Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are expecting a child in the spring of 2019, Kensington Palace announced on Monday morning.
The couple married in May at Windsor Castle, in a ceremony that brought some of the traditions of the royal family into the modern era. Prince Harry, 34, is the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. Markle, 37, is an American actress whose mother is black.
Their child, seventh in line for succession, will be a great-grandchild of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. With three cousins who are ahead in the line of succession, it is unlikely that the baby will ever be monarch.
The couple touched down Monday morning in Sydney for a 16-day tour that begins in Australia — their first official royal tour. The trip follows in the tradition of Prince Harry’s parents, Price Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, whose first royal tour was to Australia and New Zealand.
Speculation about a possible pregnancy mounted when the royal couple emerged from their Qantas flight from London. Markle held several large purple folders in front of her — the type of materials that might otherwise be handled by an aide.
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