Meghan Markle ready to quit Royal duties NOW – 'further along than expected'
MEGHAN Markle could soon stop attending to her royal duties as royal commentator Angela Mollard suggested the Duchess of Sussex may be "further along" than previously expected.
Meghan Markle will retire from duties after Morocco says pundit
Meghan Markle in January revealed she was six months pregnant, suggesting her first child will be born sometime in late April. But royal insider Angela Mollard claimed footage from her recent visit to Morocco suggests the Duchess of Sussex may be "further along" in her pregnancy and could welcome the royal tot sooner than expected. Ms Mollard also said Meghan is on track to put an end to her royal duties to focus on last-minute preparations for the arrival with husband Prince Harry.
Speaking to The Morning Show, Ms Mollard said: "I think it will be pretty much after this.
"The fact is she’s come back from New York, this is only a short, three-day trip then she’s back to London and I think that will be it.
"There could be occasional things – but I think she looks a bit further along than seven months."
The Australian commentator is not the first to suggest Meghan Markle will have her first child earlier than predicted – with close pal George Clooney suggesting the baby is due sometime in mid-April rather than late-April/early-May.
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Ms Mollard also praised the Duchess for her decision to address some of the children she met during her Morocco trip in their native French after having studied the language for over six years.
She continued: "There’s nothing this woman can’t do. She bakes cakes, she can do calligraphy and now she speaks French.
"She learned French for six years and she spoke to these girls who live in this boarding house. The charity is called Education for All. She was speaking to them in French, saying ‘oh, what do you plan to do after you finish school?’ Those sort of things, very impressive.
"Harry, of course, can’t say a word in French so Moroccans were more impressed by her."
Meghan Markle last week attended a baby shower thrown in her honour in New York by some of her closest pals and leaked image from the celebrations have sent royal fans into a frenzy of speculation about the sex of her baby.
An Instagram fan account for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex posted what it claimed is a video clip from inside the event.
Pink coloured decorations, flowers and food led to speculation the child may be a girl. The "Meghan and Harry supporters" Instagram account accompanied the video with the caption “girl”.
The video clip reveals iced stork biscuits, cupcakes and elegantly stacked macarons. Also on display was a small white cake, complete with figures representing Meghan, Harry and a miniature pram.
The wide array of flowers were later donated to Repeat Roses, who provide flowers to local charities.
However, a royal source claimed the Duchess of Sussex told friends she is due to have a baby boy. A source who is familiar with one of those that attended the baby shower allegedly told The Mail On Sunday that Meghan was telling guests the sex of her unborn baby.
The source alleges that, regardless of the baby’s gender, Meghan is determined to break from the idea of “pink for a girl, blue for a boy”, believing it to be old-fashioned.