Last fall, we were all witness to the Smearing of Duchess Meghan. It was hard to keep up with all of the accusations lodged against her, but that’s why I’m here, to remind everyone. One of the smears was that Meghan hated her sister-in-law so much that Meghan was insisting on never giving birth at the Lindo wing at St. Mary’s, which is where Kate gave birth to her three children. The actual idea behind the story was practical – it was assumed that Meghan and Harry would already be in Windsor, at Frogmore Cottage, and they would want a hospital closer to their new home. But the renovation at Frogmore is taking a bit longer than expected (as renos always do), so perhaps Meghan is looking at the Lindo wing again.
Meghan Markle is set to give birth at the same London hospital where Kate Middleton had all three of her children, Page Six has learned. The Duchess of Sussex is expecting her first baby in just a few weeks. And royal sources tell us that she will check into the private Lindo wing at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Her sister-in-law, Middleton, had her children George, Charlotte and Louis at the same hospital, where Princess Diana also gave birth to Princes William and Harry. It’s been reported that staff have been told not to take vacation in April.
And despite rumors that Markle could also give birth at Frimley Park Hospital, close to the new home she will share with Harry, a source told us: “I would be hugely surprised if Meghan didn’t give birth at the Lindo wing. It has the security and the resources needed for a royal birth.”
I think it’s possible she will go to St. Mary’s, just as I thought it was possible last year too. Meghan is in a damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t position – either she’ll be accused of copying Kate/Diana or she’ll be accused of being too independent and difficult and wanting things done her own way. I think it’s probably likely that Meghan has intended to give birth at St. Mary’s for months now and she just doesn’t want people camping out and putting a clock on her. Anyway, we’ll see. I imagine Meghan and Harry will do the baby-presenting thing outside the Lindo Wing as well. I can’t wait!
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“That’s why I’m here” – lol. Keep up the good work Kaiser!
And yeah, she’s damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t. “Can you believe she thinks giving birth to the 7th in line is the same as Kate giving birth to the HEIR?!?!!??!” or “Why isn’t the Lindo wing good enough for her??”
Wasn’t there a stink when it was rumored Meghan would deliver at a hospital closer to Windsor and not St Mary’s?
it would be rich for anyone to claim meghan is “copying” kate when everyone knows kate just copied diana with the lindo wing and these aren’t her independent, original ideas. it would be meghan ALSO copying diana, since kate doesn’t get credit for diana’s ideas.
Or it’s just the best place to give birth in terms of safety in the delivery and protection of the royals.
I know this is slightly off topic, but remember when celebrities didn’t all have PR and ran around and there was so much gossip on everyone. Now everyone’s on lock down, and what’s released is (mostly – unless your Ben Afleck) planned gossipy stories with promotional duties. And there’s too many reality stars to keep track of so they all fell under the radar unless their name ends with Kardashian/Jenner. So royals are totally filling that vacuum. Every day it’s royal drama. Oh how I hope it extends out to the other houses.
I saw pictures of a meeting CP Mary had in the palace they let the artists mural the wall and they’re crazy murals. I had totally forgotten about that. I think an interior design / real estate / royal crossover story would be fantastic.
Back on topic: being comfortable with their doctors and the facility is what matters most. And i wish her the best for a safe delivery.
Hedda Hopper, Louella Parsons, Walter Winchell, Ed Sullivan… And there were plenty of celebrities with PR and fake romances, etc. Back in the day gossip columnists did things like insinuate that you were a communist. Fun times!
Let us not forget Rona Barrett! One of the oldschool greats! 😉
A subject I’d really love to see more of is BITD gossip. Liz and Dick, old Hollywood, the original Rat Pack, ’60s/’70s swinging… with vintage photos! Pretty Please!!!
I hope Meghan and Harry skip the walk and post a picture on their new Website, now that would fix the Heifers.
First Sussex IG post – new baby!!!
LOL ! me too, the British media will be so furious that they will create silly many controversy to take theirs revenge.
I hope they skip presenting the baby.
IG debut with a full name is fine.
Yes!
Well if Meg feels well and all why skip it? It is where Harry met the world. It would be a cute and nostalgic moment.
I hope they make all of the Royal reporters wait outside for days just like they did with Kate, but then sneak out a back door and release a photo themselves 🙂
I agree, Yoyo. Nothing will stop their criticism, so why give the heifers live coverage (and, personally, I don’t think it’s safe for HM to present the baby to the public). Let the Trumpsters, Brexiters, Tumblrites and R-dishers get their first glimpse of Polo Baby on the new Sussex IG account. I’ll miss that little town crier ringing his bell, but there is no reason Meghan should have to subject herself, right after giving birth, to a deplorable group of people who can’t stand her and have already disparaged her child.
It is a stupid polemic, Diana and Anne have also given birth to St Mary. They want what! she to give birth in a stable.
Exactly.
It’s literally no one’s business but hers and Harry’s as to where the baby is delivered.
Not surprised by the Lindo Wing. It where Harry was born and they have experience to deal with everything without disrupting any other patients.
That’s a good point. If I was a patient, I would probably not want to be there at that time.
It does disrupt patients though, there were a lot of Tweets last year from people trying to access the hospital before Kate gave birth saying that they were late for or missed appointments due to not being able to get around the press and people going to gawk. People forget that this is a working hospital where people go to heal and they need to treat it as such.
Thank you!
I don’t think they should do the big baby presentation but who cares really, we’ll enjoy the pictures either way. And frankly, not to be mean but I honestly don’t think Meghan can help herself. She’s a lot more like Amal C and ol Jess Mulroney than we say on this site 😉
You maybe right!
Funny you should say that because the only time we ever see or hear from Meghan is when she’s doing royal work.
Hmmm that’s not entirely accurate. We saw Meghan at her baby shower, then we heard about her from her friends, or via her friend’s instagram – presumably these were with her blessing otherwise they wouldn’t be her friends anymore.
Why wouldn’t she have traits in common with her friends? Birds of a similar feather flock together.
I’m sure that if she feels up to it after the birth, she’ll also do the LionKing baby presentation like Kate.
Or when she pap strolls her own baby shower
The baby shower is the only time we have seen Meghan outside of royal work in months if I’m not mistaken. And the friends going to People magazine was a one-off (presumably) to defend her against the horrible and constant attacks from the British press.
I’m not saying Meghan hates the limelight or the perks of being a celebrity – but it is insane to bash her for that (and yes, that comment about “not being able to help herself”) when the specific thing being discussed – “presenting the baby” is something Kate did three times. And in her first year of marriage, we saw Kate “off duty” way more than we saw Meghan.
NYC is broke, so they could not build a tunnel for Meghan to get from point A to B.
Oh! she should’ve have use the delivery entrance.
Rinse and repeat.
C’mon nothing in the original post was mean spirited and i think by now we all know that very rich people can fly under the radar when they want to, tunnel building is not necessary.
Meghan likes attention, she wasn’t an actress for nothing and It’s not blasphemy to say so nor is she being bashed for it 🙂
What about her pap stroll with the new PR guy (who isn’t even moving offices with her and Harry)? Also Kate was presenting the future king and his siblings. Harry and Meghan’s baby is not as important. And don’t give me crap for that. If you want to buy in to the idea of royalty, then you have to do so wholly . Meaning there is a strict hierarchy with lots of emphasis on rank. Literately they way monarchies work.
People here always say thst it’s not wrong for Meghan to be ambitous because those qualities in a man would be celebrated. I agree. Meghan is socially ambitous. She wouldn’t have married Harry otherwise. Given that, it’s perfectly fair for the OP to say Meghan won’t be able to resist putting herself and her child in the same position as the future king and queen consort. If it’s not bashing her to say she’s ambitous, then it’s not bashing her to say she’ll act on those ambitions.
@Babablacksheep2 what a nasty comment.
Meghan and Harry’s baby is just as “important” to many people as W&K’s kids, especially since Harry and Meghan are wildly popular — far more popular than William and Kate are right now — and the interest is there from the public as well as the international media.
As for the rest of what you said…you don’t think Meghan loves Harry? You think she’s only with him because she’s “socially ambitious?” That’s gross speculation.
Also, we have no idea if her meeting with the PR guy was a “pap stroll.” All it takes is ONE restaurant employee who wants to make a little extra money to call them out when Meghan is there to blow her cover.
You clearly don’t like her but this was just mean.
Andrew and Fergie presented Beatrice so there may be an expectation by the press and the gawkers that Harry and Meghan will as well.
No the other royals did it excuse isn’t good enough. Their child isn’t important why should they feel obligated to show off their baby?
@Baabaablacksheep2 Harry and Meghans child will be important in terms of history as he/she will be mixed race (albeit 75% white) and the grandchild of the future king and great grandchild of the present Queen. Something we haven’t seen before.
@Mrs Bump, not all entertainers are attention seeking, don’t know about Meghan but in terms of someone like Adele, she releases her music, comes out sings a few songs then she’s off again, never to be seen, this is what I love about her. I trained as an actress but didn’t continue along that path but if I had, and became highly successful I wouldn’t want the unnecessary attention when not working as I’m a private person plus a little shy (although drama helped me out there). So just because someone chooses to be a performer doesn’t always mean they are craving attention, sometimes it’s just for the love of the art.
Yes…..lol…..the tedious, usual suspects from RD, with their whips and spears obsessing endlessly about pap-strolls and fame whoring.
@ Yoyo: Tunnel indeed, lol. Although, you can bet they’ll be howling furiously about the cost of constructing said tunnels…..
”….and why do the tunnels have to be wide enough for her to walk through? Considering they’re being built on taxpayers dime, surely, she can crawl and save taxpayers some digging money…”
Lol Meghan is as much of a social climber as Kate and Pippa. And that is not a bad thing to be socially ambitious. Why are you insisting on social climbing being such a terrible thing to do? Yes, she is socially ambitious and no it is not horrible for people to point that out.
Being in public is part of the job and its nice that Meghan seems to enjoy it.
That picture of Kate and Meghan is hilarious!
LOL. Meghan has a look that says I know I look silly in my hat but you win the prize in your Mary Poppins coat. Somebody please bring her an umbrella.
The Lindo Wing makes sense as they are adept at handling royal births and the accompanying media circus. Posing with the baby on the steps will be up to H&M and how they feel at the time. However, I remember Andrew and Fergie doing photocalls outside the hospital after their daughters’ births and no-one complained that they were copying Charles and Diana. How times have changed ……..
I wish they didn’t announced the hospital. The Markles are crazy enough to show up, camp out with the media and complain they aren’t allowed to go in to see the baby. And that’s when the police should come in.
That red head would flip.
Good grief, it would be insane to accuse Meghan of “copying” Kate for using the same hospital for her delivery. But it’s also a little screwy to predict that this will happen.
I’m still hoping for a home both with a doctor and a doula. If I’m not mistaken Princess Ann was the first royal to do a hospital birth, prior to that royals had babies at home. If she does go to the Lindo, press will know and she won’t have a choice, she’ll have to do the Lion King thing.
The idea that Frogmore was going to be ready in time was always wishful thinking. Plans to renovate it from 5 apartments to 3 early last year detailed just how bad it was. 3 of the 5 apartments had been vacant for years. Things deteriorate quicker than people think. The only thing that helped them is that it had been so chopped up over the years that they didn’t need to worry about historical accuracy as much. You can hire as many people as you want but some stuff has to be done in stages no matter what. Not to mention all the issues they probably found that they weren’t expecting.
Yes, l very much doubt Frogmore will be ready. I also think that the Lido wing makes sense.
I am still hoping she has a homebirth and send it via IG. Please pretty please.
Here I am just hoping it’s a safe birth and healthy child wherever she gives birth. And someone is going to be cranky if she presents baby polo at the hospital or not.
I hope they do what’s best for their family.
I wouldn’t be surprised if she chose the Portland. It’s completely private, they are very used to celebrities and can handle the necessary security arrangements. Beatrice and Eugenie were born at the Portland. And all of the attention is on St Mary’s.
Royal sources are saying that Baby Sussex is creating more public and media interest than all three Cambridge babies combined. While this must really be annoying the Cambridge’s, the Palace has to address the enormous interest. Meghan has been accused of not buying a Silver Cross pram and ditching royal tradition but if she follows royal tradition and goes into the Lindo they will say she is upstaging you know who.
A Pram was delivered to Frogmore Cottage, funny Zara Tindell is the spokeswoman for that brand.
I saw on Twitter that Kensington Palace had over one million followers before Meghan came in to the fold, now it is over three million, they’re funny videos on Twitter of people planning to flee once the Sussexes set up their website.
American networks are going send to reporters to cover the birth, if Meghan sneeze the networks carry the story.
Yes, royal sources have also said that the amount of interest from the public and media is more than for the three Cambridge babies combined. The Palace has to respond to the interest, and this may involve a picture on the steps of the Lindo.
I think its a boy from how she is carrying.
I was hoping for a girl though
Let’s hope for a healthy baby first, be it a boy or girl.
Boy or girl it will be a win win. Most people want a girl but if it’s a boy, it will be a future Duke of Sussex.
I don’t think it’ll be a baby presentation….but rather a quick exit….Harry won’t be driving….it’ll be business as usual, then H&M will keep us waiting for months, probably MM’s birthday until they release a photo….that’s my guess.
I think Lindo is a strong possibility just because they are used to the chaos a royal birth brings and the Sussex baby will be madness. Not that other hospitals can’t handle it but why burden others more than needed. Lindo is more private than other hospitals with its own entrance.
People will rant and rage regardless of what they do anyways, so might as well do what is best for you.
but! but! this baby is seventh in line to the throne, no big deal as some would have you believe.
I assume women deliver babies where their Doctors have hospital privileges.
Everyone is so concerned with Brexit right now, I wonder if anyone actually cares about the royals right now. They can do whatever they want right now and I doubt anyone will notice.
Meghan and Harry aren’t anywhere near the epicentre of what’s going on in Britain right now. I seriously doubt anyone cares about them at this moment. The people that do must be living under a rock or something to not notice what’s going on with Brexit.
This is not a British website. It deals with Gossip.
There are protest going on in France.
Close to a civil war in Venezuela.
Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, just throw in other countries in Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, just to memtion a few.
Racism at an all time high in the USA.
Iraq, Syria.
So, no people are not living under rocks, they have their own worries, they’re just dealing with it in their own ways
Yes, people gossip on this site. That’s the purpose of this site. I’m not arguing against that. What I am saying is that I don’t think people in a general sense are going to be up in arms about where she gives birth given that people are protesting in the streets right now. I am responding to the argument posited in the original post On this site, it seems to be argued that people will come after her for where she gives birth but right now I really don’t think people care. it is what is given the current political situation. That is not an insult towards Meghan and Harry. Do you want people to be up in arms about where Meghan and Harry choose to give birth?
If she can avoid people coming after her for where she gives birth (even if due to factors outside her control like the current political situation), then personally I think that’s helpful to her and the other royals.
I find it notable that Brexit is mentioned repeatedly on Meghan and Harry posts but not as much on posts about other British royals. Surely it would make more sense to question Kate, William, Charles, Camilla, and the Queen about how sensitive they’re being about Brexit.
Charles is enjoying the beach while Brexit fears are stirring but that is not considered an issue.
Meghan is an American using British resources because she married a British prince. Brexit was pushed along because of resentment of foreigners. Perhaps Meghsn is being turned into a symbol for people who feel like Brexit was needed and that’s why people keep tying it to her.
See my post above.
Keep telling yourself that. If everyone was wholly focused on Brexit, why do they keep printing inane stories about DoS, her extravagant spending, her unorthodox ways, etc. as Mariah said, “why you so obsessed with me?”
And Babablacksheep, you are curdled with hate.
See my post above.