The new fab four! MEGHAN'S PREGNANCY SURPRISE

They're heading to Hollywood, where the Sussex family is about to expand

Prince Harry might not have enjoyed his life as a working royal, but the delight on his face when he announced the birth of his son Archie in May last year confirmed there was one thing that would always bring him unadulterated joy – fatherhood.

Now, it appears, the royal rebel is about to become a dad once again and insiders say the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are over the moon to be starting their “ordinary” lives with the promise of a new sibling for nine-month-old Archie.

Since Harry, 35, returned to the couple’s rented luxury mansion on Vancouver Island, Canada, a fortnight ago – after two long weeks of hashing out an exit deal with the Queen – hardly a peep has been heard from the royal runaways.

“They’ve been cocooning,” a source tells. “And it’s not just because they’re de-stressing from the trauma of leaving the royal fold.”

The insider dishes that some of Meghan’s closest pals have all but confirmed the former Suits star is expecting, “and as far as Meghan and Harry are concerned, it is perfect timing. Meghan turns 39 this year and apart from her age, she and Harry really want Archie to have a close sibling. They had no choice but to get on with it.”

Unlike her pregnancy with Archie – when she was based in London and far away from her native California – this time Meghan has the comfort of her mum Doria Ragland on hand, as well as close friends.

Yoga instructor Doria, 63, says our source, has been coaching her famous daughter with private prenatal yoga sessions, while Meghan’s best friend, stylist Jessica Mulroney, 40, “has been calling in a huge number of designer maternity clothes for ‘a good client’, which is clearly Meghan”.