Meghan keeps mum over sex of baby due in spring

The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she does not know if she is expecting a girl or a boy and confirmed she is six months pregnant, with her baby due at the end of April or beginning of May.

The duchess braved chilly conditions in Birkenhead to spend 40 minutes shaking the hands of well-wishers.

She and the Duke of Sussex had gone on a walkabout to meet as many residents as possible as they spent the day celebrating organisations supporting women and young people, as well as Birkenhead’s famous son, war poet Wilfred Owen.

Meghan stopped to chat to Kim Thompson, who said later: “She said she is six months pregnant and due at the end of April, beginning of May.”

Harry and Meghan also spoke to a group of youngsters from St Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Birkenhead and were questioned about the sex of their unborn child.

Kitty Dudley, aged nine, said after meeting the couple: “I asked her if she was having a girl or a boy and she said she didn’t know.”

It appears as if the duke and duchess have opted to keep the sex of their baby a mystery.

Meghan’s high heels provoked a flurry of comments on social media, with many amazed at the height of the pregnant duchess’s footwear.

Before the walkabout, Meghan and Harry paid their respects to acclaimed First World War poet Wilfred Owen by viewing a sculpture in the town’s Hamilton Square marking the 100th anniversary of his death.

The bronze artwork by sculptor Jim Whelan has been named after Owen’s poem Futility and shows an exhausted solider sat down with his head in his hands.

Bookmakers William Hill said a punter has placed a £500 wager on the duke and duchess having a baby girl in the coming weeks.

William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said: “We have not changed the odds but will be keeping an eye on the market.”