MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry have repeatedly dropped clues about what they'll call their daughter, fans have claimed.
While Philippa apparently remains the red-hot favourite with the bookies at 2/1 and Diana is second-favourite in the betting at 5/1, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to have hinted at other choices.
Back in 2019, while Meghan was pregnant with Archie, a seven-year-old named Megan Dudley asked the couple if they would consider naming the baby Amy.
Meghan reportedly replied "That's a really pretty name, I like it. We'll have to think about it" and the name has been on bookies lists ever since.
Meanwhile on exactly the same day Harry met a little girl named Lily and reportedly made notes on how to spell the beautiful floral name.
Later Harry was introduced to a baby named Harriet – the female version of Harry – to which he reportedly exclaimed "That's a great name!"
Read our Meghan and Harry live blog below for the very latest updates…
- Sarah Grealish
MEGHAN AND HARRY ‘POKING THE BEAR’
The Daily Mail’s Royal Editor Rebecca English has warned that Harry and Meghan could be “poking the bear” and that there may be a “tipping point” with the royals following Harry’s recent appearance in a documentary on mental health, Star Online reports.
Ms English said: “The Palace have always gone with the never complain, never explain approach.
“Can we really expect that to carry on? Surely there will be a tipping point?”
She continued: “Buckingham Palace genuinely don’t want to get drawn into a public slanging match with Harry and Meghan,” said English.
“That said, they are poking the bear a lot, and people are right to wonder whether there will be a tipping point.”
- Olivia Burke
SUSSEXES WANT TO BE AT PLATINUM JUBILEE
Harry and Meghan Markle want to be at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in what would create a “fresh headache” for the Royal Family following their controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The Duke of Sussex wants to be included in next year’s four-day bonanza for the Queen with plans being released by Buckingham Palace this morning.
An insider said: “Harry wants to be there. It is already causing a headache and is going to be very awkward.
“Where will they be positioned if they turn up? What events can they attend? Will we put them on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the flypast?
“This is a celebration for the Queen’s 70 years of service to the nation and should not be overshadowed.
“There are now so many questions about what to do with Harry and Meghan.”
- Olivia Burke
WILL HARRY AND MEG MAKE DIANA STATUE UNVEILING?
Prince Harry’s return to the UK for his mother’s statue unveiling is in doubt as his wife Meghan Markle is due to give birth in the next couple of weeks, a royal expert said today.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to “really want to be” at the event to honour Princess Diana on July 1 – on what would have been her 60th birthday.
But Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, may not be able to travel due to the birth of their daughter, as they are expected to welcome their second child this summer – in as early as the “next couple of weeks”.
Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine this morning, the Mirror’s royal editor Russell Myers told stand-in host Cat Deeley that Harry may miss the event.
Myers said: “The things I’m being told is they still really want to be there, both of them. Certainly, William and Kate will be there.
“But whether Harry can fly over there because the baby is imminently due this summer… it will certainly be in the next couple of weeks.”
- Olivia Burke
WILL THE SUSSEXES TAKE MATERNITY LEAVE?
The Sussexes new bundle of joy is expected to arrive sometime soon in summer – but will they take maternity leave?
The couple are rumoured to be taking some time off after the birth of their baby girl, it has been reported.
According to Vanity Fair, "Both plan to take leave following the birth so that they can spend proper time together as a family".
A friend of theirs also said: "They will both take some proper time off.
It will be the summer and they want to make sure they both take their leave so they have some real quality time together once the baby arrives."
- Olivia Burke
WHAT IS MEGHAN'S JOB?
As she excitedly awaits the birth of her second child, Meghan Markle is kept busy by her son Archie and her working life.
But what is her job after stepping down from royal duties last year?
She created a media production company with Prince Harry – Archewell Productions – and is teaming up with Netflix to produce a documentary series about athletes involved in the Invictus Games, called 'Heart of Invictus'.
Meghan has also written a children's book, The Bench, after her move to the US which is due to be released on June 8.
The Sussexes also devote their time to many causes via their Archewell Foundation.
- Sarah Grealish
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX HAVE ‘ACUTE AWARENESS OF SUFFERING’
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are down-to-earth but very aware of their past struggles, says a friend.
“Going through their own struggles has given them an acute awareness of suffering,” says James Doty, the boss of Stanford Centre for Compassion and Altruism Research (CCARE), reports Vanity Fair.
When Doty met with Meghan and Harry at Stanford last year, “they were very down-to-earth.
“They were thoughtful, they were inquisitive…and they seem intelligent and self-aware.
“My sense is that they are extraordinarily engaged and this concept of compassion deeply resonates with them.”
Meghan and Harry are both “avid readers,” adds Noble.
- Sarah Grealish
‘CRISIS FOR ROYALS’ – REPORT
“The Firm’s alleged unsupportive treatment of the Sussexes has only lurched the institution into existential crisis,” according to a Vanity Fair feature on the royals.
“The queen is a figurehead for an empire that refuses to understand that its days are gone,” said Kelechi Okafor, London-based host of the Say Your Mind pop culture podcast.
Okafor added: “Diana came along… and then Meghan Markle came along, and everything started to fall to pieces.”
- Sarah Grealish
PHILIPPA NOW BOOKIES’ FAVE FOR 2ND SUSSEX BABY’S NAME
Philippa apparently remains the red-hot favourite with the bookies at 2/1 to be the name of Harry and Meghan’s second born, according to Ladbrokes.
On June 1 it said that Diana is currently second-favourite in the betting at 5/1.
Elsewhere, odds have been slashed from 12/1 to just 8/1 on the pair opting for the name ‘Poppy’, while Alegria is now 16/1 with the bookies.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “Punters remain convinced Harry and Meghan will name their second child Philippa, although the latest odds suggest the pair might opt for Poppy.”
- Sarah Grealish
MEGHAN AND HARRY ‘NEED CHECKING’
Conservative US personality Candace Owens ripped Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for speaking about their experiences in the Royal Family.
Owens slammed them on Twitter for sharing more “truth bombs” in Harry’s latest Apple series, after the couple’s bombshell sit-down with Oprah Winfrey back in March.
“It’s been 3 days since Prince Harry has offered another exclusive interview regarding how much he and Meghan hate his family,” she said.
“Can somebody check on them?”
- Sarah Grealish
DI-LEMMA FOR ROYAL BROTHERS OVER DIANA STATUE UNVEILING
Prince Harry’s return to the UK for his mother’s statue unveiling is in doubt – leaving his brother William to go it alone.
It’s likely that Harry will be a no-show as his wife Meghan Markle is due to give birth in the next couple of weeks, a royal expert said.
However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “really want to be” at the event to honour Princess Diana on July 1 – on what would have been her 60th birthday.
On ITV’s Lorraine, Mirror’s royal editor Russell Myers said: “The things I’m being told is they still really want to be there, both of them. Certainly, William and Kate will be there.
“But whether Harry can fly over there because the baby is imminently due this summer… it will certainly be in the next couple of weeks.”
- Sarah Grealish
‘CRISIS FOR ROYALS’ – REPORT
“The Firm’s alleged unsupportive treatment of the Sussexes has only lurched the institution into existential crisis,” according to a Vanity Fair feature on the royals.
“The queen is a figurehead for an empire that refuses to understand that its days are gone,” said Kelechi Okafor, London-based host of the Say Your Mind pop culture podcast.
Okafor added: “Diana came along… and then Meghan Markle came along, and everything started to fall to pieces.”
- Sarah Grealish
QUEEN'S PLATINUM JUBILEE TO BE CELEBRATED WITH NATIONAL EVENTS
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee will be celebrated with national events from a live concert featuring some of the the world's biggest stars to a service of thanksgiving – and a day at the races.
Buckingham Palace has announced further details of the plans to mark the monarch's 70-year reign during a special special four-day Bank Holiday weekend from Thursday June 2 to Sunday June 5 2022.
Individual members of the royal family have yet to be named in the plans but it is likely the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and other members of the monarchy will attend various events.
A live concert will be staged at Buckingham Palace – Platinum Party at the Palace – during the Saturday of the long weekend.
Performers have yet to be named but it is billed as bringing together some of the world's biggest entertainment stars to celebrate the most significant and joyous moments from the Queen's seven-decade reign.
- Sarah Grealish
PALACE ‘IN A BIND’ OVER PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN
Strategically, the palace is stuck in a bind over the Sussexes, says a royal commentator.
Daniela Elser writes in News.com.au: “They can leave the couple and their titles untouched, or they can push them to kowtow to their whims and only strengthen the couple’s US cause.”
Her comments are in response to Lady Colin Campbell’s online petition for Prince Harry to quit his titles. It’s already had over 45,000 signatures.
Elser explains that if they did lose their Sussex title, “they still have his princely status to fall back on” and Meghan would have “every right to style herself Princess Henry of Wales.
“In short, this whole situation is something of a win/win for the renegade couple.”
- Sarah Grealish
‘SERIOUS DOUBT’ OVER HARRY VISITING UK FOR DIANA STATUE UNVEILING
Prince Harry’s return to the UK for the unveiling of Diana’s statue has been in “serious doubt” for weeks after the royal rift intensified, royal experts have claimed.
It was previously thought that William and Harry would unite at the exhibition of their mum’s statue next month – after months of tension between the pair.
Others said the pair would give separate speeches when their mum’s statue is unveiled, highlighting their ongoing rift.
Phil Dampier, author of Royally Suited: Harry and Meghan In Their Own Words, told the Sun Online: “I personally don’t think Meghan will return to the UK.
“And there must now be a serious doubt as to whether Harry will come over for the unveiling of a statue for Princess Diana on what would have been her 60th birthday in July.”
- Sarah Grealish
HOW CAN I WATCH PRINCE HARRY'S DOCUMENTARY?
Prince Harry will star in a follow-up to his Apple Plus documentary, The Me You Can’t See.
Here’s everything we know about the interview, conducted by chat show legend Oprah Winfrey.
The follow-up interview will be available to watch on Apple Plus from Friday, May 28.
The docuseries, The Me You Can’t See, is available to watch on the same streaming platform now.
- Sarah Grealish
PRINCE WILLIAM DOESN’T WEAR HIS WEDDING RING – HERE’S WHY
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton 10 years ago was one of the most-watched events of the decade.
But, some eagle-eyed social media users have noticed something different about Wills and Kate – while the Duchess proudly displays her sparkler on her left hand, the Duke’s wedding ring is nowhere to be seen.
Ditching tradition, it seems that William isn’t a fan of jewellery at all.
After the royal pair got hitched in 2011, a spokesperson from the palace revealed the reason why the Prince decided to go ringless.
They explained: “It is simply down to personal preference. It was something that the couple discussed but Prince William isn’t one for jewellery.”
- Sarah Grealish
BONE CHILLER
Human remains have been found just yards from Harry and Meghan’s £11million mansion.
The bones from a small adult were unearthed by workers doing landscaping on an estate just along the road.
They are thought to be those of a Native American and date back centuries.
Their age will be determined by a forensic anthropologist called in by police.
Landscapers made the discovery last week while working at an estate in Riven Rock Road in Montecito, California.
- Sarah Grealish
WILLIAM ‘WILL NEED BROTHER’S SUPPORT WHEN HE’S KING’
When he eventually becomes King, William will need far more support from his brother, Prince Harry, says a report.
William will have “arguably one of the most important jobs in the world, and he’s going to need the support of the person who has been his right-hand man since he was a child,” said Myka Meier, founder of Beaumont Etiquette.
She told Vanity Fair: “There’s nobody that knows him quite like Harry.”
- Sarah Grealish
PLATINUM JUBILEE
BRITS will be treated to a four-day Bank Holiday weekend to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Buckingham Palace revealed today.
Her Majesty, 95, will enjoy a four-day bonanza to mark her 70th year on the throne, including a special celebration involving 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians.
The Queen will also enjoy The Derby at Epsom Downs with members of the Royal Family and a live concert at Buckingham Palace involving "some of the world’s biggest entertainment stars".
It is the first time any British monarch has reached this historic milestone and the Palace today revealed that it will be celebrated in style.
The government had already hinted that Brits will be treated to a four-day weekend from June 2 to June 5 to mark the special occasion.
But the Palace today confirmed the extra days off, which will "provide an opportunity for communities and people to come together and celebrate the historic milestone".
The May Bank Holiday Weekend – which usually falls at the end of the month – will be moved to Thursday June 2 for Her Majesty’s 70th year on the throne.
- Sarah Grealish
HARRY SAYS SOME OF ARCHIE’S FIRST WORDS WERE ‘GRANDMA DIANA’
Prince Harry has revealed some of his son Archie’s first words were “grandma Diana”.
Harry said of his mum: “I wish she could have met Meghan. I wish she was around for Archie.
“I’ve got a photo up in his nursery… and it was one of the first words that he said. Apart from ‘mama’, ‘papa’, it was then ‘grandma’, ‘grandma Diana’.
“It’s the sweetest thing but at the same time makes me really sad.”
- Sarah Grealish
DIANA INTERVIEW SCANDAL FORCES REWRITE OF THE CROWN
The Martin Bashir scandal has forced the creators of The Crown to rewrite large sections of series five, ahead of filming next month.
The new season pivots on Princess Diana’s bombshell Panorama interview in 1995, which was secured by the disgraced BBC reporter using faked documents.
A TV insider said: “This has caused a major headache for the creators as the events before and after the interview formed the basis of so much of The Crown’s storyline.
“Although the writers constantly redraft scripts before and during filming, this provides them with a challenge on another level.
“Especially as they have to be poised to respond should any further revelations emerge in the coming weeks or months. If they do, then they may have to amend the scripts even further.”
- Sarah Grealish
MEGHAN SAYS SHE WAS ‘JUDGED ON WEIGHT’
Meghan Markle has revealed how her teens and 20s were a “brutal” experience where she struggled to be “happy” and “fit in”.
The Duchess of Sussex, 39, admitted that as a young woman she was in a “constant battle”.
This saw her “judge” herself on her weight, didn’t have anyone to eat lunch with at school, and aged 24 was told by a casting director to wear less make-up.
On her 33rd birthday back in August 2014, on her now-defunct lifestyle blog The Tig, the former actress – wrote that she had finally found happiness, but that it had taken a while to get there.
She revealed: “My 20s were brutal – a constant battle with myself, judging my weight, my style, my desire to be as cool/as hip/as smart/as “whatever” as everyone else.
“My teens were even worse – grappling with how to fit in, and what that even meant. My high school had cliques: the black girls and white girls, the Filipino and the Latina girls.
- Sarah Grealish
HARRY ‘HELL BENT’ ON BLAMING EVERYONE ELSE
Prince Harry is “hell-bent on blaming everyone else for his problems” – particularly father Charles, a royal expert has claimed.
Robert Jobson, who was friends with Princess Diana and has written books on Philip and Charles, said the Duke of Sussex has behaved “shamefully” in recent weeks.
And he warned there may be little chance of Charles and Harry ever reconciling over fears anything said will simply be repeated “for commercial gain”.
In an episode of True Royalty’s The Royal Beat, Mr Jobson laid into the Duke for his comments.
“I thought it was pathetic actually,” he said.
“He was hell-bent on blaming everyone else for his problems and mainly his father.”
- Sarah Grealish
‘DISGRACEFUL’ SWIPE AT PRINCE CHARLES
Royal aides reportedly want Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to give up their titles after a “disgraceful” swipe at Prince Charles’s and Prince Philip’s parenting skills.
It came after the Duke of Sussex suggested he had been failed by his dad after he claimed he moved Archie and Meghan to the USA to “break the cycle” of “genetic pain” from his own childhood.
Senior courtiers told the Mail on Sunday that the Duke’s attack had prompted a sense of “bewilderment and betrayal” in the palace.
Prince Harry’s documentary series with Oprah Winfrey was released earlier this month on Apple TV.
Harry had previously claimed that he had to make deals with Netflix and Spotify after revealing to Oprah he had been cut off by the Royal Family following Megxit.
- Sarah Grealish
‘MEGHAN HASN’T WON’, SAYS PIERS
Piers Morgan had declared that Meghan Markle hasn’t “won battle” and is in for a “big shock”.
The former Good Morning Britain host, 56, made the comments as he teased a major career comeback in a new interview.
And once again, he is hitting out at his one-time pub buddy, the Duchess of Sussex.
Speaking to Jan Moir for the Daily Mail, Piers said that Meghan has definitely not “cancelled” him.
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