It's a .................... .

My guess is the baby's names will include Spencer and Charles. Charles did the honours walking Meghan down the aisle as well as being baby's granddad. Spencer will acknowledge Diana's family. I think it is because Diana was Lady Diana Spencer ....her own title before marriage, that she was able to have the title of princess..... HRH Princess Diana. After the divorce stripped of the HRH and then known as Diana Princess of Wales.
The titles of Duchess, ( Camilla, Kate, Meghan and Sarah Ferguson) did not hold titles in their own right before marriage hence not given the titles of princess).

I could be wrong but I think she was not going to have a home birth, first baby 37 years old, were the staff who attend the royals have to hang around Windsor ?, and if something had gone wrong an ambulance would have been spotted .

She was not Princess Diana, her correct title from the day of the marriage she was Diana Princess of Wales, her title before marriage had nothing to do with it, Camilla didn’t have a title but is Camilla Princess of Wales, just they chose not to use it.

Anniebach a home birth was planned and a midwifery team picked and on alert but, because Meghan went a week overdue I expect Harry, being a nervous father-to-be, made the decision to take her and her mother in a private vehicle to a London hospital. They were probably driven by their security team.
There was a communication to the midwifery team thanking them for their involvement up to that time. It was reported in MailOnline and, I suppose, in other quarters.

Quote from newspaper article ^like Princess Elizabeth’s birth, Meghan may have had an operating theatre on stand-by at her home, as well as the latest birthing equipment for all eventualities.

The duchess was said to have picked her own medical team to directly oversee the arrival of her first child, rather than being led by the senior consultants who usually tend to the royal women.^
How nice!

Sorry, I don’t think even she would have had her own way over that. How did she know which consultants to choose, yes the queen had an operating theatre in Buck House, why would a minor roŷal .

Never believed the tale that Charles didn’t now he had a son until Harry was born, scan results would not have been kept from him

It is well documented that Diana’s alleged affair with James..... did not happen, if at all, until Harry was well over two years old. Also reported that Charles on seeing Harry said “ another bloody Spencer boy “ Also don’t forget that Charles and Camilla were having an affair for the lifetime of Charles and Diana’s marriage, and destroyed two families. Diana wasn’t perfect but she had a lot to contend with!

Diana did have an affair with Hewitt, she said in the Panorama interview ‘yes I loved him, i adored him’

She also said in her book she loved Barry Manakee, he was before Hewitt

Charles was not with Camilla from the start of the marriage

Lily 65 how nasty & insidiously racist of you !

Possibly not Anniebach, but I thought it interesting that the Queen had. I would be surprised if Meghan didn't make her own decisions.
In any case what a difference to the experience of the majority of women! Little wonder some people get angry.

Baloothefitz - I may be wrong here but I think the post you're referring to by Lily65 was one where she quoted another poster.

Avalon I don't think there is "snide bigotry towards Americans on this post" as you say.

I think most British people welcomed Meghan when she seemed to be making Harry so happy. We feel protective towards him and he always looked the odd one out when he was with William and Kate. We all wanted him to find his own partner.

However, I for one, have gradually begun to dislike Meghan, and it seems that many Americans don't like her either, so don't blame the British. It's nothing to do with her being American or mixed race - it's the way she comes across. It's what she says, what she does and what others say about her. No smoke without fire and at least some of it has to be accurate.

Obviously I don't know her personally, but I do take umbrage at her arrogance that her role is to "modernise the Royal Family". She stated that her mission was "to hit the ground running" and that attitude hasn't gone down as well as she seemed to think it would.

Also Harry has always been one of my favourites, but he has changed a great deal since being with Meghan, and not, IMHO, for the better. He was not a hypocrite or a rebel, before, but now he is desperate to keep Megan happy by the look of it, even if it means "Hollywood-ising" his life. Sigh.

Sparklefizz Looking through rose coloured glasses spring to mind, for Harry and Megan just hope they never clear for his sake.

Harry is not the little boy anymore, he is 34, Megan is 37, I don’t think he has grown up though.

I didn’t believe there was going to be a home birth , but was said because it avoided the photo shoot outside the hospital.

The photo shoot today, well rehearsed ?

Lily 65....why on earth would they choose names such as those? Are you being a 'funny'?

Lily 65 ,why would you suggest such names?

If I read lily65 post right she was quoting another post and criticising it!!!
Some posts seems racist nasty and really cruel to a new mum and dad.

For goodness sake people.

Some people need to read ,and fully comprehend , the thread in its entirety before commenting!

Was posting at the same time as Mycat and I echo her post exactly.

I was quoting , I am not a racist. I suggested the names for fun, just like I suggested Wayne, Tyrone and Lee.

I think for the first time that perhaps Meghan is a bit manipulative in her PR approach? All the spin about natural childbirth then driving to celebrity American hospital in Mayfair, The Portland, on Sunday afternoon for induction? Maybe Caesarian in this famous ‘too posh to push’ hospital. After birth she is dashed back to Frogmore... and Harry stands outside the stables a mile away in Windsor. All a bit staged. Maybe for good reasons. But people don’t like being led up the garden ... and appreciate a bit of honesty even in retrospect. They are major royals.

This thread reminds me of the village I grew up in, old biddies gossiping, I couldn’t wait to leave the village & the same goes for this thread. It is actually quite shameful, the comments & opinions some of you have are best kept behind closed !

What on earth is the matter with people!? Many of us planned a home birth but ended up in hospital. These days if women are a week over, there’s real pressure to go in and be induced. If Meghan needed a c section, hospital is the place fir that. I don’t understand the level of nastiness, the judgemental comments.

Mustn’t say Megan is manipulating the media but ok to compare posters with ‘old biddies gossiping ‘ ?

Agree Bridgeit

So bloody what if she planned a home birth or hospital birth or ‘manipulated’ the press.

Leave the woman alone.

Seriously it’s nobodies business but hers.

It’s a pity they didn’t live stream the birth so some of you could know all the bloody details!!! Wierd