Meghan Markle is pregnant and the internet is obviously going into meltdown

Kensington Palace has announced that the Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby, due in spring.

Earlier this year the world watched with glee as the wedding between Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle made us all forget about our troubles and divisions.

Naturally, given the popularity of the couple, the internet has erupted with reaction to the happy news.

Others joked that the baby has been sent to heal the UK’s Brexit blues, joking that the baby will likely arrive on the date the UK leaves the European Union.

Apparently, Harry and Meghan announced the news to the family at Princess Eugenie’s wedding last week. We can’t say we’d be happy with such upstaging antics...

But thankfully the entire family are said to be delighted… Even Eugenie.

Though inevitably, there's bound to be a few press missteps, such as this headline from the 1800s.

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