A spokesperson on Sunday said the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were quote overjoyed.

36 year old Harry and 39 year old Megan stepped back from royal duties last year and moved with their first child, Archie, to Southern California.

A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace on Sunday said Queen Elizabeth, her husband Prince Philip, Harry's father, Prince Charles and the whole family were quote delighted at the news.

Last year, Megan revealed she had a miscarriage in July in an extraordinarily personal disclosure coming from a high profile British royal.

Since ending the royal duties, Harry and Megan have continued charity work and signed TV and other media deals, launching their debut podcast in December after a glittering wedding in 2018.

The royal couple's relationship with the British press swiftly soured.

Harry and Megan have launched legal cases against several newspapers.