On her royal tour debut the elegant, gentle Duchess of Sussex touched down with a wonderful surprise and left having revolutionised the monarchy. Juliet Rieden gives the inside story on Meghan and Harry’s dramatic group hug.
From the moment they arrived, it was clear this royal visit was going to break new ground. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had hoped to slip into Sydney quietly a day before official proceedings and chill out at Admiralty House, the Governor-General’s home he and his wife had kindly turned over to Harry and Meghan for the tour. Instead, the couple was greeted with a posse of TV cameras, reporters and long lenses focussed on incoming planes.
Meghan appeared, curiously holding folders of paperwork in front of her stomach, and immediately a baby bump frenzy swept through social media. It’s possible the royal couple hoped to wait a little longer to share their happy news, but the only way to focus the tour back on the Invictus Games and the important initiatives the Sussexes had assiduously hand-picked, was to let the world in on their secret.
I was in the royal rota media briefing when Kensington Palace surprised everyone with the couple’s statement. “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the [UK] Spring of 2019.” What!
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