bbc interview that followed, prince harry made clear his desire to start a family. children? not currently, no. of

course, i think one step at a time. and hopefully we will start a family in the near future. five months after their wedding, on the day their first router began, the announcement came from kensington palace, that the couple were expecting. it added an extra level of excitement to an already much anticipated tour of australia and the pacific region. what followed was months of the media obsessing about meghan and her burgeoning bump and that obsession was catching. thank you. throughout her pregnancy, neck and kept a full diary of engagements, usually carried out in a sky—high stilettos. in february she faced criticism in the british press for jetting she faced criticism in the british press forjetting off she faced criticism in the british press for jetting off to she faced criticism in the british press forjetting off to new she faced criticism in the british press for jetting off to new york for a costly baby shower organised by friends. shortly after this

engagement have attentively began, but the palace stressed that the duchess would be holding meetings in private. this was how harry was introduced to the world 35 years ago on the steps of a private wing of st mary's hospital. but as well as avoiding the london hospital photocall, harry and meghan have said that they want to had time to celebrate family privately as a new family. but the world will have to wait for the new chair that is seventh in line to the throne. —— the new child. no doubt meghan's difficult relationship with her brother thomas, the beattie grandfather, will be subject to scrutiny. —— the baby's grandfather. doria, meghan's mother, who usually live in california is expected to spend more of her time in the uk. frogmore cottage, where the baby

will come home, is tucked away in windsor estate and another meghan and harry to get used to parenthood away from public view. let's go back to windsor. we at the need to define some of the public and she and then. yes, we had planned perfect transatlantic mix here. i have susan and her son lincoln. excuse me, we all cried in here and we are very excited trying to tell you listeners. i have susan and her son lincoln. 0riginally listeners. i have susan and her son lincoln. originally from seattle but now in windsor. billy could have you tojoina now in windsor. billy could have you to join a thank you very much. what you make of this news emerging today? it is very exciting. i know that she was overdue and i was going to bed bad for her that she was overdue and i'm really excited to hear the new state. as an american

living here as someone has adopted british culture, how do you think meghan will be feeling at this point? tired. i think she has public tired and happy that she gets to spend time with her baby and that the baby is here. so, yes, i think she is excited and tired. my think it'll be just a month ago that you came to see the royal wedding last year. you are a big fan of meghan's? yes, i think she has been great for bringing a lot of publicity to women's issues and things that are really important to her and been important to modern day. so i think it's great for my children to see that as well. lincoln, you are eight, almost nine, happy birthday in advance. what do you think of this news? good. very good. do you think windsor is a good place for a little boy to crop? yes. what are

your favourite things about windsor? the castle. this baby will get a close—up view of the castle. the cat is pretty exciting. do you hope to see the baby does make the castle is pretty exciting to stop do you hope to see the baby? yes, we hope to see the baby. we do not know exactly what the baby pictures will be like, but we expect that is how we will get the first images of the new arrival, perhaps only a couple's instagram account. what do you think the sentiment is here in windsor for the sentiment is here in windsor for the couple but there is had been for them? i think people in windsor are really ha p py them? i think people in windsor are really happy for them. windsor is probably a great place for them to raise the baby away from london and the people are so friendly and i think there is a lot of opportunity for them to be out in windsor and people will not bother them. the parkis people will not bother them. the park is beautiful. so hopefully

meghan will be able to get out of just being on the windsor castle estate and be able to walk around. as an american yourself, how do you think the news will be greeted back in the states? huge interest, |magine? in the states? huge interest, imagine? yes, i think people are very excited. i have been texting my friends a lot and getting the updates and it has been great to give the behind—the—scenes updates what is happening here in windsor. there been texting and asking if i had any news. what you can think of you living here in windsor and the fa ct you living here in windsor and the fact that the royal couple are here as well? i think it is fun. they like to live vicariously through me andi like to live vicariously through me and i try to give them a really behind the scenes look at windsor and the royal wedding last year and even the practice procession that went on before the procession, things that you may not have seen before on tv. so that has been done. lincoln, do you think of any good names for this by? no. that is a pretty difficult question for me to throw at you. what would you like the baby to be called? bob. i don't

know if bob is on the shortlist for names, but that is a good suggestion! thank you very much. what is expectoration about what the baby will be called. i do not think bob is on the shortlist, but that was lincoln's suggestion. a lot of expectation around philip, perhaps, about his great—grandfather. the not being included in the. we are going to have to wait a couple days to find out. the baby was overdue so they have had time to think. back to you. many neck there are lots of people behind you to be interviewed. now, new playersjoining us, that is here again from the duke of sussex who spoke to the media in the past

90 minutes or so about becoming a father. i'm very excited to announce that meghan and myself had a baby boy early this morning. a very healthy boy. mother and baby are doing incredibly well. it's been the most amazing experience i could ever have possibly imagined. how any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension. but we're both absolutely thrilled. and so grateful to all the love and support from everybody out there. from everybody out there. it's been amazing. so we just wanted to share this with everybody. what about names? are you still thinking about names? still thinking about names, alan. the baby is a little bit overdue, so we've had a little bit of time to think about it. but yeah, that's the next bit. but for us, i think we'll be seeing you guys in probably two days' time, as a family to be able to share it with you guys and so everyone can see the baby. well, you can't stop smiling. it must have been amazing.

i suppose every birth is amazing, but for your own child it must be... i haven't been at many births. this is definitely my first birth. it was amazing. absolutely incredible. as i said, i'm so incredibly proud of my wife. and as every father and parent would ever say, your baby is absolutely amazing. but this little thing is absolutely to die for. so i'm just over the moon. thank you very much, guys. thank you. ait a it valour there. we are starting to get the we do not know if the royal standard to instagram or by more traditional means, but they too are very happy to hear about the safe delivery of a baby buy at 5:26am. the prime minister also

congratulated the happy new parent, as did the first minister of scotland. many others flowing in their congratulations in the last few or so. and anita is in windsor where a member of the public, lots of people on their front behind you. i think the news has definitely spread. the news is definitely spreading. for anyone who happened to be in windsorfor a bank holiday day out, this is an added bonus for them. the huge buzz around their dad in windsor, the news of the royal birth. baby sussex, a little boy, born at 5:26am this morning. when 7 lb three ounces. and according to the beaming father, prince harry,

baby and mother doing well. and prince harry sang having incredibly proud he is of this way. here is the well corresponded from vanity fair. i think you had predicted a buy at vanity fair? i am wearing pink, but i got the colour run but yet we did. the official nine out from the palace at the time was that they had not chosen to find it. who knows. they have been so many secrets, so much... the important thing is that they have a healthy nearby. any pa rent they have a healthy nearby. any parent recognises that look on his face of just parent recognises that look on his face ofjust utter disbelief and joy and pride and good for them. little surprising that we saw him coming out to make the announcement because they had said, had not the that once the baby was born, although they were thanking everyone for the good wishes and understanding the public interest in this stash makes a huge public interest in this, they would celebrate as a family for a few

days. so it is surprising to see him come at? perhaps he was carried on that wave of euphoria and endorphins. the crowds are gathering here, it is not like the lindo wing. that was not the experience they wanted. this baby was born in the early hours of the burning they want to keep it private. they have pretty much had a whole day to enjoy him. and at time of bonding. i think that was how they wanted it. and it was another scattering valley lovely that he cannot to see if your thanks to the press because we did not expect that. all the suggestions seem to be that it was a home birth at frogmore cottage.|j seem to be that it was a home birth at frogmore cottage. i broke the story in november that she was hoping to have a homebirth at frogmore. we still do not know if she did have a homebirth in the end. it is possible it was not. these are hopefully details we will find out. for the instagram page for the

sussex royals, we will get more details in the next few days and that will become apparent. harry is due to be in the netherlands on thursday for the launch of the invictus games, but we expect some images before that? many neck we know they're going to pose for a photocall, possibly here in windsor. as long as they are feeling fit there is no reason it cannot be tomorrow. he is going off on thursday, he cancelled his trip to amsterdam for wednesday, but we expect him to be going to the start of the invictus games. how do you think they're going to bounce their desire for a private family life with the knowledge that the public are so interested in them and in this new arrival? i think it will, without a doubt be the greater challenge for them because they recognise the public roles, the

recognise the public roles, the recognise there are chris morandi about her and that is a reflection of the huge global interest in this couple. we know that prince harry, a boy who grew up very edge of the media's spotlight —— can you have an ordinary child and a ba via? i do not know. i think it is a juggle, but they will try to get that line are vital to the cambridges had tried to do that with their children. and is now the moment, they recognise there is such an interest. they will take advice on this from william and catherine know that? i do not know a they will take advice, but they will follow in their footsteps because it seemed a sensible way. you manage expectations and what the public wa nt expectations and what the public want with what you as a family are co mforta ble want with what you as a family are comfortable with. they're not going to feel comfortable with the paparazzi being english is trying to get pictures of the child playing in

frogmore gardens. but pictures are press days at school, that is pretty likely. the images they will see, the photocall. .. it likely. the images they will see, the photocall... it could be longer until we see further images of this baby until we see further images of this ba by after until we see further images of this baby after that? there is some speculation that they might take the baby abroad with them we might get to see more this baby sooner than we thought. there seems to be a lot of open—ended plans in the past at the moment. the future for the sussex is is being discussed and right now it is being discussed and right now it is about bonding and being in your family of three. we wish them all the best. how much do you think we will see the american influence coming to, perhaps as any names of the child? it is possible. the bookies favourite is on ivy. there have been rumours of allegra if it

was a girl. in terms of a boy, we will see some of those traditional names, but i don't think you're going to see something like sky or fen or any of those more unusual names. at the end of the day, prince harry is quite a traditional man and making is very respectful of the institution that she has married entered. in terms of her american heritage, this is a baby that will celebrate thanksgiving and christmas. names, ithink celebrate thanksgiving and christmas. names, i think bertie, albert is a popular choice and that isafamily albert is a popular choice and that is a family name. but we'll we saw her american heritage being reflected any wedding ceremony so it is not too much of a supposition that may be reflected in the baby as well? rightly so she has bipolar by an american and she is going to make sure that her history and her heritage and her —— she is very proud of being an american. it is

going to make sure that heritage essex respected and it is possible that they will go for an american nanny. prince harry has been very open about his feelings on the loss of his mother. he has been very open about his search for someone special, his desire to eventually become a father. as with any new parent, this is clearly a huge emotional time for him?|j parent, this is clearly a huge emotional time for him? i think you could see that emotion in that village. almost close to tears. just choked with emotion. —— emotion in that footage. he finds he can bend his life with meghan and they're just about to their first anniversary, it has moved quickly but clearly he has found that person and boy is clearly the final part of the picture. i think is going to be a brilliant dad. anyone who has watched my children, and i've seen

him on so many engagements, there is just a very genuine, authentic connection there were children. and he isa connection there were children. and he is a bit ofa connection there were children. and he is a bit of a kid himself. thank you very much, well correspond it for vanity fair. when we have seen prince harry either at home or abroad on charity engagements, he is very at ease with children. he has a very at ease with children. he has a very easy rapport with children. i am sure he will make a wonderful father. it will be fascinating to see the first pictures of the three together as a family, the —— the duke and duchess of sussex, with the new baby. the baby was eight few days overdue, so they have had time to think of a few names and work on a the of the huge interest

here in windsor and people hanging around in the last few days, hoping that the news would emerge while they were here. people here on a bank holiday, quite a bonus to hear this news for them. as america wakes up, they will be massive interest in this latest royal arrival. thank you very much any time. anita and katie talking about and had a's rapport with children. the man who described himself as a big kid once. —— harry's rapport with children. i do, you have been watching hardy since he was a child? i have photographed him when he was coming out of the lindo wing and his mother's arms. and today becoming another. the discussion of how joyful and today becoming another. the discussion of howjoyful he looked on announcing that news? it is one

of the most wonderful feelings in the world when you see your baby for the world when you see your baby for the first time. i know exactly what he's going to end the excitement and you just cannot believe it. and you cannot believe the america that has just happened. he has come of course been wanting a for longwell. his brother william and catherine with her children and he has been a great uncle to them, but now he has his own son he willjust be so excited he will be so excited. there is the spiritual element, there is better a filter element, enter? he said that when he met her ona enter? he said that when he met her on a blind date hejust knew. and then we had that fairy tale wedding as well. no she is a stunning girl and she has been a fantastic ambassadorfor our and she has been a fantastic ambassador for our country as well. i think harry has won the pools really. he has got the woman he

loves, he has now got his own son and perhaps more children on the way, but when prince charles says when he can get —— when i congratulate em on part of prince william he said, give her a chance. when i saw his face on the tv i thought, i know what you're going through and exactly the feeling you have got. it is just... you just think, the whole world's great. you are saying that you have watched him so closely over the years. we have been talking here that he has a little more chance to do things differently because he is a little of further from the thrown. to think that will affect how he does painting? —— a little further from the throne. he did not get married

and any of the big cathedrals in london, he did st george's chapel and it was a private wedding. we do not even know where the baby was born, any house or the hospital. all of that has been kept of secret. you know, we do not know anything. all we know that is that it is a baby boy and it is a 7 lb three ounces and that mother and baby as well and thatis and that mother and baby as well and that is all we need to know. and eve ryo ne that is all we need to know. and everyone will want to see the picture which will probably be taken on wednesday. we are showing pictures of meghan markle making public appearances and, as a photographer, how is she with the camera? she knows her way around publicity? she does and she never stopped smiling. that is what i love about her. she always gives everything. when she is only walkabout, she... she is very

american and the stuffiness of the royals is not with her. liberals will not give out grass, they would not pose for service, but she does. —— the royals would not give autographs and they were not pose for selfies, but she does. in morocco she was just squatting down with these young children in four inch high heels and just engaging with the children. i think she has just been brilliant and everything i have seen her do, she hasjust done with great, great determination and great enthusiasm. she has given over 100%. she has got to rest now, of course. she has got a few weeks now to adjust and probably, when we see the baby, i think we willjust all say, oh, it looks like harry, it looks like meghan, it looks like the queen. we will be doing other things

that make all those things that we do when we see a that when we see a royal baby. thank you very much for giving us some of your time today. you just have to reflect that they met less than two yea rs reflect that they met less than two years ago, the cutting edge less than two years ago, they were married less than a year ago and today they became parents. earlier we spoke to our real correspond nicholas witchell and this is what he had to say. the events have been rather curious. it was a vent 2pm that the person is that she had been in labour, but the baby had actually burned eight hours previously. the baby was born at 5:25am —— the baby had actually been born eight hours

previously. i think it is a reflection of particularly harry's suspicion, verging at times on a slightly hostile attitude to elements of the traditional media. he has been determined i think not to do it anyway that, what we used to do it anyway that, what we used to call fleet street would wish. to be at the beck and call of news editors and deadlines and all that sort of thing. so, they could have an answer first thing this morning, that she had gone into labour in the early hours and that she had been born, but they have left it, according to the timetable and maybe it was they were not telling the people at buckingham palace. precisely what was happening. they we re precisely what was happening. they were keeping to themselves. william indicated that a little bit with the birth of george. , five years ago. they wanted to inform family and withhold it from the sort of where

the world. all of those hundreds of gathered outside that hospital in west london. but only for a couple of hours. any case harry and meghan, they have kept the news of the birth for well... i cannot do the... nine hours or so. wed like to think that isa hours or so. wed like to think that is a measure of their determination to have a private life? as well as to have a private life? as well as to do with the public duties?” think it is absolutely a reflection of that. they are putting down a very determined marker right from the beginning that they will wish to ensure that their family, their son, their own lives are clearly demarcated between the responsibility to carry out public functions and public duties as members of the royal family and the private life that they are determined to have. and this little boy, we do not have a name yet, will not be as... anything like as important a member of the royal family as george and charlotte stop

this little boy is not automatically entitled to the style his royal highness. he will not automatically be designated as a prince. it will be designated as a prince. it will be up to the queen to sort of change the rules because... are not going to too much detail, but that is the way it has. an exception had to be made so that william's son would be prince george, his royal highness and judge. it all comes together and reminds of harry and meghan that they are not as centrally important to the constitutional future of this country as william and kate. that gives them greater latitude and they will take advantage of that and expect people to be just sort of understanding and to give them greater space and they will, we can be sure, insist upon it. i wonder what they will learn a take from the experience of william and kate. i'm struck by the fact that it is the duchess who takes the family