MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry “want proper time off” when their baby daughter is born, it is reported.
The Sussexes are expecting their second child in the early summer, with Meghan planning a home birth at her luxury LA mansion, it’s reported.
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The baby will be the first royal to be born in the US.
Sources have told Vanity Fair that following the child’s birth the couple want to “take leave” and spend “proper time together as a family”.
The magazine reports sources close to the couple claiming they plan to take paternity and maternity leave when their daughter is born.
A friend said: “They will both take some proper time off.
‘TIME OFF’
“It will be the summer and they want to make sure they both take their leave so they have some real quality time together once the baby arrives.”
Meghan initially wanted to give birth to Archie at Frogmore Cottage while attended by an all-female midwife team.
But her dreams of a home birth were dashed as she was forced to go to London’s private Portland Hospital to deliver the tot, who weighed 7lb 3oz when he arrived on May 6 2019.
Now a source has told Page Six she’s determined to give birth to her second child without the need to go to hospital.
“Meghan’s plan was to have a home birth with Archie, but you know what they say about the best-laid plans,” a source said.
“In the end, her doctors advised her to go to hospital and all she was interested in was about delivering Archie safely.
“But she has a beautiful home in California. It’s a beautiful setting to give birth to her baby girl.”
Meghan, 39, and Harry, 36, bought their $14.5million Montecito estate last year after quitting their senior roles in the royal family and moving to California.
And they announced in their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey they’re expecting a girl.
During the chat, Meghan said she’s due to give birth this summer – although didn’t confirm a date.
The happy news comes after the Duchess and her husband tragically suffered a miscarriage. Meghan wrote of the moment she knew she was “losing” her second baby in a deeply personal essay for the New York Times.
And in their recent interview, Prince Harry suggested their daughter will be their last child.
He told Oprah: “A girl, you know, what more can you ask for?
“But now, you know, now we’ve got our family.
“We’ve got, you know, the four of us and our two dogs, and it’s great.”
If Meghan does decide to deliver in hospital, it’s likely she’ll head to nearby Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara.
And while she’s planning on taking maternity leave, one pal said: “She doesn’t stop.”
Harry and Meghan didn’t want to announce where or when Archie was born, but agreed to a photo call in the grounds of Windsor Castle after his birth.
The Queen also wanted to officially announce Archie’s arrival with a note displayed on an easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace as a mark of her affection.
