Meghan Markle is pregnant and the internet is obviously going into meltdown | indy100 | indy100

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.

A spokesman says that Duchess Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland “is very happy about this lovely news and looking forwa… https://t.co/eIMLl7H1iK
— Omid Scobie (@Omid Scobie) 1539589654

Ok so this is excellent. https://t.co/D1Gr7gsjOK
— And I’m Victoria, Malcolm... ✌🏻🐑 (@And I’m Victoria, Malcolm... ✌🏻🐑) 1539589920

Not wasting any time. #royalbaby https://t.co/Txi0LCFadG
— i newspaper (@i newspaper) 1539590807

You people are LYING if you don’t think Harry and Meghan would have the cutest damn babies ever. #RoyalBaby https://t.co/qIlgg79wtm
— Alex Anastassiou (@Alex Anastassiou) 1539590015

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I really shouldn’t be so excited about a couple I don’t know having a baby but Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are h… https://t.co/Yq4520xqPC
— Em Sheldon (@Em Sheldon) 1539592588

Meghan is pregnant this is not a drill we are going to have POC’s (Princes and Princesses of Colour) what a time to be ALIVE #royalbaby
— SJ (@SJ) 1539589475

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.

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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...

Princess Eugenie: 'Lovely to be centre stage for once. What? Oh you've got to be f-ing joking?' #royalbaby https://t.co/134y3cu0vF
— ben turner (@ben turner) 1539590474

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

Meghan is thought to be around 12 weeks pregnant, and the couple shared their news with family at the royal wedding… https://t.co/yzfIa8DGdu
— Emily Nash (@Emily Nash) 1539589231

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

Ummmm that's not a good headline https://t.co/b0LxoEyatW
— Scott Bryan (@Scott Bryan) 1539591296

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