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In pictures: Royal pregnancies through the years

Members of the Royal Family were active on public duties while they awaited the births of their various offspring.

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Royal visit to Warner Bros Studios

With the news that Harry and Meghan are expecting their first child, the Queen will soon be welcoming her eighth great-grandchild.

Royal pregnancies have attracted attention across the years as the mothers to be continued in their public duties until their maternity leave started.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex first official visit to Sussex
The tiniest hint of a bump? Meghan wore a fitted leather skirt on an engagement in Brighton earlier this month (Steve Parsons/PA)
Duchess of Cambridge visit to Hampshire
Despite suffering from bad morning sickness, the Duchess of Cambridge was back on royal duties in 2013 three months before Prince George arrived (David Parker/Daily Mail/PA)
Commonwealth Day Service
Kate attended the Commonwealth Observance at Westminster Abbey two months before the birth of Princess Charlotte (John Stillwell/PA)
Royal visit to Sunderland
The Duchess of Cambridge joked about being pregnant during a visit to an arts centre in Sunderland in 2018 ahead of the birth of son Louis (PA)
Royal wedding
Mike and Zara Tindall became parents to daughter Lena a month after attending Harry and Meghan’s wedding earlier this year (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Zara attends polo match
Zara Tindall in action during a charity polo match early in her pregnancy with daughter Mia in 2014 (Chris Ison/PA)
Royalty – Princess Diana – King’s College Hospital – London
A maternity smock gave Diana, Princess of Wales, plenty of room when she was expecting Prince Harry in 1984 (PA)

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Royalty – Diana Princess of Wales – St. Mary’s, Scilly Isles
It was the same fashion choice she’d made when pregnant with Prince William two years earlier (PA)

The Countess of Wessex visits Devon
A pregnant Countess of Wessex before the birth of the Queen’s eighth grandchild, Viscount Severn (Barry Batchelor/PA)
Royalty – Duke and Duchess of York – Windsor
In 1988 a visibly pregnant Sarah, Duchess of York prepared to welcome the King of Norway – she gave birth to Princess Beatrice later that year (PA)
Royalty – Pregnant Princess Anne – Heathrow Airport – London
Princess Anne’s choice of coat camouflaged the baby bump in 1977 when she was expecting her son Peter 40 years ago (PA)
Royalty – Pregnant Princess Anne – Badminton Horse Trials – Avon
In 1981, the baby bump that was to become Zara Phillips was a little more obvious (PA)
Royalty – Queen Elizabeth II – Royal Academy, Piccadilly, London
The Queen when she was expecting Prince Edward in 1963 (PA)
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