Royal style & gossip: advance Baby Sussex!

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Surely this is the thread where Meghan has her baby??

Dobby it could.be another two. My son was born at 42+3 nothing was done to try an shift him only I was 42 (nothing medical I tried everything I could think of). No doubt on dates as he was IVF.

''GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat - I’ve just realised when I was reading Giles Coren, I was actually thinking of Gyles Brandreth''

Same!

I kept thinking ... but he seems so nice? ...

Going back to Giles Coren, his wife Esther Walker writes really well. I used to read her blog recipe rifle, vaguely about cooking and fashion but really chatty and searingly honest. She seems like she might roll her eyes at her husband a lot

I really don't know why the D&DOS are playing this game with the public. Why be deliberately vague about the due date unless you are trying to amp up the interest? Surely the best thing would be to say up front when it's due and avoid the weeks of speculation.

As you can tell, patience is not one of my virtues,

If you were in their position you would be wise to announce the pregnancy as late as possible and suggest a due date later than reality to avoid the "when's it due?" speculation ramping up. By saying it was a spring baby a lot of people have been expecting it since early March.

The problem they've created for themselves is announcing it ridiculously early for no good reason. She hasn't had hyperemesis and she didn't cancel her visits to Zika-risk areas so there was no reason at all to announce it when they did. A non-existent or barely- there bump can easily be disguised and they're not short of money for well-tailored clothes.

I'd say that they announced early because they were over-excited rather than attention-seeking, but the indiscretion of her friends may have led them to believe it was better for them to announce it rather than someone mentioning it on a chat show.

Oh FFS this isn't a H&M attention seeking thing + the RF don't publicise due dates. We've never had an EDD for Kate - the parking restrictions at the Lindo Wing have been a clue. Due dates are not exact as I said above I went to 42+3 on a conception that we know to a to a 12 hour window and then it was a section because there was no sign of progress with pessary, waters broken and the drip. If we were told the EDD was 24th April what difference would it make? There would still be speculation and where is this baby talk.

Not attention seeking? We have had 9months of bump cupping how is it anything but??

people will be so pissed off if the baby has been born and they took days to announce it. I know the media will be pissed and suspect they may be under orders not to say anything. I suspect the baby's been born already as there were a few articles about the "upcoming" baby yesterday after a period of silence.

The problem they've created for themselves is announcing it ridiculously early for no good reason. They were on tour putting in multiple events every day. By announcing at the start of the tour it meant they didn't have to then do an on the spot announcement if pregnancy + jet leg + busy schedule meant she had to pull out of any engagements (which I seem to recall she did do one afternoon).

Pretty sure baby has yet to arrive.

I would expect/hope for an early announcement but no pictures or appearances for a while.

I don't see the bump cupping as attention seeking. I think it's another form of reassurance when she isn't clutching Harry's hand. Also she must be pinching herself with the unreality of it all. She probably needs to check it's really there.

Calm down Grumble I said "over-excited rather than attention-seeking".

And they do announce due dates in a "early summer" "late autumn" sort of way. They should have said early summer but they couldn't when they announced so so early.

Summer starts on 21st June, her due date was probably 20 something of April. It is a spring due date.

I was cupping my bump with first baby was so excited to be carrying a baby. It is such a lovely time with your first. The second a couple of years later was a blur. The third after a long gap I did enjoy more but there is nothing like the first pregnancy.

I give up. You can't seem to see I mean if they had any sense they would suggest a date after their due date to avoid the "why hasn't it arrived yet?" speculation. If they said early summer people wouldn't have spent March and April looking for a baby announcement. If the baby then arrived late April early May people wouldn't have been demanding she crossed her legs and kept it in.

Just popping in to say that I barely took my hands OFF my bump when I was pregnant, I felt so lucky.

Hope all goes well for the birth. TBH it's none of anyone else's business. Such prurience is extremely tacky.

for D&DOS and baby Sussex

Oh, and for DOC too, for her grace under pressure. Nothing at all for Wills.

The Dutch royals at Kings Day yesterday. Max in culottes and striking coral accessories. Once again, an outfit only she could carry off!

Curly

Isn’t Charlotte Casiraghi the absolute image of her mum!

The children both look lovely, I love the red coat.

Just suppose that all this gossip about William is just that - gossip. I wonder how the Cambridges feel - is it upsetting or do they just laugh together about it?

Pause for 😍😍😍 at Max's jauntily angled hat. I do so love a chapeau at a jaunty angle!

Does anyone else think King Willem-Alexander looks like Daniel O’Donnell?

Em No MarkleSparkle I can't see the resemblance myself. Keep taking the tablets
But he does have an Irish/ UK look about him.

beanas

I think maybe it’s just the haircut that’s similar.

I don't mind if Baby Sussex is already here, they'll announce when ready.
I just hope Baby arrived safely & healthy.

Thanks for those photos @Queen.
Thé middle girl is the spit of Maxima