THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex have proudly showed off their baby son to the world for the first time, describing him as having the "sweetest temperament".

The couple have given their firstborn the name Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

Meghan and Harry could not hide their delight as they posed for pictures with the tiny infant in St George's Hall in Windsor Castle, just two days after he was born.

The duchess said: "It's magic, it's pretty amazing. I have the two best guys in the world so I'm really happy.

"He's just been the dream so it's been a special couple of days.

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"He has the sweetest temperament, he's really calm."

Asked how he found parenting, Harry said: "It's great. Parenting is amazing.

"It's only been two and a half days, three days, but we're just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy and be able to spend some precious times with him as he slowly, slowly starts to grow up."

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their baby son, who was born on Monday morning, during a photocall in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle in Berkshire. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire.

When asked about going to see the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Meghan said: "We just bumped into the duke as we were walking by which was so nice. So it'll be a nice moment to introduce the baby to more family and my mum's with us as well.

"Thank you everybody for all the well wishes and kindness, it just means so much."

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The American former actress gave birth to the overdue 7lb 3oz boy on Monday at 5.26am.

The baby, whose name has not yet been announced, is seventh in line to the throne and the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's eighth great-grandchild and the Prince of Wales's fourth grandchild.

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