Having a second child is not a ‘priority’ for Prince Harry & Meghan this year?

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex attend the 91st Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019.

I’m so happy, we’ll finally get to see the Duke and Duchess of Sussex do some events today! They have not done any kind of public event since November of last year. They went away on their six-week holiday just as the Prince Andrew situation went from sh-tty sideshow to absolute catastrophe. And from the looks of it, the press is so eager to see Harry and Meghan. Later today, they’ll make a trip to Canada House in London, which is basically the Canadian embassy. They’ll go there to personally thank Janice Charette, High Commissioner in Canada to the U.K. “for the warm Canadian hospitality and support they received during their recent stay in Canada.” Then they’ll visit the Canada Gallery. Yay, new events. And significant events too, because Omid Scobie says that the Sussexes’ future might be maple-flavored:

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to take on more work in Canada this year after the country provided them with the chance to ‘genuinely switch off’ on their extended break, a royal expert has claimed. Speaking to OK magazine, Omid Scobie, BAZAAR.com’s royal editor at large, also said the couple’s packed work schedule in 2020 means another baby is not a ‘priority’ right now, but would be a ‘wonderful surprise’.

He added that their recent six-week break from royal duties, which culminated in a glamorous trip to Vancouver Island, gave the Duke and Duchess of Sussex a chance to ‘recharge’ and spend some ‘uninterrupted’ quality time as a family-of-three.

‘[Canada] is a safe place for the couple – they were able to go unnoticed there for a while,’ Omid told the publication. ‘It’s an important place for Meghan and she has family and friends there. It’s also part of the Commonwealth. We’ll see them take on more work there, perhaps even a tour, but I don’t think they’re house-hunting yet.’

He went on to say they’ll return to work with ‘renewed energy’ and will be ‘safeguarding their mental health’ more in 2020, having endured a challenging 12 months.

[From The Daily Mail]

I’m very curious about the “another baby is not a ‘priority’ right now, but would be a ‘wonderful surprise’.” I mean, if they want to be one and done, I’m fine with that (I’m an only child and I loved it). Obviously, it’s none of my business and Meghan and Harry can make their own reproductive choices, etc, but… like, is Meghan going back on birth control? The “wonderful surprise” makes me think that they’re not “trying” but they’re not on birth control and they’re just letting it happen naturally, I guess. As for the Canadian work… it wouldn’t surprise me? Meghan loves Canada, and at this point, it’s clear that William is going to continue to stomp his feet and throw tantrums until grandmummy exiles Meg and Harry. Maybe that’s the calculation: Meghan and Harry are like “fine, we’ll go, but we get to choose where we’re going.” Or maybe Omid is just saying that the Sussexes will undertake a big tour in Canada.

Update: apparently Omid Scobie says the quotes, attributed to him, are false.

In the end, everything just boils down to “the Sussexes will probably tour Canada and might have a second baby, who knows.”

Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, attends the launch of the team selected to represent the UK at the Invictus Games The Hague 2020

Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit army families

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  1. Mignionette says:

    The Fail revenge quoted Omid yesterday by quoting him as saying that Meg will have her next baby in California, presumably bc they didn’t get this scoop.

    Omid needs to watch his back, plenty a RR is not happy with his level of access and by default ability to leverage that into earnings.

    • Ali says:

      The tabloids are crazy

    • Peg says:

      Some fans jumped down Omid throat yesterday.
      He is the only RR that don’t talk out of both sides of his mouth, he covers all the Royal family equally.

    • Silas says:

      There was someone posting here a few days ago and making up stuff about Omid.

      It’s crazy how much people hate the Sussexes and feel entitled to target anyone around them.

    • Fabuleuse15 says:

      There was a YouTube video of this news a few days ago; when I returned to watch it a couple of hours later, there was a black screen saying the video was no longer available. I thought they had received a call from the Sussex’s lawyers. I guess the call might’ve been from Omid.

      I’ve just checked YouTube and the video is completely gone.

      • Fabuleuse15 says:

        There was a YouTube video of this news a few days ago; when I returned to watch it a couple of hours later, there was a black screen saying the video was no longer available. I thought they had received a call from the Sussex’s lawyers. I guess the call might’ve been from Omid.

        I’ve just checked YouTube and the video is completely gone.

    • olive says:

      Also, notice that the DM is still running the fan-edited version of the Sussexes’ xmas card where Meghan’s face is sharply in focus in every new article instead of their ACTUAL xmas card. They know exactly what they are doing, they’re trying to make people hate the Sussexes.

  2. truthSF says:

    I’m very curious about the “another baby is not a ‘priority’ right now, but would be a ‘wonderful surprise’.”

    It means exactly that! No plans on having one, but if it happens, it happens! And they’d welcome the surprise pregnancy/baby(ies)!!

    • theothercleo says:

      No, what it means is that Scobie has no information because he’s not in their bedroom/her OBGYN office but that he will be right if Meghan’s isn’t pregnant this year and also right if she gets pregnant this year.

      • truthSF says:

        I misread then. But to clear up any confusion about what Scobie said or didn’t say….scobie made it VERY CLEAR that he made no such statement ever! This was some bullsh!t The Express made up to discredit Omid for always being positive and fair when he reports any Sussex’ (as well as the rest of the royal family) news! And the Royal reporters wants to punish the Sussexes for not playing their game!!

    • Mo says:

      My grandmother’s advice was always to keep your mouth shut about baby plans. Saying you are trying guarantees troubles, saying you are waiting means a surprise. Of course, her childbearing experience was pre-pill, but still, good advice.

  3. LaraK says:

    As a canadian, we’d love to have them.
    Honestly this may be a low key way of disengaging feom the Rf while still do8ng charitable work. The RF is so toxic and it will only set worse.

    • Samsara says:

      I agree, they would probably be better off in Canada but the Royal family needs to go completely. They’re an outdated waste of money. Even with Meghan and Harry tbh, how can your first day back at work, which you’re very well paid for just consist of going to an Embassy and looking at a gallery. It sounds more like a fun day out for most people.

      It infuriates me now that the Royals get away with doing so little when the country is in such a terrible state.

      • OriginalLala says:

        I agree Samsara – they would be better off here in Canada but I really don’t want any member of the BRF living here. We should be cutting ties with the monarchy, not getting cozier with it.

      • Fabuleuse15 says:

        @Samara. I totally agree with your comment about the usefullness of the RF. But regarding today’s events, I strongly believe it’s the Sussex’s PR response to KP’s leaking of their location in an attempt to undermine their effort to have a sense of peace.

        I say this because I saw the release of Archie and Harry’s picture with that gorgeous view as a subliminal promotion of the region. There was so much public interest in that town. People were googling images of the town and raving about its beauty. I think the Sussex’s visit today is to highlight Canadian hospitality.

        The Sussexes practice positive PR instead of PR Voodoo. Their location was leaked and the tabloids did what was expected: Find them and trash them. The Sussex’s responded by focussing on their mission to promote others. They won’t let themselves be distracted by focussing on those who seek to undermine them.

    • Scotchy says:

      @Samsara and @OriginalLala, I totally agree with both of you. I personally hope they don’t tour here. I don’t want to foot the bill for their Canadian mini break. There is literally no benefit to having anyone from that outdated and useless institution reside on/or tour Canadian soil. Not a single benefit. So no this Canadian thinks that if they have had enough of the institution then they should become private citizens and do charitable work wherever they want but not at the expense of the people.

      • ME says:

        100% Agree. As a Canadian, I don’t want my tax dollars going to this family. They want to live outside of the U.K. they can do it on their own dime and leave all perks being part of the Royal Family provides them.

      • Jaded says:

        Absolutely. If Harry chooses to step out of the line of succession and they carry on as private, tax-paying citizens, fine. But the thought of having Royals living here is offensive.

      • Maria says:

        +1000

      • Abena Asantewaa says:

        You are all being presumptious, Harry and Meghan are not going anywhere. People should stop this propaganda , the same lies were speculated, when they went yo South Africa, even when Harry confirmed that they would not be living in Africa, the lies still carried on. They are not going to Canada, Australia, Africa or any other place except The UK and Frogmore. So Canadians, hold your horses. They would tour though, because of The Commonwealth.

  4. Peg says:

    Sure, Meghan and Harry told Omid about their family planning, like the BM asking the couple that Meghan took the picture for, if Meghan was sporting a baby bump and if the couple was doing PDA.
    How did Meghan and Harry get back in England unnoticed? when the BM most likely had every airport in the country under surveillance, they make money off the Sussexes but they have to spend a lot, digging for dirt.

  5. Ali says:

    This story is a lie.

  6. aquarius64 says:

    Can’t wait for the visit.

  7. M says:

    Sounds like the papers are salty about Scobie’s access. To blatantly make up quotes by another reporter is really trashy and true to form. Why does anyone believe a word they say? They are basically the National Enquirer at this point.

    Who cares if they move to Canada? It’s still part of the Commonwealth, and they can still work for the firm while living in another country (see also: Madeleine of Sweden). Frankly I’d rather they be as far away from the trainwreck RF as possible.

    • Ainsley7 says:

      Princess Madeleine doesn’t work for the crown. She shows up for family stuff, but she wouldn’t have moved to Florida if she still worked for them. She couldn’t represent Sweden properly from Florida. That being said, Sweden doesn’t have a commonwealth situation and it might be ok as long as the Canadians don’t mind. I know Australia put its foot down about supporting Royals for the most part and working Royals wouldn’t be welcome to live there full time because of the expense.

    • Jaded says:

      As a Canadian I would deeply resent members of the BRF living in Canada as my tax dollars would go towards their lavish upkeep.

    • JC says:

      Well, because if they move to Canada she can kiss her British citizenship goodbye. And until she becomes a citizen that duchess title is merely a courtesy.

      • Olenna says:

        @JC, you said “until she becomes a citizen that duchess title is merely a courtesy”. I think you should check yourself and your sources on that piece of misinformation. The monarch (not the government) has the authority to grant her the title, which she did. So, one (citizenship) has nothing to do with the other (title).

  8. Sofia says:

    To quote (well paraphrase) Beyoncé:

    “Get off her uterus!”

    • Kk2 says:

      Yea this speculation is stupid and gross. Pretty confident they aren’t giving statement to anyone (on or off the record) about their specific birth control plans especially after taking a 6 week break to enjoy some privacy. Stupid clickbait. I’m mad at myself for even commenting on it.

    • Scorpio ♏️ Rants says:

      Exactly. Let’s acknowledge it isn’t our business…..then act in accordance without further speculation of any kind whatsoever.

  9. Marie says:

    Omid was able to remove the articles from the Express. I definitely feel like some RR’s are after him because he has some access to the Sussex’s. The Daily Fail still has it up.

  10. JanetFerber says:

    They should move to Canada. There are no down sides to that and they’d have a much more peaceful life while doing their good works that are important to them.

    • Jaded says:

      Harry would have to step out of the line of succession – most Canadians bristle at the thought of having to spend tax dollars to keep them in a lavish lifestyle.

    • Silas says:

      Harry would have to leave all his friends and family? Meghan’s citizenship application would be void? All three would have to apply for Canadian citizenship?

      William and Kate would no longer be able to throw the Sussexes under the bus to hide their messiness and apathy?

    • Iamcait says:

      JanetFerber – are you a Canadian taxpayer?

    • Maria says:

      No! They should not move here. We’re already up to our eyeballs in debt, We don’t want to pour more money into the the BRF! They are Brirtish, they can stay home!

  11. Enn says:

    I’m confused about the visit to Canada House. It’s a very nice gesture, but since it was a private R&R trip, doesn’t that muddy the waters? I know Meg is gracious through and through so I’d assume she’d send a lovely thank you note – much more beautifully written than my chicken scratch 😂 – and maybe a small token of thanks, like cupcakes from Luminary or something.

    Basically I think that a private gesture would underline that “this was a private time, nothing official about it, our out of office was on and our family was priority, keep it moving.”

    • Ali says:

      Why critic a nice thing?

      Maybe ask William not to leak the Sussexes private vacations.

    • Jen says:

      I think it is a mixture – they are also viewing an indigenous art collection while there. Plus there is precedent. Will and Kate as well as Charles and Camilla have gone to thank countries as official engagements for hosting private trips such as their honeymoon. Given that those two couples did it, I think if they didn’t do it, it would be used against them by some people.

      • Enn says:

        Ah, I didn’t realize that. I was looking at it through a lens of making sure their off duty family time stayed in a box that says “our time off is time off, period.” They’ve had to draw definite boundaries to keep the media off their asses.

      • Olenna says:

        It was reported that the Sussexes also paid a visit to the Hubb Community Kitchen, so they had more than one purpose for being out and about. This is old school good will, and no one would have batted an eye if Prince Charles had made a visit like this.

    • Becks1 says:

      I think its a nice gesture, especially if Canada helped with security at all (no clue if they did or not.)

      I saw someone on twitter say that Charles and Camilla did something similar during/after their honeymoon, so not unprecedented.

    • Mego says:

      Maybe the visit isn’t about thanking them but more to do with Invictus Games which is coming up in the next few months. The Mail mostly writes bs about them so…

      • olive says:

        the Invictus games aren’t being held in Canada this year, they are being held in the Netherlands

    • Belli says:

      I think considering Trudeau tweeted to welcome them etc, it’s a nice gesture. Once it was leaked where they were, they were there representing the RF because they couldn’t avoid it and pass under the radar.

      Although I can’t help but wonder how Will feels at having his spotlight moved to the Sussexes when they’re not even around. I wonder whether KP feels that the leak backfired…

    • carmen says:

      I wondered the same thing as I didn’t think the government, RCMP, etc. got involved in private trips.

    • Mignionette says:

      I suspect that this is post Brexit soft diplomacy. Both Harry and Meghan have a good relationship with Trudeau and the Foreign office has likely asked the RF to use its star couple to exploit that.

      It’s actually very clever and timely as it says to the world we’re open to forming new relationships with allied countries such as Canada.

    • Le4Frimaire says:

      The Canada house visit has some official capacity as well, emphasizing cultural/economic ties between the two countries as well as viewing an exhibition by an indigenous Canadian artist. The thank you wasn’t the only reason they were there, although it is a very nice gesture. Nice first event for the New Year.

    • Jaded says:

      It’s called international diplomacy.

      • iamcait says:

        Apparently the Fail doesn’t recognize such a thing and took them to task in an article today. M&H actually received criticism for their “thank you” : “It is unheard of for a royal to undertake a Court Circular-documented engagement to thank a country that wasn’t officially ‘hosting’ them”

  12. sarphati says:

    As an American, I totally envy the Canadians right about now. Instead of Justin, we have a deranged maniac with his hand way too close to important buttons. I have lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis and had my DC house shaken when the plane hit the Pentagon. but NOTHING scares me more than right this minute.

    • Lucy De Blois says:

      And you are right to be scared. I’m not in USA but I’m following every bit of information about the situation on Iran. It concerns us all, not only americans. A crisis deflagrated now, can bring damages for the world. Since I’ve heard about it, I couldn’t restrain myself of thinking: boy! That guy is a nutjob! Sorry to say this about your president but…

      • sarphati says:

        I’m sorry to say it too. But I bring up the American point only because we are at fault here! This one is on us. The administrations in the past wisely took a pass on such an option. Of course the situation is a disaster. But did we have to throw gas on it? Our president frightens me like those damn creatures that lived under my bed when I was 5.

    • Jaded says:

      @sarphati – I’m Canadian and every time I hear someone b*tching about Justin Trudeau I politely (because I’m Canadian) remind them that things could be worse and if they were living in America they would be terrified as the country teeters on an all-out war with Iran. Acts of terrorism, not just in the U.S., but all over the world with America’s trading partners, will skyrocket unless the GOP stops enabling this monster. My sympathies are with you!

      • Lady D says:

        Agree Jaded, but I think we are in almost as much danger as the States. The whole world associates us with one another, we look good as a target. Seriously, what would give the middle east their war faster than attacking Canada with their bombs, lone wolf agents and/or garden variety terrorists? I also think attacking us would have world wide adverse implications for Iran, but rational thought doesn’t always prevail. Nor can we rely on Trump to do the right thing either.

  13. ShazBot says:

    As much as W clearly wants them exiled, and they themselves may not mind going, I don’t see how it could work? The British taxpayers pay for them, so presumably they want them to do work in and benefiting Britain. Also, they just reno’d Frogmore, so it wouldn’t be good to just up and leave that. Unless they do a true exile a la Duke of Windsor with a severance and small allowance, I don’t see how they could leave the UK and continue to do royal-type work.

    • Mego says:

      William is powerful but not enough to send them into exile. I am afraid of what he and Kate will do in the future as the Sussex popularity is eclipsing them. They can use it to their advantage and throw them under the bus like they did to distract from the shrug. I wonder if the hit pieces will ramp up the minute they start getting positive press or pregnant. I’m afraid for them. 😕

      • Lady D says:

        William doesn’t seem to realize that two can play that game. Imagine the dirt Harry has on William. If William is stupid enough to come for Harry’s family…

    • Lucy De Blois says:

      Wallis and Edward were mixed up in “business” with the enemy, according to many books. I’m not going to extend my point of view about them, even if there’s nothing I can write which wasn’t published before either by reputable writters or the midia; but I got my comments about this subject cancelled in DM and Express, so, let’s move on. To compare H&M with E&W is like comparing Harry Potter with Draco Malfoy: I know you are not doing it, but the tabloids did it to the exhaustion last year. The RF has no reason to send them away, but they had more than two hundred reasons to send Edward&wife away. I hope it won’t happen.
      Like Mego said, Will isn’t powerful enough to send them into exile even if, in my worthless opinion from all the articles I could read, he is trying very, very hard. The tabloids, and not only DM and Express (the ones with more expression on Unofficial Royalty – Hello is pretty much neutral) are hot on the heels for H&M fall. If it wasn’t in the plans of BP/KP to permit that constant bombing of the Sussexes, it would have stopped ages ago.

      • ArtHistorian says:

        The royal who should be compared to Edward and Wallis is Andrew! And since he’s probably never going to suffer any serious consequences to his actions, the least would be a permanent exile and him not being on the public purse.

    • (TheOG)@jan90067 says:

      Unless W&K decide to actually work, you know, more than a couple of times a month (😂 😂😂), Charles isn’t letting M&H go anywhere. The actual WORKING royals are aging out fast, and unless they all want to be voted out on their keisters, because of “no value” for their minimal events, they’re going to need help.

  14. Becks1 says:

    I don’t think they are moving to Canada, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they do a big tour there this summer – something like the Cambridges did in 2011. It would especially fit if Vancouver gets the Invictus Games for 2022. And, it could be a good tour, because Meghan has already lived in Canada and traveled around it some, so they could leverage that into a more in-depth tour.

    I’m not making any predictions about a baby. Whenever I do, I’m wrong, LOL.

    • Nic919 says:

      I agree that if the Invictus Games are in Victoria that there will be some type of Canadian tour attached to it.

      • Lucy De Blois says:

        M&H on Canada tour?! Ohhhh…. We will never hear the end of it. The comparations between K&W tour, and how much dignified they were, and how M&H are doing everything wrong and how Archie was there to rob the thunder of the last tour made by K&W and children, and if Archie isn’t there how bad is MM for dropping the dear tike to have fun all by herself…

  15. Belli says:

    Would they be allowed to do a Canada tour? W&K visited with the kids not long ago and I don’t think the RF would risk anything that might be a direct comparison, just in case of an eclipse.

    • Jaded says:

      Certainly if the Invictus Games are held in Victoria they would come here, quite frequently as a matter of fact as Harry is very involved in the planning stages.

  16. Snappyfish says:

    Being an only is the greatest.

    • JC says:

      I am an only, as is my son.

      I always loved being an only. But now my parents are 85 and I’m alone in dealing with them. And when they are gone I will really be alone. And I hate that I will put my son in this same position. When I die he will be all alone.

      So there are downsides to being an only child.

      • ME says:

        Well I have siblings but guess who does all the work regarding my aging mother? ME. They stay away and could care less…so don’t feel bad. You could have 10 siblings and still end up alone.

      • LNG says:

        I have one child (3) and am engaged in a constant debate with myself about whether to have another. I don’t want to do the infant thing again. Babies are the worst (ok, maybe not all babies, but mine was haha). I hated being pregnant. I work full time in a very demanding career. There are SO MANY reasons why I don’t want another child. BUT, my child has no cousins and is very unlikely to have any. I’m not worried about who will take care of me (or about burdening her with my care), as that will be covered, but I am so sad at the thought of her being alone. I honestly think about this every single day, it is a hard decision to make! I love hearing from people with both perspectives.

      • Tourmaline says:

        You never know. Plenty of people out there with one or more siblings who they are not close to at all or cannot rely upon in any substantial way. Even if one’s sibs aren’t jerks, mentally ill, and or substance addicted, they may well live far away and have their own lives and families to worry about. I have 3 sibs and they are nice people but when the rubber hits the road and difficult parental health issues come up they will be largely useless to help. Having a sib is no guarantee against the existential dread of being ‘alone’.

    • Lady D says:

      That’s what my son says too. I asked him when he was 16 if he missed having a sibling and his reply was, “are you kidding, I get told every single day at school how lucky I am to be an only child, and I agree with all of them.”
      I have 3 siblings and his dad had 6 so he does have other family than me, just not nuclear.

    • A says:

      My father is an only. He doesn’t mind, but the one blind spot that I’ve noticed with him and other only children is that they don’t really understand sibling dynamics and are often mystified by just regular old sibling banter, to the point where they truly believe people are being cruel to their siblings and having genuine falling-outs when it’s like, no, I just called her a nerd and she told me to stfu. It’s not a big deal.

  17. Maria says:

    Has Canada invited them?

    • Starkille says:

      Since they couldn’t even get a table at a restaurant due to being turned away due to being unwelcome (surprised that hasn’t been mentioned here), I highly doubt that Canada has invited them to live there.

      • notasugarhere says:

        Nice try twisting what happened but nope, we know the real deal. The restaurant owner, still trying to recover from a big business expense (fire?), tried getting publicity by playing with the press. Her husband tried to make it better by lying about her not knowing she was talking to the press, whole thing blew up in their faces.

      • Abby says:

        what? I missed this.

      • Jadedone says:

        You guys are ridiculous, that restaurant couldn’t accommodate their security request so no the Sussex’s were not “unwelcome”. Stop making things up about small business owners who recieved death threats over nothing. So ridiculous

      • Peg says:

        @jadedone, you have to stop making stuff up.
        What accommodations would security need?
        Why is the husband now saying, that they didn’t talk to the security people, because they were caught in a lie, they got burned (fire in the restaurant) last year and got burned this year, maybe time to stop playing with fire.

      • Justathought says:

        @peg you guys need to stop getting your news from the daily mail. Its Harry and Meg, who part of the BRF so they obviously travel with several security personnel wherever they go and need to make sure they are seated in certain areas to protect themselves. Canadian media correctly reported that it was the large number of security that they couldn’t accommodate now Meg and Harry. Read Canadisn media and it will tell you the real story. Also these people sure as hell did not deserve to get death threats from unhinged people

      • Jaded says:

        Oh stop with this nonsense. The request to make a reservation was made by their representatives, it’s not like they were turned away at the door. It was turned down because of the extensive security involved like installing extra cameras everywhere, RPOs carrying weapons and walkie-talkies, and cordoning off an exclusive area for them. It would have made the already crowded restaurant uncomfortable and staff and diners would have to be vetted.

      • Olenna says:

        @Starkille is a Troll.

  18. Mary-Jo says:

    The BR have too many kids, anyway. 🙂

    • BayTampaBay says:

      Totally agree 100%. Two children per marriage is enough per the British Government.

  19. sassafras says:

    I think it’s a nice event to do. An official event like this will be good PR for Canada in the papers, etc. And while it was a “private” trip to Canada, of course there were officials involved. You don’t have a full staff of security protecting the grandson of the Head of State of another country moving into your territory without some officials giving green lights, heads ups, etc. There was some cooperation between the GOC and BP and this is a lovely acknowledgment of that.

  20. Stef says:

    I’m glad they had some much needed downtime here in Canada and even made it to my neck of the woods on Vancouver Island. It kinda makes me laugh when they call it “luxurious” here because it’s mostly low key and relaxed. Hope the Invictus games are in Victoria, that would be a lot of fun!

    I love these two, not a fan of snobby man-child William and Keenly Lazy Waity Katy, so would be happy to have the Sussexes here and leave the lame BRF members on their side of the pond.

  21. Amy Too says:

    Just a little quibble: the assumption is made that Meghan will go back on birth control if they’re not planning on getting pregnant, which I think reinforces the notion that the woman is the one responsible for birth control and protecting herself during pregnancy. Maybe in their relationship Harry wears a condom.

    That line stood out to me with all of the talk we’ve been having on the site about Michelle Williams’ first pregnancy with Heath Ledger and the articles about Owen Wilson and the daughter he doesn’t want to have in his life. There was a lot of talk about “trapping” a man with a pregnancy and surprise pregnancies being a woman’s fault with the underlying subtext being that women are solely (or mostly) responsible for preventing pregnancy. It’s something I like to push back on when I see it because it’s often an assumption we make unconsciously.

    • notasugarhere says:

      Many couples use more than one method simultaneously to try to avoid pregnancy. Aside from abstinence, nothing is 100% effective.

  22. L4frimaire says:

    The other RR don’t like him because he seems to get fairly accurate Sussex news and doesn’t jump on the trash Meghan bandwagon. Also, he seems to just report facts without innuendos and side swipes. The rest think they are benefiting the integrity of Crown by being unethical, bitchy, xenophobic, and inaccurate.

  23. Lowrider says:

    They will have a second kid when they are ready to have a second kid.

  24. KatMatz says:

    She’s already pregs, imo. It looks like that in the DM photos.

  25. Abby says:

    A lot of women do not have their cycles return until babies are totally weaned. I would guess with her deep commitment to nutrition and such that she is still nursing or at least pumping. I think that’s where the wonderful surprise part comes in. Not to mention that they’ve just been through a marathon and let’s let Archie be a year or 18 months before starting again. I wouldn’t be surprised if she had PPD as well and that has to be a priority over immediately having another baby.

  26. tarynfox says:

    Meghan won’t have another baby for awhile.

  27. Valiantly Varnished says:

    So in other words this is a non- story with fake quotes attributed to the one RR who has access to the Sussexes.

  28. Miriam says:

    The RRs are targeting the only credible factual reporter hindering their smearing campaign. Omid has had his words twisted a number of times now.
    I think the Sussexs have a packed year! The foundation, invictus games, new patronages, European tours..etc will keep them busy at least til later in the year. There’s no rush and we should stop judging her body/wonder if she’s pregnant.

  29. A says:

    I feel super weird speculating about the specifics of when a woman goes back on or off her birth control. Sorry.

    I think Canada is a nice balance for the couple, after all of the noise last year about relocating the Sussexes Africa. I guess someone in the palace clued in about how awful that looks, so now they’re trying a different tack. It’s something of a no brainer that they like Canada, obviously, Meghan lived there for a while, and it’s in the Commonwealth and all that.