London (CNN) Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, gave birth to a boy in the early hours of Monday, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The first child of Meghan and Prince Harry was "delivered safely at 5:26 am" and "weighs 7lbs. 3oz," it said. The palace would not confirm where the baby was delivered but said Harry was by his wife's side.

An emotional Prince Harry told reporters afterward that "mother and baby are doing incredibly well."

"How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension, but we're both absolutely thrilled and so grateful for all the love and support from everybody out there," Harry said. "I'm so incredibly proud of my wife. As every father and parent would say, your baby is absolutely amazing. But this little thing is absolutely to die for, so I'm just over the moon."

When it comes to the name of their son, the world will have to wait. Harry said they were "still thinking" about it. "The baby's a little bit overdue so we've had a little bit of time to think about it, that's the next bit. For us, we'll be seeing you guys [in] probably two days' time as planned," he added.

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