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LONDON — Newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting a baby in the spring, the royal household announced on Monday.
“Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby,” Kensington Palace said in a statement.
“Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public,” it added.
The news came as the couple arrived in Sydney at the start of a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. Australia is a constitutional monarchy whose head of state is the British monarch — Queen Elizabeth II, Harry’s grandmother.
The two will visit cities around Australia, and Harry is scheduled to speak at the opening of the Invictus Games, which he created for wounded service personnel. They will then travel to Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.
The duke and duchess married on May 19 at Windsor Castle. This past weekend, they attended the wedding of Harry’s first cousin, Princess Eugenie, which like theirs, took place in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.
In August, Harry made an appearance on stage at a performance of Hamilton.