Meghan Markle, who shared close ties with Prince Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie, broke her silence on social media after Buckingham Palace confirmed the 36-year-old royal’s third pregnancy.
The news comes as a much-needed relief from the months of turmoil the royal family has faced over the bombshell revelations in the Epstein files, particularly about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson.
The Duchess of Sussex had been quiet on social media since the last two weeks after the end of her tour, but just as the big news dropped, there was a new update from her official Instagram account.
The As Ever founder had shared a short clip from her performance Come down with Sean and Marley which was shot during the last leg of her Australia tour.
Meghan said she was “so happy to be in Australia” and received a surprise from Australian hosts, two best friends with Down syndrome who run their joint cooking channel on YouTube.
It had been a heartwarming interaction as she also received a special gift for her two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and a very ‘cheeky’ gift for Prince Harry.
Meghan’s meeting with Sean and Marley comes just a year after they recreated Meghan’s ‘On-pot pasta’ in her Netflix show, With love, Meghan.
The video has racked up around 157,000 views and the Duchess clearly loved the relaxation as she sent the pair a thank you note and a gift basket full of her favorite As Ever products.
While it is possible that the video had been timed to be released on a set date without knowing that the palace would choose to share the baby announcement around this time, royal experts claim otherwise.
They believe this Meghan’s “strategy” to steal the limelight from the royal positive news.
