It seems like just yesterday that Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle tied the knot, but so much time has gone by that it's almost time for the couple to welcome their first baby into the world. Other royal couples, like Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton, keep their pregnancies pretty open and share details with the public, but Meghan and Harry have decided to keep things under wraps. Things aren't totally going according to plan though, because Meghan Markle's baby name may have just been released. If you follow the royal family, you may be familiar with a website called Royal.uk, which has webpages for each member of the family. You can learn all about Prince Louis (https://www.royal.uk/princelouis), or Princess Charlotte (https://www.royal.uk/princess-charlotte), but if you were to test a random name, like Princess Katherine (https://www.royal.uk/princess-katherine), you get taken to a 'Page not Found'. View this post on Instagram Today marks the 70th anniversary of the modern Commonwealth - a family of 53 countries working together to promote democracy, protect human rights, regenerate the environment, and focus not on what makes us different - but rather what we have in ‘common.’ What unites us versus what divides us. Representing nearly one third of the world’s population, 60% of whom are under the age of 30, the Commonwealth also serves as a champion for youth empowerment, which is a key focus of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Her Majesty The Queen serves as patron of the @queens_commonwealth_trust, which Their Royal Highnesses proudly serve as President and Vice-President of. The Duke is also Commonwealth Youth Ambassador. Through The Duke and Duchess’ Commonwealth travels, they have worked with and supported young leaders on mobilizing youth engagement, and working towards a more unified future that spearheads progress, sustainability, optimism, and taking action. With that said, Mozambique, a member state of the Commonwealth, is currently enduring Cyclone Kenneth, the most destructive natural disaster the northern coast has ever experienced. On the heels of Cyclone Idai (where over 1000 people lost their lives) this cyclone will leave the people of Mozambique victim to catastrophic flooding, food insecurity, displacement, and obliteration of their homes and villages. If you’d like to help, please visit DEC.org.uk Photo credit: Chris Jackson & Samir Hussein A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal) on Apr 26, 2019 at 1:09am PDT Upon doing some deeper digging, The Express noted that when you test names like Prince Arthur (Royal.uk/Prince-Arthur), Prince James (Royal.uk/Prince-James), and Prince Alexander (Royal.uk/Prince-Alexander), you're automatically bounced back to the website's main page, meaning that they're currently reserved or in use by the royal family. Not only does this give us a look into potential baby names, but it also tells us that Meghan is most likely expecting a boy due to the name selection. The Palace has already picked up on the rumours and has started doing damage control. They told Yahoo UK, "A large number of search term redirects were set up some time ago on Royal.uk. This was in order to improve user experience. For guidance, you will note that other names preceded by ‘prince’ or ‘princess’ produce the same result.” View this post on Instagram Just one week ago, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex asked that you kindly consider supporting various organisations around the world in lieu of sending gifts for the upcoming arrival of their first born. Not only did many of you lend your support, you took action. Their Royal Highnesses wanted you to know the impact of your support – the direct effect your donation, energy, and action made! YOU chose to be part of the collective good, and you have made a real difference. Whether a $5 donation, £1000 contribution, offering to volunteer, or spreading the word – you’ve played your part. And on behalf of The Duke and Duchess (and Baby Sussex), we thank you so much. YOUR IMPACT: @thelunchboxfund will now be able to provide a minimum of 100,000 additional hot nutritionally fortified meals to children in dire need across South Africa @littlevillagehq received donations from all over the world (from UAE to Hong Kong and the US), they’ve increased their monthly donors, had a surge in volunteer applications, and re-energized their hard working team of 200+ staff and volunteers @wellchild can now provide 300+ additional hours of specialist care by a Well Child Nurse for a child with serious health needs, allowing families to stay together at home vs in hospital @Baby2Baby have received over 5,000 products to disperse to children in need, including cribs, books, backpacks, diapers and have received monetary donations from around the globe - from Guadalajara to Italy. You made this happen. Thank you. A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal) on Apr 15, 2019 at 6:51am PDT The palace may be denying the rumours, but they've been known to tease things like this before. Just take a look at their Instagram - it's loaded full of photos of babies that definitely aren't Meghan and Harry's, just to keep us on our toes at all times. Meghan and Harry have been open about their wishes to keep their birth private. They don't plan to pose with their child on the steps of the hospital and instead will pose a few days after. They're not keeping us totally in the dark though, the palace will announce on social media when Duchess Meghan has gone into labour.
