For the old romantics among us, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are the dream couple. From their wonderful meet-cute right through to their breathtaking wedding ceremony, the span of their whole relationship is nothing short of goals. And earlier this year their relationship has culminated in a truly beautiful way – through the birth of the couple’s first baby.
The adorable couple met in 2016 through mutual friends and married in May 2018, while the whole world watched. And the wedding certainly didn’t disappoint with millions of viewers absolutely enthralled by the spectacle. As you may expect, much of the royal pregnancy was kept under wraps.
But now some rather surprising sources have revealed some very exciting news about the future of the family.
Being born into the royal family meant he had the spotlight on him pretty much from his birth, in September 1984.
His mother, Princess Diana, died tragically in a car accident in 1997 when Harry was just twelve years old.
But most agree that Harry has handled it with grace and dignity (a few slight scandals aside).
He’s known for being a little bit cheeky, but it’s clear that he has a heart of gold.
But in 2016, he met actress, Meghan Markle, and things seemed to change for him. He was blown away by the US television star.
Markle was best known for her role in Suits.
In the U.S. drama, Markle plays a brilliant paralegal named Rachel Zane. Before her high-profile relationship with Harry, this was how the vast majority of the public knew her.
This image of the star in her youth, posing for a tourist snap outside her future home, Buckingham Palace, was shared online when Harry and Meghan got together.
They were set up by mutual friends, who thought that the two might be a good match. They went public with their relationship in 2017, with one of their first appearances at the Toronto Invictus Games.
The wedding took place on May 19th 2018, and it was one of the most-watched television events of all time.
He seems to have a down-to-earth, self-deprecating sense of humor which has endeared him to the general public.
Harry has a charmingly childlike side, which is shown here as he jokes with his friend, David Henson’s, daughter Emily.
Which made the announcement of Meghan’s pregnancy all the more exciting!
Meghan and Harry were pictured together many times during Meghan’s pregnancy, with the mom-to-be always looking amazingly polished and put-together.
In early April, Buckingham Palace released this statement:
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very grateful for the goodwill they have received from people throughout the United Kingdom and around the world as they prepare to welcome their baby. Their Royal Highnesses have taken a personal decision to keep the plans around the arrival of their baby private. The Duke and Duchess look forward to sharing the exciting news with everyone once they have had an opportunity to celebrate privately as a new family.”
And some people weren’t happy about the breaking of this tradition.
Kate Middleton was criticized pretty badly for her post-birth photocalls.
Actress, Kiera Knightly, in an article called ‘The Weaker Sex’, published in Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (and other lies), wrote that Kate put on “The face the world wants to see”. “Hide,” she continued, “Hide our pain, our bodies splitting, our breasts leaking, our hormones raging. Look beautiful. Look stylish, don’t show your battleground, Kate…. Don’t show. Don’t tell. Stand there with your girl and be shot by a pack of male photographers.”
A British newspaper, The Sun, quoted a source, saying “Like all mums, Doria wants to be there for her daughter at this seismic event in her life.” Too cute!
Since the birth of Archie, many fans of the royals have been eagerly awaiting further baby news.
November 11th is a British day of remembrance for fallen soldiers, and that means Meghan and Harry have had a lot of royal duties.
Because Harry and Meghan were asking some very telling questions to the members of the public that have led some to believe there’s about to be an exciting announcement.
They were there to honor the families of deployed servicemen and women.
And while chatting to the families, it seemed as though the couple was a little broody.
Susie Stringfellow, one of the moms at the event, told Forces Network, “Having our baby so close in age to their baby, I think they were keen to chat. Harry was really quite interested in how things were with second children, as well, because we both have older children. And we were trying to encourage him to have a second baby.”
Another attendee Amy Thompson said, “Harry was saying how little Archie was starting to crawl, how they’ve started eating different foods, [and] all of the funny faces.”
We can only hope it’s as adorable as Archie. And we’d totally love to see a new princess!
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