Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are looking forward to receiving the baby no. two
On Sunday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they were expecting their second child months after revealing that they had a miscarriage in July.
“[They were] hopeful that they would become pregnant again, “a source close to the couple told People magazine on Wednesday.” And they were very happy with what happened so quickly. “
The friend admitted that the couple was “devastated” by the abortion.
MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY WAITING FOR BABY NO. two
“Both were nervous and it took a while for them to relax and fully enjoy the pregnancy,” added the source. “They always wanted Archie to have a brother close to age.”
A spokesman for Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, said in a statement: “We can confirm that Archie will be an older brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very happy to be expecting their second child.”
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Over the weekend, a spokesman for Harry, 36, and Markle, 39, told Fox News: “We can confirm that Archie is going to be an older brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very happy to wait for their second son.”
In a black-and-white photo of themselves, the couple was sitting near a tree with Harry’s hand placed under Markle’s head while she was lying on his lap with her hand resting on her belly.
The baby will be eighth in line to the British throne.
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A spokesman for Buckingham Palace also told Fox News: “His Majesty, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the whole family are very pleased and wish them well.”
The duke told chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall in 2019 that he would only have two children for the good of the planet.
A spokesman for Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, said in a statement: “We can confirm that Archie will be an older brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very happy to be expecting their second child.”
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Goodall, 86, said, “Not many,” and Harry replied, “Two at most.”
Harry and Markle, a former American actress, were married at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Their son Archie was born a year later.
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In early 2020, the couple announced that they were leaving royal duties and moving to North America, citing what they said were the British media’s unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes. They recently bought a home in Santa Barbara, California.
In late November, the Duchess of Sussex revealed the painful loss she and her husband, Prince Harry, suffered in an opinion article published by The New York Times.
In the article, the former “Suits” star described how he realized something was wrong on a July morning while looking after Archie.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were married on Saturday, May 19, 2018.
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“After changing the diaper, I felt a strong cramp. I fell on the floor with him in my arms, humming a lullaby to keep us calm, the cheerful music contrasted strongly with my feeling that something was not right,” she wrote . “I knew, as I grabbed my first child, that I was losing my second child.”
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Markle said she lay in a hospital bed hours later, where she kissed Harry’s knuckles that were “wet with our tears”.
“Looking at the cold white walls, my eyes are glassy,” Markle shared. “I tried to imagine how we would heal.”
Markle said he was sharing his story to help break the silence around such a common tragedy.
“Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable pain, experienced by many, but spoken by a few,” she wrote. “Some courageously shared their stories; they opened the door, knowing that when a person speaks the truth, it allows us all to do the same.”
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Meghan Markle detailed her abortion in an article for the New York Times.
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In the Times article, Markle goes on to describe how she tried to keep an “angry face” in the public eye. She remembered a time last year, when she ended a long tour in South Africa with Harry, when a journalist asked her “Are you okay?”
“Thanks for asking,” she replied. “Few people asked if I am okay.”
Markle considered the question “Are you okay?” be important, especially in 2020, a year that she said brought “so many of us to our limit.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.