Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are expecting their second child, People confirmed today. A spokesperson said: “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 Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s newborn will be the younger sibling to their son, Archie Harrison, who is one.
The couple announced the news with an exclusive black-and-white photo that was taken on an iPad by their friend and photographer, Misan Harriman. In the photo, Markle is seen lying on the lawn wearing a white Carolina Herrera dress as she cradles her baby bump, while Harry looks on with a smile. “Meg, I was there at your wedding to witness this love story begin, and my friend, I am honoured to capture it grow,” Harriman wrote on Instagram.
The happy news follows a powerful op-ed for the New York Times that Markle wrote in November, in which she revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage in July. “In the pain of our loss, my husband and I discovered that in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 of them will have suffered from miscarriage,” Markle wrote. “Yet despite the staggering commonality of this pain, the conversation remains taboo, riddled with (unwarranted) shame, and perpetuating a cycle of solitary mourning.”
Last year, Meghan and Harry stepped down from their roles as senior royals to focus on their private family life.
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