The Duchess of Sussex is pregnant and is due to give birth next spring, Kensington Palace has revealed.
The announcement came as Meghan, 37, and Prince Harry, 34, who got married in Windsor five months ago, arrived in Sydney on Monday ahead of a 16-day tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Kensington Palace said the couple were "delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public".
Their baby will be seventh in line to the throne.
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The Queen and other senior royals were told about the pregnancy on Friday, when members of the Royal Family gathered in Windsor for Princess Eugenie's wedding.
Meghan - thought to be about 12 weeks pregnant - attended the wedding with Prince Harry, wearing a long, dark blue coat, which sparked speculation she could be expecting.
That speculation intensified when she was seen clutching two large folders in front of her stomach as she arrived in Sydney for the tour, which will also take in Fiji and Tonga.
It is their first official royal tour since their wedding, which also took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
Their first engagement is on Tuesday when crowds of wellwishers are expected to congratulate the couple.
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The duke and duchess follow in the footsteps of Prince Harry's parents - Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales - whose first royal tour was to Australia and New Zealand.
BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond, who is in Sydney, said of Friday's wedding: "It was there that the duke and duchess chose to inform the most senior members of the Royal Family about the duchess's condition.
"The Queen was told, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cornwall - they chose that day to spread the happy news around and then recovered and relaxed, got on a plane, came over here and then put out the news for the rest of us."
Doria 'very happy'
They are all said to be "delighted" for the couple.
Doria Ragland, the mother of the duchess, is "very happy about this lovely news" and "looks forward to welcoming her first grandchild".
Prime Minister Theresa May has also congratulated the couple, saying: "My warmest congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the happy news they are expecting a baby in the spring. Wishing them all the best."
UK journalists in Australia for the royal tour were told the news by phone from London shortly after their arrival, as shown in a photograph from royal expert Emily Nash.
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