Meghan Markle unveils SECRET banana bread recipe in Australia
MEGHAN Markle is cooking up a storm on a royal tour of Australia with Prince Harry by reinventing banana bread.
Meghan and Harry receive warm welcome from young fan
Meghan, who revealed she is three months pregnant on Monday, cooked up a loaf of her special home-baked treat for farmers Down Under at an afternoon tea on Wednesday.
Meghan, 37, and Prince Harry, 32, were visiting a farm in Dubbo, New South Wales where they hightlight the plight of farmers facing the nation's current drought.
And her special recipe - revealed while visiting a five-generation farming family - included chocolate chips and ginger.
Meghan baked the loaf at Admiralty House in Sydney at the start of the royal tour.
A Royal aide told the Daily Mail: “She loves baking and just decided to take something along with her on the spur of the moment.”
The Duchess also took a box of Fortnum and Mason “Royal Blend” tea.
Benita Woodley, 20, whose parents own the 3,000-acre Mountain View Farm, said the royal cake was “delicious”.
She added: “It was such a nice and thoughtful thing for her to do. We are really touched."
She loves baking and just decided to take something along with her on the spur of the moment
Admiring royal well-wishers took to social media to lavish praise on Meghan’s cookery skills.
Laura von Holt tweeted: “Pregnant Meghan Markle brought banana bread to a drought ridden area and then it RAINED.
“She is a fertility goddess!!”
Another user tweeted: “Meghan baked her own banana bread last night at Admiralty House to bring when she visited drought affected farmers in Dubbo, in country NSW, today. Bless her”
Before marrying Prince Harry, Meghan posted recipes for “life-changing bread” on her blog, The Tig.
The royal couple are on a 16-day tour to Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji.
The pair have 76 engagements and Meghan admitted on Tuesday she is “running on adrenaline” during the tour.
Kensington Palace announced on Monday that Harry and Meghan are expecting their first child in Spring 2019.