Breaking: Megan and Harry: Duchess of Sussex expecting a baby!

[NewsCenter28]

Source: BBC

The Duchess of Sussex is pregnant and is due to give birth next spring, Kensington Palace has announced.
The news has been announced as she and Prince Harry begin a tour of Australia.
Kensington Palace said the couple "appreciated all of the support 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".
The baby will be seventh in line to the throne.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45861683

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Congrats to the whole BRF!

[BigmanPigman]

1. It seems that each generation is becoming a little more free to

act like normal people without getting ridiculed for wearing the wrong hat to tea.

[violetpastille]

2. I'm happy for anybody that's happy.

And babies are great. I love the British Baking Show. Very soothing.

But I just don't get why we think the "Royals" are anything super special?

i get angry at the very concept.

Someone enlighten me.

[LittleGirl]

8. Tradition and history

of the Royal Family is the pride of most of England.
The tourism to the country to get to see it in person more than pays for their financial security. They serve the public by encouraging citizens to assist charitable organizations and Prince Charles is an environmentalist extraordinaire. Every day I see the Queen continuing her duties to the country and I have to say, I'm quite smitten with her strength and commitment to serve. She's over 90 and her spouse is 98. Amazing longevity.

Good for Harry and Meghan. I swear, when I saw her at the wedding with that coat on, I knew she was pregnant. She always has classic outfits and she never took her coat off. She's showing! Ha ha. She's so thin to begin with that after 3 months, she'll be showing.

[3Hotdogs]

11. The Queen at her coronation, saying she would devote her lift to serving the British people.

She certainly has done that.

[LittleGirl]

33. She has indeed. That's what I admire about her. eom

[The Polack MSgt]

19. It has ALWAYS baffled me as well

I was annoyed when it was Princess Di every day when she was getting married, every day when she was getting divorced, and every minute after her death.

The very idea of royalty should be repugnant to Americans - There is no God appointed group of families in a higher "Gentry Class"

They are only the mega wealthy descendants of very successful murderers slavers and colonizers

[lagomorph777]

31. The monarchy that we successfully pushed out is reproducing itself.

...and we care...why?

I agree, Violet - it's just annoying that anybody here cares about it.

[Dulcinea]

32. Best wishes to the happy couple!

I think they're so cute together. Best wishes for a healthy pregnancy & a healthy child!

[Raine]

3. Congratulations

to Harry & Megan!

[WePurrsevere]

4. I'm very happy for them! I suspected she might be...

When I saw what she wore to the recent royal wedding.

[avebury]

7. They were probably trying to keep

it a secret until after the wedding so that they wouldn't steal the limelight away from Eugenie on her special day.

[WePurrsevere]

15. Yes, I think that as well. With the style...

of the outfit she wore it was fairly obvious to some of us who watched her arrive or saw her photo, as I did, that she was probably hiding a 'baby bump'.

[MFM008]

5. Somewhere

Diana is thrilled.

[lanlady]

40. I was just thinking the same thing

She would have been a grandmother of four. Hard to believe! She raised two very fine young men.

[MrScorpio]

6. That child may be born as an joint American-British citizen

If joint citizenship is legal for US/UK born individuals.

If so, they child could grow up, run for office here in America and may end up as President of the Unite States.

If so, this could be a plot to return the US to British rule.

This could be the greatest threat to our sovereignty since the War of 1812.

We much remain vigilant.

[LittleGirl]

9. That would be a great movie, no?

I can almost picture it. A cross between Bridget Jones' Diary, Notting Hill and the Robert E. Lee family story.
Brilliant.

My husband is British/American but when you take your citizenship oath here, you're supposed to give up citizenship of the other nation you came from. But who in their right mind would give up their home country for the US? Give up your birthright? That is not something you do without serious thoughts about the consequences of doing just that.

Anyway, great line of thinking Mr. Scorpio.

[3Hotdogs]

10. But wouldn't have to take an oath. Already is a citizen.

[FBaggins]

12. I was thinking "King Ralph"

The royal family dies in a freak group-photo accident... US President becomes king/queen.

[RobinA]

25. But What If

she came here to have it. A royal anchor baby.

[LittleGirl]

29. But it doesn't matter where the baby is born

its Mother is American so all she has to do if file for the birth certificate and passport.
Unfortunately, that means life long taxation even if they don't live in the states.
That's the tricky part.

A friend of ours lived in Iowa 30+ yrs ago to get his master's degree and his children were born in the states.
They have lived in England for 30 yrs now and were afraid to go to the states to visit.
Afraid that they would be stopped for non-payment of taxes. They are British citizens.

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. We'll make you take Boris Johnson first

Born in New York while his father was working at the UN: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/aug/29/comment.jamiedoward . Though he did renounce his US citizenship a few years ago when he felt the tax demands went too far: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2017/02/09/brit-boris-johnson-renounces-america-why-we-should-care/#283dec245341

[LittleGirl]

30. Can't blame him

the US is the only country in the world that taxes its citizens even if they don't live in the states.

Now that is taxation without representation.

[RobinA]

24. A Threat

that looks less and less scary with each passing day.

[News Moto]

13. Bravo

That's a blessing for newly weds.

[gopiscrap]

22. welcome to du

[renate]

39. welcome to DU!

[BillyBobBrilliant]

16. I really don't

care about a group of people that think they are better than me.

[LanternWaste]

17. I think you do.

I think you care at least enough to tell us how much you allegedly do not care...

[DavidDvorkin]

26. Declaring how little one cares about the royals is a royal DU tradition.

[mcar]

18. Woo hoo!

Love Harry and Meghan!

[EllieBC]

20. I always get giddy when I hear pregnancy announcements.

Congrats to them! May she have a healthy and happy pregnancy!

[bdamomma]

21. nice to hear

good news.

[NurseJackie]

23. I can't wait! I bet they will have a BEAUTIFUL baby!

[Hekate]

41. I wonder if the little one will have daddy's ginger hair? Those are going to be some pretty babies.

[jberryhill]

27. Are they employed? How will they afford to raise a child?

[violetpastille]

34. Awesome!

[jberryhill]

35. Well, this is what happens with subsidized public housing tenants

[Sneederbunk]

28. Seventh in line. Thy name shall be Long Shot.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. Congrats to Megan and Harry!

I am thrilled to hear this lovely news!




BTW, they do NOT think they are better than us. They live under a different form of government and that's just fine!

[leftyladyfrommo]

37. Those little Royal children are a breath of fresh air

in the dark, sad reality we live in now.

I love those little kids. And Harry is my favorite other Royal.

[CTyankee]

38. Does she know the sex of the baby yet?

Cuz then we could speculate right here on DU what the name will be!

I love this stuff!