Meghan, the pregnant wife of Prince Harry, is scaling back her engagements during the royal couple’s 16-day Pacific tour, Kensington Palace said yesterday, ahead of their visit to Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand.
The royal couple have had a gruelling schedule since arriving in Australia on Monday, visiting Sydney, Melbourne and the regional town of Dubbo, as well as opening the Olympic-style Invictus Games for disabled and wounded soldiers.
“After a busy programme, The Duke and Duchess have decided to cut back The Duchess’s schedule slightly for the next couple of days, ahead of the final week-and-a-half of the tour,” Kensington Palace said in a statement.
The opening ceremony for the Games at Sydney’s Opera House on Saturday night was delayed after an intense thunderstorm, and the Duchess of Sussex did not attend a cycling medal presentation with Harry yesterday.
At the event, held in The Domain gardens, the prince was asked by someone in a crowd of onlookers where his wife was.
“She’s resting at home,” the Australian Broadcasting Corp reported him as saying. “Being pregnant takes its toll.”
Meghan rejoined her husband for lunch with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, before watching a Games sailing event from a boat on Sydney Harbour.
They later attended a private reception for the Invictus Games Foundation at Government House
However, Meghan is not expected to take part in official engagements at Fraser Island in Queensland state today, with Kensington Palace saying that “the Duke will continue with the engagements on Fraser Island as planned”. The pair are due to visit Fiji and Tonga after Fraser Island.
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