The Queen must be the first person to know Meghan Markle has given birth
The Duchess of Sussex will have to hold out on calling her mum
WHEN you give birth, the main person you probably want to tell is your mum.
But Meghan Markle will have to wait to ring her mother Doria Ragland - because the Queen has to be the first person to hear the royal baby news.
Meghan, 37, and husband Prince Harry will be expected to follow specific traditions when they become parents next spring.
The Queen must be told about the baby's arrival - and its gender - before anything is announced to the public.
A notice will then be erected on a billboard outside Buckingham Palace.
Town crier Tony Appleton is also likely to announce the birth, although he isn't an official spokesperson.
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This tradition stems from an age-old custom of who can and can't be in the room during the birth.
Traditionally, fathers weren't allowed to be present - Prince Philip was even playing squash when Prince Charles arrived.
However, this rule was later relaxed.
As we all know, Prince William was in the delivery room when Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis arrived.
William and wife Kate Middleton actually broke another tradition when they announced George's birth back in 2013.
They revealed the news on Twitter, which was unprecedented at the time.
The couple later did the same with Charlotte and Louis' arrivals, so we imagine Meghan and Harry will follow suit.
But not before that important call to the Queen, of course.
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