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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.
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”.
The #royalbaby is here! Congratulations, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The baby is 7th in line for the throne, wh… https://t.co/DuiBMZzFeF— Ellen DeGeneres (@Ellen DeGeneres) 1557160471
The new #royalbaby will be receiving a letter from the US government shortly - paperwork to register as a US taxpayer living abroad— Clone Wars are Star Wars (@Clone Wars are Star Wars) 1557168569
Bit of a weird name... #royalbaby https://t.co/TDRAd33Htf— Con. (@Con.) 1557152925
Surely they'll name him Primark #royalbaby— Steve Morris (@Steve Morris) 1557169281
It's a boy ! 🤗 #CroisonsLes #RoyalBaby #GameofThrones https://t.co/wVOAOv1OWK— GuillaumeTC (@GuillaumeTC) 1557166623
I think they should name the royal baby CLIMATE CHANGE IS A PLANETARY EMERGENCY— Brian Schatz (@Brian Schatz) 1557164993
Why are we so obsessed with a newborn’s weight? 😂 We don’t go around demanding to know someone’s weight at any oth… https://t.co/EpZlsm82Gu— Storm (@Storm) 1557159393
This new royal baby should be called Jon Snow #Royalbaby #GameOfThrones— Callan Knight (@Callan Knight) 1557168532
Name the royal baby Iron Man.— Alex Fossella (@Alex Fossella) 1557168349
Congratulations to all, can I ask on behalf of everyone who is afraid to ask, does he have ginger hair?#RoyalBaby— Piers Clarkson (@Piers Clarkson) 1557168389
When Meghan and Harry announced the birth of their baby, the Queen immediately asked, "So we can cancel Trump's vis… https://t.co/IeXuXTxpTK— Paul Rudnick (@Paul Rudnick) 1557168098