Meghan Markle pregnant: Duchess and Prince Harry announce baby news as they begin first Royal Tour

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have announced they are expecting their first baby together on the eve of their first Royal Tour.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are "very pleased" to reveal their "happy" news, Kensington Palace said in a statement today.

The couple's child is expected to be born next Spring, with 37-year-old Meghan believed to be just over three months pregnant.

The former US actress is understood to have had her 12-week scan, and a senior Palace source said “she is in good health”.

The Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are said to all be "delighted" for Meghan and Harry.

The couple had shared the news with some members of the royal family at Princess Eugenie's wedding at Windsor Castle on Friday.

Speaking this morning (UK time), a senior Palace source said: “Everyone is hugely excited about the news.

"The whole of the family are very happy they were all able to congratulate the couple in person before they left for their first major overseas tour."

Meghan’s mum Doria Ragland, who lives in Los Angeles, California, is said to "very happy about this lovely news".

A Palace spokesperson added that the proud mother is "looking forward to welcoming her first grandchild".

It is not clear whether the Duchess's dad Thomas Markle - who missed her wedding in May - has been told of the pregnancy.

Meghan is not believed to have spoken to her father since the ceremony, after he confessed to selling paparazzi snaps.
Source:www.mirror.co.uk