Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has gone into labor for the birth of her first royal baby with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Buckingham Palace has reportedly confirmed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex first announced Meghan Markle’s pregnancy with a royal baby back in October, following their royal wedding in May 2018. Here, find out all latest Meghan Markle baby news; his post will be updated with all the information about royal baby Sussex as it comes to light.
Markle and Prince Harry chose to keep their birth plans private, announcing in April that they would be celebrating the birth as a new family before “sharing the exciting news with everyone.” While that choice is a departure from the approach of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, who made their children’s births public, it’s not such a radical shift from royal tradition.
Markle and Prince Harry have made Frogmore Cottage at the Windsor estate their primary residence, outside of London. Unlike Kate Middleton, who gave birth to all three of her children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — at St. Mary’s Hospital’s Lindo Wing in London, Markle chose to have her first child at (??Frimley Park Hospital), nearer to her new home.
Speculation that the birth was impending began when Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, flew from the U.S. to the U.K. in April. Markle herself was notably absent from an Easter service earlier in April, suggesting the baby was imminent. Prince Harry, meanwhile, attended the London Marathon to cheer on runners at the end of April.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex traveled to Morocco on an official state visit back in late February, and have made a number of public appearances during Markle’s final stretch of her pregnancy upon their return to the U.K. before April. Markle’s new royal baby is the first child for both her and Prince Harry, and will become seventh in line to the throne.
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