How Scotland Yard's Operation for Meghan Markle's Secret Birth Unfolded

The Duchess of Sussex was taken to a hospital the night before giving birth and returned hours later to her new residence in Windsor with her baby and Harry.

Ultimately, Meghan Markle's wish to have her baby at home was not possible: the Duchess of Sussex had to be rushed to a hospital on Sunday night for the birth of her son. According to several British media outlets, the operation was carried out by a Scotland Yard security team, who transported Markle to give birth as secretly as possible.

Markle left her residence at Frogmore Cottage, where everything was prepared for the delivery, and was taken to the renowned Portland Hospital, along with Prince Harry and a security team, who escorted the royal couple under the strictest secrecy.

The birth took place at 5:26 a.m. (British time) after Markle was taken to the London maternity hospital, where women like Sarah Ferguson and Victoria Beckham have given birth.

An overnight stay can cost the patient around £15,000.

Several sources told the Daily Mail that the Duchess stayed there overnight and that labor was likely induced, as she was more than a week overdue and, at 37, it wasn't advisable to wait any longer.

After the birth, which was witnessed by both Harry and the Duchess's mother, Doria Ragland, Markle and her baby returned discreetly to Frogmore Cottage. Once settled back at their residence, the prince appeared before the media without revealing any details of the delivery. Speaking to the press, he expressed his happiness at the arrival of his first child and how "proud" he was of his wife.

In the coming days, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will reveal the baby's name and pose with him alongside Markle.

The statement, displayed on the iconic golden lectern at Buckingham Palace, only specified that the baby was born at 5:26 a.m. on Monday and weighed 7 pounds. No names of doctors or anything else were mentioned. It remains a complete mystery.

For now, the couple and their baby are staying at Frogmore Cottage, a country house owned by Queen Elizabeth II located in Windsor, whose renovations cost 3 million pounds.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who married on May 19 in a lavish wedding at Windsor Castle, announced on April 10 their express wish to keep everything related to the baby's birth strictly private.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been fiercely protective of their privacy since the early days of their relationship, and the birth of their first child was no different.

They avoided the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital, where the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth, and declined a photo session immediately after the birth, unlike William and Kate, who proudly posed for pictures on the hospital steps with their three children.

Furthermore, the couple used their new Instagram account to announce the happy news, omitting the names of the doctors who delivered the baby from the traditional easel announcement when he finally appeared outside Buckingham Palace, almost 12 hours after the birth.