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Harry and Meghan expecting baby girl

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed their second child will be a girl.
Camera IconThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed their second child will be a girl.

Among the announcements made in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's blockbuster Oprah Winfrey interview was the announcement of the gender of their second child: a baby girl.

"It's a girl," Prince Harry said.

When Winfrey asked about his reaction, Harry said, "Amazing. Just grateful. To have any child any one or any two would be amazing. But to have a boy and a girl, what more could you ask for?"

On February 15, Meghan and Harry announced their family was expanding.

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"We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother," a spokesman for the couple confirmed to Variety at the time.

"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child."

The couple welcomed their first son, Archie Harrison, in May 2019.

During the interview,Meghan said while she was pregnant with Archie, unidentified royals had "concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born".

The comments, she said, were made to Harry and relayed to her by her husband.

But she declined to say who in the royal family voiced those concerns, saying "I think that would be very damaging to them".

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