If there’s one thing to know about British royals, it’s that their royal birth announcements involve, in part, an extremely fancy gold easel. And that’s exactly what happened on Monday morning after Meghan Markle gave birth to her first royal baby — an as-yet-unnamed boy! — with Prince Harry.
It was first announced by Buckingham Palace early on Monday that Meghan had gone into labor. Later, the sex of the child — henceforth known as Baby Boy Sussex until he has a name, okay? — and additional details about the birth were revealed in an extremely Sussex way: on Instagram.
But the most important part of the announcement — outside of the press releases and social media posts — came via easel. See for yourself:
The easel appears.
Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Huh?” You’re probably also thinking: “What?” And maybe also: “An … easel?” But please, let me explain. Or rather, let me please cite People:
The easel’s announcement.
Ah, okay, so it is a “tradition,” and was also done with all three of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s children (you know, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and that elusive Prince Louis). Got it. But what exactly did this particular easel announcement say? Well, it said the following:
We love it.
Thanks for letting us know, easel!