Meghan Markle and Harry to 'shun' titles for baby says expert

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they were expecting their second baby in a sweet Valentine’s Day surprise for their fans. The Royal Family issued a statement shortly after the news was released to say they were all “delighted”. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “Her Majesty, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and entire family are delighted and wish them well.”

The announcement quickly erupted on Twitter on Sunday night, with many royal commentators posting the news on their accounts.

ITV’s royal expert Chris Ship updated his followers with the palace’s statement.

But some fans asked him why Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William’s names were left out of the statement unlike the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles.

Mr Ship replied: “Palace just named Queen, Philip, Charles. So that is what I wrote.”

Meghan and Harry are believed to have told the royals before making the news public.

A spokesperson for Meghan and Harry said last night: “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother.

“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.”

The couple stepped down as senior working royals in March 2020 to seek financial independence.

They now live in an £11 million house in Montecito in California.

Prince Harry previously admitted he was on a “different path” to his brother, hinting they were not as close as they once were.

He said: “We’re certainly on different paths at the moment but I will always be there for him and as I know he’ll always be there for me.

“We don’t see each other as much as we used to because we’re so busy but I love him dearly.

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“The majority of the stuff is created out of nothing but as brothers, it’s just as I said, you have good days, you have bad days.”

But the brothers have reportedly kept in touch with each other through video calls during the pandemic despite living on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

Royal expert Katie Nicholl told Entertainment Tonight: “Fast forward to today, the relationship is much better than it was.

“For a start, they are on talking terms, and not only on talking terms, they do speak relatively regularly.

“They were very much in touch over the holidays.”

Meghan and Harry’s second child will be the Queen and Prince Philip’s 10th or 11th great-grandchild depending on whether he or she arrives before or after Zara Tindall’s baby later this year.

The image of the pair showing off Meghan’s bump was taken by their friend and photographer Misan Harriman, who took the picture remotely from London using an iPad.

He tweeted: “Meg, I was there at your wedding to witness this love story begin, and my friend, I am honoured to capture it grow.

“Congratulations to The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on this joyous news!”

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