Meghan Markle due date: How many weeks pregnant is the royal, baby's sex and more details revealed

15 January 2019, 15:48 | Updated: 13 March 2019, 13:10

How many weeks pregnant is Meghan Markle? When is the Duchess of Sussex's due date? Here's everything you need to know about Prince Harry's royal baby as they prepare to become parents for the first time.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they were pregnant with their first baby in October, with Kensington Palace confirming the news on official social media accounts.

Meghan has now made numerous appearances showing off her ever-growing bump, so here's all we know about the unborn royal, including its spring due date, gender, and where in line to the throne he or she will be.

When is Meghan Markle's due date and how many weeks pregnant is she?

Kensington Palace have confirmed Meghan Markle is due to give birth in Spring 2019.

And in an appearance in Birkenhead earlier this week, Meghan confirmed that she is six months pregnant - meaning that her due date will likely be in April.

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Are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expecting a boy or girl?

The gender of the royal baby is yet to be revealed. It is the norm for all royal pregnancies to refrain from revealing the gender of the newborn until they have been safely delivered. However, Prince Harry did admit he would like a girl during their Australia tour.

However, bookies did suspend odds on one particular gender after a flurry of bets.

Meghan is likely to be able to opt to have a home birth, or follow in Kate Middleton's footsteps by choosing the exclusive Lindo Wing.

Confirmation of the newborn's arrival will be displayed via easel outside Buckingham Palace, although Prince William and Kate took a modern turn and also chose to break the news of Prince Louis' birth on social media at the same time.

Where will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's child be in line to the throne?

The royal newborn will be seventh in line to the throne, one below Prince Harry.

Any future children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will then follow behind, pushing down the likes of Harry's cousins, Princess Beatrice and newly-married Eugenie.