Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to try for new baby amid Sussex Royal Foundation launch
MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry could work on expanding their family with a new baby as they prepare to launch their Sussex Royal Foundation, royal expert Omid Scobie suggested.
Meghan Markle could have another baby in 2020 says expert
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are the proud parents of eight-month-old son Archie Harrison and the Duke of Sussex admitted during the summer he and his wife are planning to add one more child to their brood. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have taken a six-week break from royal duties to spend time with baby Archie but royal expert Omid Scobie suggested the pair have been working to refine the launch of their new Sussex Royal Foundation as well as discussing bringing a new baby into the family. Speaking to Yahoo's Royal Special, Mr Scobie said: "I think the big thing next year is the launch of the Sussex Royal Foundation, that is their focus now.
"Although they’re technically not working at the moment I don’t believe for a second that they’re not spending time planning this.
"A launch will be around the end of the first quarter, beginning of the second quarter, of next year."
Mr Scobie continued: "So that will very much really see 2020 for them. I don’t think we’ll see many new patronages or anything like that.
"I think it will really focus on what they have on the table now - possibly another baby, who knows."
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were this week revealed to be the bookies' favourites to become the first royal couple to announce a new pregnancy in 2020.
Betting firm Coral made it evens Meghan and Harry will announce they are expecting their second child while Prince William and Kate Middleton are 2-1 to reveal that they have another baby on the way.
Coral’s John Hill said: “We’ve seen a flurry of bets over the last couple of weeks on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to announce they are expecting another child in 2020.
“Punters seem convinced that baby Archie will be getting a brother or sister in the near future.”
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But the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could be just one royal couple to announce a new addition is on the way, with four potential pregnancies expected to send royal fans into a frenzy of bets.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “We’re expecting a busy year on the Royal Baby front with not one but four pregnancies looking likely.”
Princess Eugenie, who married wine merchant Jack Brooksbank in October 2018, is currently 1/3 to announce her pregnancy in 2020.
Sister Princess Beatrice is following suit at evens as she prepares for her upcoming nuptials to boyfriend Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, currently stands at 5/4 while Kate, Duchess of Cambridge is 2/1 to announce baby number four in 2020.
The past 12 months have proved challenging and eventful for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
In October, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seen emotionally opening up during the ITV documentary ‘Harry & Meghan: An African Journey’, which was filmed during their royal tour in Africa earlier this year.
The explosive television programme saw the Duke admit to sometimes struggling with royal life and public scrutiny, while Meghan Markle revealed not many people have asked if she is “okay”.
Buckingham Palace announced after the broadcast Meghan and Harry would take some time off to spend the Christmas holidays with their son Archie and Meghan's mum Doria Ragland.