Merry mums of Windsor
Meghan will be yoga for babies at the Positivity Centre, next to Cliveden. “It’s postnatal exercises for mum and groovy moves to nursery rhymes for baby,” Humphries explains.
Me time
When Meghan wants to escape the house on her own, she should stroll to the Savill Garden in Windsor Great Park, says Humphries, which has a great café and stunning scenery. Cliveden will undoubtedly become another favourite, with its spa café serving healthy meals and tranquil sitting areas. Not only do they do lovely afternoon teas and twohour restorative flotation therapies (£185), but there is also a playground in the National Trust estate for when the baby gets a bit older, too. She might bump into Cliveden regulars Poppy Delevingne and Gabby Logan.
Date night
Once they feel up to it, they will be able book a discreet table at numerous fancy restaurants nearby – the Fat Duck and Royal Oak are 20 minutes away at Bray, and both the Waterside Inn and Skindles can be accessed by boat. “Or The Barn at Coworth Park is relaxed chic, serves amazing food and is out of the spotlight,” says parenting blogger Melanie Kentish (@melaniekentish). Brad Pitt has stayed at Coworth, where former Doctor Who star Matt Smith also introduced his girlfriend Lily James to polo. The Sussexes have a sentimental connection with the place, as Harry stayed here on the eve of his wedding to Meghan. There will surely be family picnics at Guards Polo Club, where Harry plays, and cream teas at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, a favourite with the Pony Club set, including dressage star Laura Tomlinson, Harry’s cousins Lady Louise Windsor and Zara Tindall – her youngest, oneyear-old Lena, will be a partner-incrime for Master Archie – and Jessica Springsteen, Bruce’s champion showjumper daughter. “It’s smart, but also very family orientated,” Barnes says.
And then there’s Henley Royal Regatta, where Harry can catch up with his “wet bob” school chums. Harry might also suggest they go to Carters Steam Fair, a traditional fairground, where he rode on the dodgems as a child. “It’s a great place to go if he wanted to show Meghan some British traditions,” Humphries says.
School stress Family outings
It may feel like much too soon to be talking schools, but places are coveted at Asquith Nursery, one of the best nurseries in Windsor, according to Kentish, while Puddleduck Preschool, which has a similar vibe to Westacre Montessori, the small nursery on the Sandringham Estate where Prince George began his school days, is highly sought-after. Another option is Children of the World Montessori School, which has small class sizes.
Archie might go on to Upton House, where the Duke and Duchess of York sent their girls, or Bishopsgate Prep, which is popular with local yummy mummies. Perhaps the most obvious choice, though, is St George’s, at the foot of Windsor Castle, founded in 1348 to educate the choristers of the chapel where the Sussexes were married. And then, of course, there’s Harry’s alma mater, Eton, just across the river – although Meghan might put her foot down at a single-sex pillar of the Establishment.