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Royal baby watch 2019: Wait goes on for Meghan, Prince Harry and royal fans

Sunday, May 5, 2019
Media and well-wishers were camped out in Windsor on Saturday - as they have been for days - awaiting the birth of the couple's first child.
LONDON -- The baby wait goes on for Meghan, Prince Harry and royal-watchers around the world.

Media and well-wishers were camped out in Windsor on Saturday - as they have been for days - awaiting the birth of the couple's first child, who reportedly was due Monday.
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Observers perked up after noticing a flurry of police activity at Harry and Meghan's cottage, but it turned out that the officers were accompanying Queen Elizabeth II to a reception at Windsor Castle.

On Friday, Buckingham Palace postponed and shortened a planned May 8 trip by Harry to Amsterdam for "logistical" reasons, saying it was not related to Baby Sussex. They blamed it instead on conflicting travel plans between Harry and his father, who is set to head to Berlin.

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The prince still plans to attend an Invictus Games event in The Hague the next day.



The royal couple haven't revealed their birth plans or due date, though Meghan said months ago that the baby was due in late April or early May.
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Meghan is not expected to have the baby at St. Mary's Hospital in London, where her sister-in-law Kate had all three of her children. She is sticking closer to the couple's home near Windsor Castle, some 20 miles west of the British capital. Harry and Meghan are not expected to present the new arrival to the public immediately after its birth.

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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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