The royal baby in numbers

Here’s a look at the royal baby in numbers:

2 – Baby Sussex will have two homes – Nottingham Cottage in Kensington Palace and a country hideaway in the Cotswolds.

2 – The Sussexes already have two family pets – Meghan’s beagle Guy, and a new black labrador called Oz.

3 – Baby’s royal first cousins – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

4 – The infant will be the Prince of Wales’s fourth grandchild.

6 – Harry’s place in line to the throne.

7 – The baby will be born seventh in line to the throne.

7 – Meghan starred in seven seasons of the US legal drama Suits as paralegal-turned-lawyer Rachel Zane before marrying Harry.

8 – The Queen’s great-grandchildren after the baby is born. Newest additions include Prince Louis and Lena Tindall.

8 – The Duke of York’s position in line to the throne after the baby’s arrival. Andrew was born second in line in 1960.

34 – Harry’s age.

37 – Meghan’s age.

41 – Royal births are celebrated with a 41-gun salute.

£7,500 – Cost of a one night stay and delivery package at the private Lindo Wing, where Prince George and his siblings were born, including a suite of two rooms, but excluding consultants’ fees.

£47.4 million – The amount the Queen received from the taxpayer via the Sovereign Grant in 2017-2018 – 69p for each person in the country.