Prince Harry has revealed how his brother, Prince William, reacted when he and Meghan Markle shared the news that they were expecting their first child.

In his memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex reflected on the moment he told his older brother the happy news during Princess Eugenie’s wedding in October 2018.

Harry wrote that he and Meghan felt the royal celebration at St George’s Chapel in Windsor was the right time to tell close family members privately.

“After the drinks reception in St George’s Hall, Meg and I pulled Willy aside,” Harry recalled. “We were in a big room, suits of armour on the walls. Strange room, strange moment.”

He continued: “We whispered the news, and Willy smiled and said, ‘We must tell Kate.’ She was across the room, talking to Pippa. I said we could do it later, but he insisted. So we went and told Kate, and she also gave a big smile and hearty congratulations. They both reacted exactly as I’d hoped.”