Meghan holds baby party in New York

THE DUCHESS of Sussex has made a secret trip to New York City for a baby shower with friends.

Heavily-pregnant Meghan is spending five nights in the Big Apple, catching up with stylist Jessica Mulroney and other confidantes, Harper’s Bazaar revealed.

The American former Suits star is said to have visited Laduree tea room in New York’s SoHo district on Saturday for macarons and tea.

Meghan, who is preparing to give birth in late April or early May, spent Valentine’s Day with the Duke of Sussex last week after he rushed back to see her following a trip to Norway with the Royal Marines.

The couple are due to visit Morocco on Saturday at the request of the British Government.

The Duchess was spotted in New York on Monday, wearing a Victoria Beckham long black wool coat and a grey Helene Berman tweed pageboy cap.

Mrs Mulroney is Meghan’s best friend and supported her in the difficult days leading up to her wedding to Harry amid the turmoil caused by the absence of her father, Thomas Markle.

Her children – twin sons Brian and John and daughter Ivy – were pageboys and bridesmaid at the royal wedding. Kensington Palace declined to comment on the Duchess’s break in New York.

Meanwhile, Sarah, Duchess of York and Princess Eugenie have posted their birthday wishes to the Duke of York. Andrew, who is the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s second son and third child, celebrated his 59th birthday yesterday.

The Duchess tweeted a photo of the duke, wearing a shirt, tie and a cardigan, and smiling as he peered over the top of his round tortoiseshell glasses. The Duke and Duchess divorced in 1996, but remained best friends as they brought up Eugenie and her older sister Princess Beatrice.