Harry, Meghan expecting first child

– Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting a baby in the English spring of next year, they announced yesterday as they began a Pacific tour.

“The Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the spring of 2019,” their Kensington Palace residence said in a statement.

“Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support

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they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public,” it said.

Harry, 34, and Meghan, 37, a former US actress, wed in a fairytale setting at Windsor Castle on May 19.

The two royals touched down in Sydney yesterday, kicking off a bumper Pacific tour that is their first major outing abroad as a couple.

Their official visit, lasting more than a fortnight, will take in multiple stops in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand – all members of the Commonwealth of predominantly former British colonies.

Meghan made her name in acting as savvy para-legal Rachel Zane in the US television legal drama Suits. In her first solo charity project since the wedding, she launched a cookbook last month in support of families affected by the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in London. – AFP