I’ve been low-key paying attention to the weird back-and-forth about where the Duchess of Sussex will give birth to Polo Baby. For months, it was claimed that she would go to a hospital close to Windsor Castle, then it was “she’s finally decided to go to the Lindo Wing,” and there have been about ten contradictory articles about it in the past few weeks. I tend to believe the confusion is on purpose, that Meghan and Harry don’t want people camping out and creating a situation outside of whichever hospital. But according to royal reporters Emily Andrews and Omid Scobie, there’s also another wrinkle: Meghan doesn’t want to do the “presenting the baby” thing.
Royal watchers who are hoping to get the first glimpse of Baby Sussex as Meghan emerges from hospital may well be disappointed, royal commentators have claimed. Speaking in the podcast ‘On Heir’, British correspondent Emily Andrews and American commentator Omid Scobie, reported that Harry and Meghan are not planning an ‘on the steps moment’ with their newborn.
The Duchess of Cambridge delivered all three of her children at the Lindo Wing, and appeared on the steps looking picture perfect each time, just like her late mother-in-law Diana – but apparently Meghan will not follow suit.
‘At the moment, we understand that she isn’t, she doesn’t want to do that, isn’t going to do that,’ Emily said.
Omid added that it would go against Meghan’s ‘feminist’ beliefs, saying: ‘Given what we know about Meghan, the optics of a totally glamorous, picture-perfect moment hours after giving birth are not quite in alignment with her views on the world.’
There might also be simple, more practical reason being the lack of post-birth media appearance: Meghan might very well forgo the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s hospital altogether. Emily said she has been told the birth will not happen at The Lindo Wing, but said Kensington Palace refused to confirm this.
I strongly suspect that reporters are hyping this issue – the “will she present the baby” issue – just so they can insult her and taunt her and criticize her when she does present the baby, as almost all royal women do. Then they’ll all bandwagon and say “but I thought she was a feminist, how could she do that!” And “Of course she’s presenting the baby, she’s an American famewhore actress!” Anyway, I believe Meghan will give birth in London at St. Mary’s, the Lindo Wing, and I believe she will present the baby. All the rest of it is just noise and bulls–t.
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I hope they just post a couple cute photos on Instagram and call it good.
I think that is the plan as well.
I think a few photos from home would be perfect. While Diana and Kate “presented”, they birthed the heirs to the throne. Meg and Harry’s isn’t.
Besides, if they’ve moved into Frogmore, why would they drive 30 mi. back to London to go to Lido Wing? I’m still thinking they’ll be at the local hospital where Sophie and Fergie gave birth.
(BTW, IMO, Kate’s BEST pic was right after George, in the blue polka dot dress and wedges. She looked young and fresh, but not over the top “done” as she did with Charlotte. Even Louis’ didn’t look as “overdone”).
Fergie and Sophie presented both their kids at the hospital, Sophie at the local hospital in Windsor. With Lady Louise it was delayed as she and Sophie were at separate hospitals and were discharged on different dates. Sophie and Edward still did a smile and wave at waiting photographers when he took Sophie home after the emergency C-section. There was at least one photographer allowed inside when they went to get Louise and thank the staff in person.
Thanks, Nota… I stand corrected. I really didn’t remember Sarah presenting at all, and I do remember Louise’s difficult birth, but not a pic 😊.
Sarah was so excited to see the crowd, she rushed towards them in new flats and slipped on the pavement. She was more composed with Eugenie.
I really hope they keep it to just an Instagram post and say FU to the press. They’ve continued to be horrible and deserve their time. The masses can view it all on the news and on Instagram and understand.
Damned if they do, damned if they don’t, but I think they will present the baby.
I’m sure she will present the baby too. It’s a stupid excuse to say that she wouldn’t because she’s a feminist and it’s not in line with her beliefs. She married a prince and gave up her acting career to join an establishment with a huge history of patriarchy and race issues.
Me too. If I were her and Harry, I would not give the press one precious second of time to see the baby. I hope they do it all on their own terms.
Yeah, that would be a nice middle finger to the British press. It’s probably not the smartest idea, but the one the British press deserves.
IIRC Swedish Sofia did a very casual picture/pictures with baby and she looked natural and beautiful,stretchy(maternity I’m sure)jeans and a t shirt and cardigan or blazer,minimal hair and makeup,sweet,cute,normal as possible-I’d like Meghan and Harry and baby to present this way.Their call though and people will criticize either way.
@L84Tea – it’s not about the press, but about the masses, I think. Royal babies engender warm feelings towards the institution of Royalty from their subjects. So I’d understand why they’d do the horse and pony show, because they’ll disappear for a good six months after that.
I believe this is what they will do to. They won’t present the baby outside on the steps of the Lindo Wing.
She can’t win anyway, so they might as well do what they really want. If she presents the baby on the steps, there will be “who does she think she is? she’s not the future queen…”, but if she doesn’t, it will be, “who does she think she is? she’s too uppity to show us her baby?”
Exactly, that’s what the new instagram account is for.
Who would want all that clicking and screaming at a newborn, if they absolutely don’t have to. It seems, Meghan is more about harmony, joga and essential oils, and such intrusive moment could be considered a bad feng shui.
I want to say it one more time for the record: I think the Instagram account is a VERY BAD idea.
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Interesting…..why so? 🧐
It just gives the haters one more thing to chew on and compare the Sussexes to the Kardashians.
@BayTampaBay,
Seems haters shouldn’t care since we’re always told, they’re minor royals. Bill will be King
People who hate Meghan will use anything to disparage her and compare her to Kate. Vice versa. Meghan shouldn’t stop living her life because of stupid haters.
Yep, I don’t care where she delivers as long as it’s at a hospital, and I think they’ll introduce Polo on Instagram. Anything else, and the Dim will say that she’s copying W&K. I like Omid, but I don’t know what feminism has to do with it.
On the other hand, both of them should borrow as much of the Queen’s jewelry as they can, and all three appear decked out in tiaras, huge necklaces, etc. The dogs can wear some too.
Why do you even care if she delivers at a hospital?? I dont care where she delivers period. It’s her body and wherever she feels comfortable doing it more power to her.
Sorry, but hospitals are much safer than at home.
I’d love to see all three + dog in diamonds!
Yep. The British press should get nada. They’ve been terrible. A pic on the gram would be just fine.
She should text the picture to her friends that talk to People magazine for her, and have them send it on!
(Not really, but I would find the level of petty to be hilarious.)
I certainly hope she presents the baby, and WTF does that have to with feminism? These people 🙄. And, hoo boy, that green coat with the barnacles was so ugly.
I was thinking the same thing, WTF does her being a feminist have to do with presenting the baby on the hospital steps?? This woman cannot win. It just kills them that a woman of color is in their space so they are going to crawl up her ass no matter what.
In an essay for Feminists Don’t Wear Pink last October Keira Knightley criticised Kate for presenting her babies… ‘Seven hours after your fight with life and death, seven hours after your body breaks open, and bloody, screaming life comes out. Don’t show. Don’t tell. Stand there with your girl and be shot by a pack of male photographers.’
You can bet your boots Meghan read that essay.
My issue with this is: Keira Knightley is transferring HER experience to Kate’s. So while giving birth was traumatic for Keira, Kate seems to have easy births.
Every experience is different and just because you suffer less, doesn’t make it also less valuable. And Kate WAS talking about her struggles during her pregnancies, so…
Elisa—exactly.
I think they will present the baby due to all the ‘Fake-Surrogate-Pregnancy” stories promoted by the Daily Fail with all the paid poster gusto the Daily Fail could afford to harness.
@Elisa, I don’t think that Keira Knightley was transferring her experience on to Kate, or even that childbirth was particularly traumatic for her. I think what she was more getting at was the fact that it is messy. Even the easiest births are inherently unglamorous by default. The idea that a woman, any woman, has to shower, blow dry her hair, get made up, dressed to the nines, and look acceptably “presentable”, just hours after giving birth, is messed up, no matter which way you look at it. You don’t have to transfer your experiences onto another person to recognize that women not being allowed to look or seem imperfect, even after literally pushing another human being out their body, is messed up.
Heck, there are so many women I know who, after posting photos of themselves with their newborn in the hospital, will apologize for looking tired and messy. There are women who insist on getting made up and looking pretty before they’ll let their husbands into the room to take photos because, “I can’t let the world see me like this.” Because god forbid someone see a woman looking less than perfect, I suppose.
@A: Keira Knightley has discussed her childbirth in detail (tearing…) and to me it does sound traumatic. Don’t get me wrong, I admire her for being so open about it and she is right in criticizing unrealistic expectations in general, see also your examples above.
But IMO she was wrong in dragging Kate into this. Again, a quick Google search will show you that Kate had quick and easy births with all 3 children and she genuinely looked happy and relaxed afterwards all 3 times – and not like she was putting on an act (which you can usually spot easily with her). So she is simply not a good example for what Keira was describing.
“..as almost all royal women do.”
Um, no. Diana did the presentation on the steps and Kate did it. I think Andrew and Sarah did it. Other European royals will have a press conférence giving info, share a pic of the family leaving with the new baby, etc and that is about it.
I hope Meghan doesn’t do it a la Kate, but we will see.
I think she meant in the British Royal family. All the royals have presented their babies outside the hospital going back to Princess Anne. The only exception was Louise because she was born prematurely and stayed in the hospital for quite a while.
Ah, ok. I forget that Celebitchy basically ignores royals not British.
Thanks !
The Spanish, Dutch, and Danish royals do the photos outside the hospital as they’re leaving. So do some of the Belgians and Luxembourg royals. The Swedes do a press conference at the hospital to announce the birth, but manage to sneak out with one photo taken in the hospital with baby in the car seat.
Emily Andrew was HEINOUS on Twitter last night. I have heard from other Sussex fans that she is pretty bad, but I didn’t quite get what they meant until I saw it last night/yesterday. She’s basically in an all out war with the #sussexsquad (which granted, can be a little, um, extreme.) So I can believe that she is leading the charge to criticize Meghan no matter what she does, and poke fun at her supporters while she’s at it.
Supposedly Meghan and Harry have moved to Frogmore, so I think that makes Lindo Wing a lot less likely. I doubt they will present the baby, but I think they will release a family picture before leaving the hospital (or right around the time they leave the hospital), just to take some of the pressure off the “first picture”. The benefit of presenting the baby is that all the photogs get roughly the same shot at the same moment, so while it is insane and crazy for those 5 minutes, then you can go home and have some relative peace for a while.
She is awful and hates the Sussex’s – is it her or Nicholls that used to hang out with the Princes way back when?
It was Katie Nicholls.
Katie was in love with Harry! He really broke her heart when he chose Meghan.
Seriously? Did Harry and Katie ever officially date, or is she the one that hung around the bars the royals frequented?
Katie met Harry after he approached her at a rooftop restaurant, asking her to join him and his friends. From there she met William, Bea, Eugenie, Tom, Guy etc. she didn’t just associate with them she was on the perma guest list and on speed dial for personal chit chat.
She and Harry hooked up a few times but she never fell for him. They were actually friends with benefits. Harry was actually crazy about another journalist named Natalie Pinkham, for whom she was a dead ringer.
Katie’s discretion and favorable press was rewarded with exclusivity with the young royal set. She was roughly their age, identified with their lifestyle/mindset and understood that they absolutely did not trust the older, more established royal reporters. William and Harry actually hated them and Katie was their contemporary mouthpiece.
Katie was able to parlay this into a lucrative career, including her gig at Vanity Fair. Where Katie messed up was not realizing that sometimes being royal adjacent is not a permanent gig. I’m not saying she forgot her place but she definitely got caught up in the circles she was moving in and she forgot that for the super wealthy and aristocratic set there is really no such thing as long-term loyalty. She forgot she was not one of them. I was extremely shocked when she discussed this at length in an article. I was surprised that she would admit it.
Her next mistake was not realizing that time brings about change. As her career skyrocketed she ended up moving to New York City, getting married and having a baby. She wasn’t hanging out with the Royals anymore and instead of admitting that she was no longer in the know she kept relying on sources that were becoming further and further from the Royals themselves. Her inside scoops were becoming more of a hit or miss.
Now I would say her articles have to be evaluated against what we already know about the Royals, her Word is no longer inviolable. Still, it would be a mistake to say that she was just a hack who pretended she had more royal access than she actually did. If anything, she had more than she, herself, was able to admit in public. When a lot of these guys are in New York City she will have lunch or dinner with them, especially Eugenie, but the good old days are clearly over.
EA mocked the #GlobalSussexBabyShower too. Mocking raising funds for charity.
@Nota – yup, that was what I saw. I was really appalled.
Emily Andrews has also gotten multiple stories wrong – the whole piece describing a baby shower that hadn’t happened yet, not moving into Forgmore for weeks, etc. Omid is hurting his reputation by partnering with that nasty, lying piece of work.
I think she should not present the baby. That’s just a gift to the very media that loathes her and tries to drag her down day after day. It would be a good punishment to wait and do some private photos with a friendly publication and tell everyone else to go **** themselves.
Unfortunately they have to play the long game with the press. They aren’t going to antagonize them.
I agree. They should post an instagram photo, a watermarked photo.
So this scobie guy is not team Meghan? I don’t understand why he must dig Kate and how is it going to help Meghan?
I think the truth probably Meghan has booked for c-section. She’s 38 years old this year, I understand if she and Harry want to make sure she will have safe delivery.
You do know 38 year old women can have perfectly safe vaginal deliveries, don’t you?
Thank you.
IRA, do people still do that? Plan completely unnecessary c-sections? They are so hard on the body and abdominal muscles. Recovery is twice as long. I don’t know why they would want that when a safe natural birth is still on the table.
It depends on the doctor and any possible health complications. I don’t know any doctor that says well if you want a C-section you can have one, but my OB did offer me one for my first because he was measuring large. (and I should have taken her up on that offer, instead of a hellishly long labor that ended in a C-section anyway…..sigh.)
so I think your “completely unnecessary” phrase is key – because each doctor has a very different view on what is “necessary.” Maybe the UK is different though.
In my country yes, if you’re older than 35 years old the doctors will recommend you to have c-section. It’s also covered by our national health system.
So my comment is based on my experience, didn’t mean as a dig to Meghan or anyone. I know the recovery is longer for c-section hence showing the baby the world on the next day might be not possible for Meghan if she plan to have c-section.
Um wow. What country are you in and what medical guidelines are they following? It’s nonsense to put a woman through an unnecessary Caesarian just because she’s 35.
I had vaginal births at ages 39 and 47. Both nearly 9 pounds. Both labors about 5 or 6 hours. Glad my doctor didn’t book me for a c section based in my age, I’ve never heard of that.
Vaginal birth. We don’t call vaginal births “natural.”
Kate has extremely narrow hips and gave birth vaginally to three babies, one of which was quite large. I’m pretty sure they didn’t schedule a c-section just because of Meghan’s age.
It’s not the hips that are important – it is the shape of the pelvis and the position/heads of the baby. Kate may have straight hips, but obviously, she has the right pelvis for birthing babies.
And now I feel like a creeper for thinking so much about Kate’s internal anatomy lol
The whole “childbearing hips” is an old wives tale. I have wide hips. I still had to have a Csection.
My OB described it to me as the “gynecological bowl” lol. And she said part of the issue is that you really don’t know what a woman can do, labor and birth wise, until she’s doing it. So some women can birth large babies (my brother was 12 pounds, vaginal birth) and some women need a C-section, and it just depends on the baby and the woman (my MIL had a C-section with my husband, who was just 9 lbs, but delivered my 11 lb SIL vaginally.)
It all depends on the 3 Ps, the Passenger: fetal size, lie, eg breech vs head first, shoulder distotia, fetal distress vs. fetus coping well with constructions etc; Passage eg, size and shape of pelvis and Power eg, contractions, ability of baby to progress through the birth canal etc. A woman might have a wide pelvis, fetus is a normal size, etc but fetus fails to progress, thus C-section. Mom might have a good size and shape of pelvis, fetus is right size, effective contractions baby heart rate decelerates or accelerates for one reason or another or there’s an abruption etc, that’s a automatic emergency C- section. And of course it could be the passage, eg. cervix fails to dilate, placenta previa etc, that too will result in a C-section.
My sil, in her forties, birthed 2 children naturally. One baby was 9 lbs. meghan won’t have a section unless it becomes medically necessary.
Unless there’s some medical reason that she would need a c-section, I highly doubt she’s got one booked. She’s probably planning on an all-natural hypnobirth without induction or epidural.
I have met Omid Scobie and he is genuinely very nice.
She’s in a tough spot. She’s going to be criticized either way, so she should go with the option that makes HER comfortable. And I think she should play it by ear. Maybe she’ll feel great afterwards and want to go present Polo baby – and if she does I can imagine her saying how lucky she is to have had a good birthing experience and state that most women aren’t as lucky as she is. I think if she does present the baby she’ll take a moment to bring awareness. My mom was antsy to leave the hospital about an hour after having me – some people are genuinely lucky and just seem to be made to have kids easily.
But if she doesn’t want to present that’s great too. It’s her decision. Either way I suspect that they will be using the instagram to release the first photos.
I don’t think she should do a ‘presentation’ but its up to her – they should do what the Swedish royals did, post a photo taken inside on SM and then release proper photo’s a few days later.
Either way they will get dragged for it by the RR’s (who like to make up protocol) and press.
Since they’re so low in the pecking order, (we’re told often enough) I’m sure it’s alright to post first picture of the baby on SM.
At this stage Meghan should do what she is comfortable with, but release a different picture to the US media.
oooo that’s sneaky ….and I like it!!
I actually believe that might be why they chose right now to set up the instagram account. It’s perfect timing to have it there for a photo rather than presenting in person. The press does not deserve a close-up and personal presentation anyway after they have dragged her through the mud relentlessly for the last year.
I completely agree that she shouldn’t present the baby a la Kate. This would be a great time to use the instagram account.
The Swedes have a press conference in the hospital with the father. They take a picture of the parents with the new baby in a car seat, which is released that day. Somehow they manage to sneak out of the hospital, at least Victoria managed it with both her kids.
You missed a great deal of fun yesterday @Nota! lol
Yep the Swedes have it right I commented up thread how well I think they do it,but Meghan,whatever her decision will be criticized.
The jewelry pack of lies? I have no problem believing William is a petty bitch, but HM is too old to wage her lazy grandson’s spiteful family wars for him.
Yes almost 500 comments! I kept waiting for you to weigh in lol.
I am still holding out for a home
Birth and no public presentation of baby polo. Let his first pictures be the ones they choose and be posted in Sussexroyal
Safe delivery.
I agree – home birth and pictures not presentation. And, IIRC, didn’t royal wanna be Pippa do the Lindo wing presentation? Why did the public not point out her thirstiness? Hopefully Meghan will do her own thing.
Pippa gave birth there, but there was no presentation of the baby that I know of
Home birth is a bad idea at her age. It’s safer to be in a hospital
They’re setting the stage so that whatever Harry and Meghan do, the criticisms are ready. They’re laying the groundwork and covering their bases now.
If they present the baby, it’ll be Meghan is unfeminist and ‘/who does she think she is, presenting the baby like we care when she’s so low down in the pecking order unlike future Queen Kate’s.
If they don’t, it’ll be a snub to the Great British public who pay for their position and who does she think she is?
IMO, I don’t think it will be a snub to the British people but the Royal Press. The British people realize how she’s been treated by them and will understand.
Do we all remember when George was born? the royal press corps was waiting outside, waiting for the announcement of the birth, I think they were waiting for the royal “crier” (I think that’s the title) to announce the birth, and then they posted it on twitter? I remember watching the coverage and the reporter was talking and was then just like “oh, its been tweeted, the duchess was delivered of a baby boy.” It was considered so cutting edge and revolutionary and one more sign of how the Cambridges were modern and changing things up. In reality it was prob meant as a FU to the press.
Somehow I think if Meghan did something similar it would not be received the same way.
The Sussexes moved to Frogmore Cottage, Meghan is most likely going through the stage that most close to delivery moms do, nesting.
Instagram first baby picture will be great, the site will crash.
Doria is still in LA, Harry has an engagement on April 11.
Doria is a good indicator of the baby’s due date, but knowing that she could really go at any point (early or late), I’m surprised she isn’t in London yet. I said the other day that I thought Meghan was due REALLY soon, but maybe that was wrong.
omg, if this baby is born on the Queen’s birthday OR on Louis’ bday….some people will just lose it, lol.
No presentation because the Markles may show up at the hospital and make a spectacle in front of the world press. Security issues as well for those that can’t stand the idea a child of African American lineage is an heir/ess to the British throne.
Oh heck, I forgot about them, Scammy is still making a nuisance of her self on Twitter and interviews.
Jr. should be getting evicted today for nonpayment of rent.
Evil Papa Smurf is somewhere waiting to pop up on TV and act like a deprive grandfather.
Yeah the evil one is prepping for his poor ignored sweet old grandpa act, am sure he’s practicing he sad face in the mirror as we speak. If it’s a boy and Thomas isn’t one of the names, he’ll likely have a rage stroke.
My first thought about this goes to security issues as well.
Oh geez, I didn’t think of any of this. Scary.
Yes, the Markles have been very quiet…l am suspicious!
I don’t think they have to. They can just Instagram the baby. It’s saner that way. Personally I’d rather they not cos the press has not been kind to them.
I hope they do release it on SM media so they get to control the optics
They should have People Mag release the pics. Feck the Brit rags and reporters who have been so nasty to her.
Great to hear they are out of that viper pit known as KP. Meghan can set up the house, next and wait for Baby Sussex’s arrival. I knew they’d be in before the birth. Money can make things happen and it’s become abundantly clear they need to separate from KP sooner rather than later. As for where the delivery will take place, it’ll be Windsor so they can go to their home after her release. I would release a picture like the Swedes. In the hallway, in the baby carrier, on their IG.
The presentation of the baby is not a royal tradition. Before that, the royal ladies given birth at home and present official the newborn at their christening . This tradition that is stop with the birth of Andrew because with the appearance of the tabloids, there have been lot of ridiculous and cruel rumors ( about the state of health of Andrew and the fact that Prince Philip is not indeed his father.)
So this tradition is stopped, and that the royal women present their babies either with official photos (like swedish royal family ) or by an appearance on the doorstep of the hospital from where they give birth. So the Sussex are free to choose what they want for the presentation of their newborn.
Personally, I would like her to give birth without the press being warned, then once she gives birth and they are leaving the hospital, the palace warns the press and the next day on theirs account instagram they reveals the picture of their baby.
Not my baby and not my decision. I will support whatever they choose to do. I think it’s silly to try to plan your life around what the press will say or what backlash you will receive. Harry and Meghan can’t please everyone, so they might as well continue doing what they feel is best for their lives.
Spot on.
She should have her baby wherever her doctors are. The people who have been following her case can ensure the best outcomes for her and baby. Home births are great if you can be 100 percent sure you won’t need to be transfused.
Where did the “polo baby” reference originate from?
It’s a joke I made last year, when a very sweaty Harry kissed Meghan at a polo event and I joked that they were going to make a Polo Baby that night. Turns out, the timeline sort of matched up and she got pregnant around that time. So the Sussex Baby is a Polo Baby
@claire – check out these photos + video from Harry’s Polo event last summer. There is some serious Sussex sizzle going on here. . .and now we await Polo Baby!
https://www.celebitchy.com/586335/prince_harry_duchess_meghan_shared_a_sweet_sweaty_kiss_at_the_polo_match/
Thank you for asking this, I’ve never understood it either lol nice to get the joke now!
I think it’s a moot point now that they’ve moved to Frogmore, right? Is Meg supposed to make the trip to London in labor? I hope she has an easy, uncomplicated birth with a healthy mother and baby.
I think if she were living in London when she delivers the Lindo makes sense because of the security protocols in place – let’s face it, between crazed stans and her trash family, she’d need security. It’s a bummer if she and Harry did want that moment of presentation and don’t get it, but ultimately it’s about what’s right for them and their family so whatever THEY choose is the right choice.
Sophie and Edward live at Windsor. Both of their kids were delivered at the small local hospital and they did the press presentation while leaving. In the case of Lady Louise, there were two photocalls because Louise was at a different hospital and released at a different time.
I can’t wait for the baby
I hope they share photos on their instagram. The press has been so cruel to them and don’t deserve a first look at the baby.
No matter what the royal reporters say about Meghan she has never been petty toward them or barred them for access while she and Harry were on tours. So this new narrative that somehow Meghan and Harry are going to punish the press is just another way for the royal reporters to create another scandal where their is none . I find it hilarious that the same reporters who called Meghan and Harry irrelevant to royal family or use racist code language to trash Meghan on daily basis are up in arms because they might not see Meghan and Harry baby. I think that if Meghan present her baby to world like the another royal woman she will be accused of all sorts of things like not being a feminist. No matter what Meghan does she will be criticized for no reason just because she dares to be a biracial woman in the royal family.
Considering Meghan has no idea how the delivery is going to go, maybe she doesn’t want to commit to a photo call because she may not be in a physical position to do so. If they have actually moved to Frogmore though she will be at the local hospital. It only makes sense. The press is getting too obsessed with this.
If I were Meghan and Harry, this is what I would do:
I wouldn’t present the baby outside, I would give 2 photos to The Guardian, The Telegraph or The Times for publication 3 days after the birth and call it a day. Keep Baby Sussex out of the press.
The press thinks they can tear them apart and they get to take photos of the baby. Nah. We’re talking 7th in line to the throne. I hope Buckingham isn’t obligating them to appear outside. The press can learn to behave.
The press will be staking out hospitals and causing trouble no matter. If that happens, Harry and Meghan will be blamed.
If it’s a hospital in Windsor, I don’t think they legally can without being arrested for loitering.
The local hospital is Frimley Park, Frimley, Surrey not on the Windsor estate. Near Windsor, but not in Windsor proper.
As long as photographers are on public property like a sidewalk, they have rights. They’ll find a way to stake out from buildings across the street if necessary. Harry and Meghan would be blamed for not organizing the press chaos. The press were there for Sophie and Edward, of course they’re going to try to be there for Harry and Meghan.
I vaguely remember hearing about a private hospital nearby. Maybe they’ll go there?
If they go private, there would be even more screaming. The NHS isn’t good enough for the royals, etc.
Isn’t the Lindo Wing private though?
St Mary’s, which houses the private Lindo wing, is NHS. If they went completely private hospital or clinic, more PR hell to pay.
Fair point, Sugar. The way the press has treated them, I can see them saying to hell with PR though I doubt The Queen will let that happen. Given the press though, I would not be surprised if they found a way to slip in and out unnoticed which may be a reason for choosing the hospital in Surrey. Throws everyone off and they have a plan for slipping in and out.
People who hate Meghan will criticize Meghan regardless of what she does. I don’t think she should live her life worrying about that. If a person hates someone that much, they will use whatever they can to disparage them. She should show off her baby the way she wants to.
The more I read about Frimley Park Hospital, the more I think it may be likely. Not only is it an NHS hospital, but it also holds a ministry of defense hospital unit. Given Prince Harry’s causes tied into the military, that would be a nice optic I think, presentation on the steps or not.
I like this, Heather. I hope you’re right.
Instead of presenting the baby, I wish Harry would go outside the hospital to talk to the press and say « The British press has been unfair to my wife to the point of crualty… i reminds me too much of the treatment my mother also received… for thoses reasons de have decided not to present the baby today »… and then bam!!!!! Official pictures on People Mag…
Wouldn’t that be a black eye for the press hounds! They would really turn on H&M if that happened unfortunately.
I can not imagine giving birth and then having to get myself together with hair and makeup and a cute dress to go stand outside and hold my baby so people can take pictures of it.
And in heels!
I hope if she does “present” the baby she does it without makeup and in flats. I know she loves her bronzer and heels, but she’s so naturally gorgeous I think it’d be a beautiful photo. But whatever she wants to do, she should do. It’s her baby, her choice.
My babe was born just after midnight, and by 8am I was packed and ready to leave the hospital with him. My hair was combed, and I was appropriately dressed, but there was no way I was putting makeup on or wearing heels to bring him home. I would have laughed at anyone suggesting it. I can’t believe she walked around in heels right after.
I just pray she has a safe, happy delivery and healthy baby. The British Media is going all out on Meghan in the final days of her pregnancy because they enjoy bullying a pregnant woman!
She’s an actress. Of course she will wave and smile on those steps. She knows her PR game, she knows what she wants, and she will do as she pleases. Bottom line. Hopefully wearing that damn emerald tiara.
The closer it gets to Meghan having that baby the more UNHINGED the Daily Fail and Royal Reporters are becoming! So many fake stories, several in the same day! Are they acting on fear? It’s all bizarre!!
I don’t think they would have the Lindo wing presentation. I think Meghan will give birth to a hospital closer to Frogmore (is it Frimley Park where Sophie had her babies?)
When they leave the hospital, instead of having the entire media pack disrupting and creating chaos, they should just have a few reporter and maybe one or two photographer or camera man, from the media pool (i don’t know how they decide these things, maybe rotation or lottery), waiting outside. They can video them smiling and leaving with the baby. This footage and pictures can then be shared to all media outlets. So all publications will have the same pictures. This lessen the disruption to the public, and the rabidity of the media since they will all get the same pictures. This is how they handled the coverage of their wedding . Inside the church they just fed all the media outlet from the same camera feed.
I hope they do whatever their hearts desire. Their thoughts, actions and reality will be similar and lead to quiet joy and a winning result.
The views of the tabloids are irrelevant.
Hoping for a safe delivery and a healthy baby.
The British press has been racist and horrible to Megan. Why should she and Harry assume that they’ll behave any better to their newborn? They need to present the baby to the people who love them and will behave themselves (sorry Normal Bill and Keen Katie) and the rest of the world can see the baby online. Harry and Megan don’t owe anybody anything. They just need to please themselves.
Whether they do or don’t they are damned so they may as well do what they want for themselves
They should use a clip of the Lion King baby presentation and post it on their IG.
Instagram only. They’re not obliged to do so. I hope Meghan looks like shit after getting birth and isn’t red carpet-ready after 5 hours. Go ho in pyjamas.
whats wrong with you? Jealousy?
Wow, mean-girling much?
TBH I wish she would quietly duck into whatever is the best hospital, have her baby stay as long as she needs to and go home and enjoy her baby and hubby. Screw that nonsense of standing around for photos 2 hours after having a baby, especially in light of how nasty the press is over there. Harry and Megan don’t owe anybody any pictures of themselves or their child.
Hmm…who knows, l think that lots of misleading stories are coming out to put people off the scent. I think we will all be in for a surprise.
Also a Palace insider said that Baby Sussex was generating more interest at home and internationally than the three Cambridge kids combined, and that includes Prince George. The Palace has been staggered but the amount of requests for information about Baby Sussex, another reason why certain people are alarmed by the popularity of Harry and Meghan.
Because Baby Sussex is a historic heir. The Cambridge kids are born to two white English parents. Polo Baby will be of African American descent.
I’m hoping baby Sussex has auburn hair ☺…but again, to repeat, no baby presentation unless the public really demands. I haven’t caught up with other media with regard to pre-planning outside the hospital….if nothing out of the ordinary soon, then more likely the Sussexes will wave and exit quickly.