Royal baby: 12 of the funniest tweets about the birth of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's son

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first child on Bank Holiday Monday, a baby boy weighing seven pounds three ounces.

In addition to well-wishes and congratulatory messages, the arrival of the newest royal also prompted amusing reactions on Twitter from people wondering everything from the child's name to who he will resemble.

Here are some of the funniest tweets about the birth of the royal baby.

Ellen DeGeneres offered her congratulations to the couple while comparing the baby’s place in the line of succession with her own position in the “line for the key-making kiosk at my grocery store”.

Some think the baby should be named for a Game Of Thrones or Avengers character...

Others speculated about the baby's hair colour.

And some figured the baby could be the perfect excuse to bow out of social obligations.