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Doria Ragland, Meghan Markle's mother, said she was "very happy" after hearing her daughter and Prince Harry welcome their first child in the spring of 2019.
"Ms. Doria Ragland is very pleased with this beautiful news and she is looking forward to welcoming her first grandchild," said the palace at the announcement of her pregnancy.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they were expecting their first child on Monday, five months after their wedding in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The palace said the couple was "delighted to be able to share this good news with the public".
The Queen and the rest of the royal family congratulated Harry and Markle on their pregnancy Friday when they attended the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in St. George's Chapel.
On Monday, Markle and Harry traveled to Sydney, Australia, to launch a 16-day tour that will also include stops in New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga.
Meghan Markle and her mother, Doria Ragland, arrive at Cliveden House, Berkshire, England, on May 18, 2018, to spend the night before their wedding with Prince Harry. (Steve Parsons / Pool Photo via AP)
(Steve Parsons / Pool Photo via AP)
MEGHAN MARKLE AND PRINCE HARRY WAITING FOR HER FIRST BABY
Ragland, 62, traveled to London in September to celebrate the launch of Markle's new cookbook, "Together: Our Community Cookbook." This is the first time she has been seen at Kensington Palace since the royal wedding in May. The native of Los Angeles confided to the lunch that she was "madly" for Markle and the book's launch.
The trip also fueled rumors that Ragland was planning to move to London to get closer to his daughter. Markle said in August 2017 that her mother was one of the most important women in her life.
Meghan Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, made a surprise appearance at the luncheon.
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"My mother is a yoga teacher, but she also works in the social field, and she works specifically with the geriatric community," the former star of "Suits" told Glamor magazine. "For me, observe this level of ongoing sensitivity to education and caregiving, but at the same time, my mother has always been a free spirit.
"She has dreadlocks and a nose ring, she just ran the Los Angeles marathon, so we can have so much fun together, and yet I will always find comfort in her support." This duality coexists in the same way a better one. friend, "she added.
MEGHAN MARKLE LAUNCHES CHARITY BOOK OF CHARITY WITH MOTHER DORIA RAGLAND AND PRINCE HARRY AT FIRST SOLO EVENT
Thomas Markle had already criticized Meghan for ignoring him.
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It is not known if Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., was aware of the pregnancy before the public announcement. The former 73-year-old lighting director had already criticized the royal family for its "disuse" and claimed that his daughter had cut off any communication with him after he had talked about it.
THE DAD MEGHAN MARKLE CHOOSES THE GIRL 'COLD & # 39; TO LAUNCH, HE CAN BE CONQUERED THAT HE WILL NOT MEET HIS FUTURE GRANDKIDS
He also said he was afraid of not meeting Meghan's offspring.
