Royal baby first glimpse: The first pictures of Baby Sussex compared to other royal babies

There’s no denying that the chubby faced grins from Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have made the world fawn - but is the latest bundle of joy as blessed when it comes to genes? We’ve decided to compare other royals as babies to see if they share any similarities with the new addition to the Windsor household.

Meghan Markle, born on August 4, 1981, is the only child of Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle Sr.

She has two older paternal half siblings, Samantha Markle and Thomas Markle Jr, from whom she is estranged.

Comparisons with all the grandchildren can be seen with the matriarch of the family is Queen Elizabeth II, born in 1921 on April 21 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, the London home of her maternal grandparents.

The classic chubby cheeks and blond hair are common traits for babies born in the Royal Family.

The Prince of Wales, born on the evening of November 14, 1948 at Buckingham Palace.

At the time of his birth, his mother, the then Princess Elizabeth was aged just 22 - compared with aged 37 for Meghan’s first royal baby and 31 for Kate.

Prince Charles’ birth is believed to have been a very difficult process for the Queen, who was reportedly in labour for 30 hours before giving birth by Caesarean section.

Unlike modern husbands Prince Harry and Prince William, Prince Philip was not present at the birth of his son.

Instead, he was playing squash with his private secretary in another part of the royal residences.

When he heard of his son’s birth, the Prince ran up to the delivery room and delivered a bouquet of red roses and carnations to the new mum, declaring that his new son resembled “a plum pudding”.

Prince Charles’ birth broke with royal tradition as it was the first not to be attended by the British Home Secretary, who had in earlier times been required to be present to witness and verify the births of royal children.

Queen Elizabeth’s second child, Princess Anne was born at 11.50am on August 15, 1950 at Clarence House.

Princess Anne was the only one of the Queen’s children not to be born at Buckingham Palace, as it was undergoing renovations following damage suffered during World War II.

Ten years later, Queen Elizabeth II gave birth to Prince Andrew on February 16, 1960 at Buckingham Palace, who was followed by Prince Edward on March 10, 1964 at Buckingham Palace.

The birth of Prince Edward reportedly broke with the usual birthing tradition for the Queen and Prince Philip, as this time he joined her in the delivery room, holding her hand as she delivered their youngest son.

The Queen was aged 37 when she delivered Prince Edward and had asked Philip to attend the birth as she had reportedly read in women’s magazines how important it was for fathers to be involved with the childbirth.

Prince Philip was the first royal father in modern history to witness the arrival of one of his children.

Prince William, second in line to the throne, was born on June 21, 1982 in the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital.

This was another break in royal protocol as traditionally royal births had been undertaken in the home and, in particular, at Buckingham Palace.

However, his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, told her biographer, Andrew Morton, that the Duke of Cambridge had to be induced because she “couldn’t handle the press pressure any longer”.

Like his father before him, Prince Charles witness his sons’ birth and apparently joked about Prince Harry’s red hair once he was born.

Unlike Baby Sussex, Prince Harry arrived a week early and was born at 4.20pm on September 15, 1984 in the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital.

Apparently, the labour lasted nine hours, with Diana reading a book for the first six hours while Charles napped in a chair beside the bed.

For her first child, the Duchess of Cambridge had a team of 20 medical professionals dedicated to her care.

The group of professionals included two obstetricians, three midwives, three anesthetists, four surgical staff, two special care baby unit staff, four pediatricians, one lab technician and three to four managers.

Kate did not take any pain medication and laboured for 12 hours before giving birth to Prince George at 4.24pm on July 22, 2013, weighing in at 8lb, 6oz.

Unlike her big brother, Princess Charlotte was born in the morning at 8.34am on May 2, 2015, weighing in at 8lb, 3oz.

The Duke and Duchess’ youngest son, Prince Louis was born on April 23 last year.

Like his two older siblings he was born at the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in London.

He weighed in at the heaviest of the three children at 8lb, 7oz.

After a visit from Prince George and Princess Charlotte, the newborn left the hospital just hours after he was born, returning to his home in Kensington Palace.

By comparison, Baby Sussex named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was born in the early hours of Monday, May 6.

He weighed in at 7lb, 3oz, a pound lighter than his royal cousins.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex presented baby Archie Harrison to the world on Wednesday, reporting that they were "overjoyed" with parenthood.

The new parents introduced baby Archie to the world today, gushing about their joy and happiness at being parents. 

First-time mum Meghan said: "It's magic, it's pretty amazing. I have the two best guys in the world so I'm really happy.

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

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

As they both laughed, Harry added: "I don't know who he gets that from."

Asked who the baby takes after, Meghan said: "We're still trying to figure that out."

Harry said: "Everyone says that babies change so much over two weeks we're basically monitoring how the changing process happens over this next month really. But his looks are changing every single day, so who knows."

The couple reported that they were thoroughly enjoying their first few days of parenthood.

Prince 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."

The Duke of Sussex also added that he and Meghan were looking forward to spending some "precious times with him as he slowly, slowly starts to grow up."

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."

Harry then added: "Another great grandchild."

The couple joked about how their son had facial hair and thanked the crowds of royal fan supporters who have wished them well.

The Duke of Sussex said: "He's already got a little bit of facial hair as well, wonderful."

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

Meghan and Harry were said to be beside themselves with joy giggling and looking into each others eyes as they spoke.

The 34-year-old Duke gently cradled his son in his arms and could not resist sneaking a peek down at him as he apparently slept, and Meghan put her hand on the small of Harry's back as she listened to him talk.