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Royal baby watch enters home stretch as Harry, Meghan prepare to become parents

Saturday, April 27, 2019
Royal watchers went into a frenzy after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle posted new photos with children on their Instagram account.
LONDON -- Speculation continues to mount as parents-to-be Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and the world await the arrival of Baby Sussex.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posted new images with children on their Instagram account on Friday, sending royal fans into a frenzy thinking that the royal baby had arrived despite the lack of an official announcement.
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"Royal watchers on the edge of their seats," royal family expert Victoria Murphy told ABC News, adding that there are "so many false alarms now."

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Markle revealed to a well-wisher earlier this year that she was due at the end of April or the beginning of May, so the baby could arrive any day now. After Harry turned up at Westminster Abbey with his sister-in-law Kate Thursday, bookies slashed the odds that Meghan will give birth in May.



Kensington Palace has said the press and the public will be informed when Meghan goes into labor.

Harry has resented the often-intrusive coverage of the royals by the British press and he has toned down expectations for what information will be released about the new baby. That means the public won't be told where Meghan plans to give birth.

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Some observers think she will opt for a home birth away from prying eyes at a hospital. Queen Elizabeth II, Harry's grandmother, had all her children at home, but Harry's brother Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, opted to give birth in a central London hospital.

Harry and Meghan have also indicated they won't be posing on the hospital steps with their newborn hours after the baby has arrived, breaking with the pattern set by William and Kate. They have indicated it will be several days before they show the baby to the world.

Kate was both praised and trolled for how glamorous she looked greeting the world's press just hours after each of her three babies' births.

PHOTOS: Prince Hary, Meghan Markle through the years
This March 11, 2019 file photo shows Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and Britain's Prince Harry leave after attending the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey.none
Prince Charles, talks with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex as they attend the Commonwealth Service with other members of the Royal family at Westminster Abbey in London on March 11.none
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are given baby gifts by Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Janice Charett on March 11, 2019.none
Appearing by surprise, pregnant Meghan Duchess of Sussex, is brought on stage by Britain's Prince Harry at the end of his speech at WE Day UK on March 6, 2019.none
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex leave the residence of the the King of Morocco in Rabat on Feb. 25, 2019.none
Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex visit the Andalusian Gardens in Rabat, Morocco, 25 February 2019.none
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, react after trying food as they visit a cooking school demonstration at the Villa des Ambassadors in Rabat, Morocco, Monday Feb. 25.none
Prince Harry and Meghan stop to stroke horses in their stables during a visit to the Moroccan Royal Federation of Equestrian Sports in Rabat in Morocco on Feb. 25.none
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, greet two small girls after a visit to an 'Education for All' boarding house in Asni Town in Morocco, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019.none
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex,(C) and Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (R) meet guests during a reception as they attend the annual Endeavour Fund Awards on Feb. 7.none
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the Hive, Wirral Youth Zone as part of a visit to Birkenhead.none
Harry and Meghan visit Hamilton Square in Birkenhead to see a new sculpture marking the 100th anniversary of war poet Wilfred Owen's death on Jan. 14, 2019.none
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Prince William, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, s Meghan Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, arrive at the Christmas day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Dec. 25, 2018.none
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex onstage during The Fashion Awards 2018 In Partnership With Swarovski at Royal Albert Hall on December 10, 2018 in London.none
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex onstage during The Fashion Awards 2018 In Partnership With Swarovski at Royal Albert Hall on December 10, 2018 in London.none
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on stage during The Fashion Awards 2018 In Partnership With Swarovski at Royal Albert Hall on December 10, 2018 in London, England.none
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on stage during The Fashion Awards 2018 In Partnership With Swarovski at Royal Albert Hall on December 10, 2018 in London, England.none
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex presents the award for British Designer of the Year Womenswear Award to Clare Waight Keller for Givenchy during The Fashion Awards 2018.none
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive in Dubbo, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018.none
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex wave from the balcony of the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, Fiji, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.none
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at the official dinner in Suva, Fiji, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.none
Prince William, Kate Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Meghan Duchess of Sussex take their seats ahead of the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank.none
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and his new wife Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the Prince of Wales's 70th Birthday Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 22.none
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for their wedding.Creative Content
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex kisses his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex as they leave from the West Door of St George's Chapel.Creative Content
This photo released by Kensington Palace on Monday May 21, 2018, shows an official wedding photo of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, on the East Terrace of Windsor Castlenone
This official wedding photo of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shows the bridesmaids, the page boys and the couple's families, including Queen Elizabeth II.none
Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, right, with Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle attend the first annual Royal Foundation Forum in London, Wednesday Feb. 28, 2018.none
Britain's Prince William, Kate the Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan Markle and Britain's Prince Harry arrive for the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 12, 2018.none
Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle pose for photographers during a photocall in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London, Monday Nov. 27, 2017.AP
Prince Harry (R) and Meghan Markle (L) attend a Wheelchair Tennis match during the Invictus Games 2017 at Nathan Philips Square on September 25, 2017 in Toronto, Canada.none
Prince Harry (R) and Meghan Markle (L) attend a Wheelchair Tennis match during the Invictus Games 2017 at Nathan Philips Square on September 25, 2017 in Toronto, Canada.none


The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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