Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have devoted their lives to taking care of their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The couple welcomed their firstborn child while they were still members of the Royal Family, but when Lilibet arrived, they had been out of the Firm for more than a year.
Archie and Lilibet probably don’t know much about their parents’ rift with the royals. Unfortunately, this could negatively have effects on them in the future as their relationship with their royal cousins and other family members is non-existent.
Prince William and Kate Middleton have three children, and Harry and Meghan possibly would as well if it wasn’t for a tragic miscarriage. Archie and Lilibet are growing up fast, but is it possible that the Sussexes will have a third child?
Let’s find out what Harry and Meghan have said about it.
Meghan suffered from a miscarriage before Lilibet pregnancy
Around a year before Lilibet was born, Harry and Meghan had gone through a traumatic experience. In 2020, Meghan fell pregnant again, although tragically lost the baby.
Four months later, in a personal article, Meghan revealed how she had felt a sharp pain and was admitted to the hospital.
“Hours later, I lay in a hospital bed, holding my husband’s hand. I felt the clamminess of his palm and kissed his knuckles, wet from both our tears. Staring at the cold white walls, my eyes glazed over. I tried to imagine how we’d heal. Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief,” Meghan wrote.
Now, years on, the scars remain. A source told OK! Magazine that Meghan is naturally feeling sadness during that time of the year when the anniversary of her miscarriage approaches.
However, her family brings her immense joy.
“She feels so blessed to have Archie and Lili and the family she and Harry have created. But naturally, as the anniversary of her miscarriage approaches, she does have sadness. The date is very poignant for her,” the source told OK!.
Meghan Markle is “sad” that her children are growing up
In recent months, The Duchess has had more time to focus on her work, not least her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. The source tells OK! Magazine that Meghan considers it crucial to show her children that “mummies work as well.”
“But her family life will always come first, she will fit work in around the children’s schedules so she is there for them when they need her and she just wants to make the most of and cherish every moment with them as they grow up,” the source explained.
After Harry and Meghan’s royal exit, they have embarked on several business ventures. Though not all of them have succeeded, earlier this year, they took on a “royal” mission.
In May, Harry and Meghan visited Nigeria on a three-day tour to promote the Invictus Games. Though they enjoyed their trip, two people were missing. Archie and Lilibet stayed in the US, though reports suggest that the children could join their parents on future journeys abroad.
“Meghan doesn’t like being away from her children as she doesn’t want to miss a thing with them growing up so fast,” a source told OK!.
“With Lili turning three, it’s really got Meghan and Harry thinking about their future and how quickly the children are growing up. Meghan especially feels that her babies are no longer babies, and like most mums, it makes her slightly sad and wistful that the baby years have come to an end.”
Will Prince Harry & Meghan Markle have a third child?
Though Meghan Markle is sad that her children are growing up, perhaps the couple has thought about getting a third child? It’s three years since Lilibet’s birth, and some have wondered whether Harry and Meghan will follow Prince William and Kate Middleton in having three children. Will it happen? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle seem to have a rather firm opinion about it.
Back in 2019, when Archie was just 1, Prince Harry was interviewed in Vogue Magazine about using one technique to help the environment, which some might find controversial. Harry stated he simply feels that there should be a limit on the number of children one can have.
“I think, weirdly, because of the people that I’ve met and the places that I’ve been fortunate enough to go to, I’ve always had a connection and a love for nature. I view it differently now, without question. But I’ve always wanted to try and ensure that, even before having a child and hoping to have children..,” Harry said.
“What more can you ask for?”
The interviewer, Dr Jane Goodall, replied, “Not too many!” and laughed. Harry continued, “Two, maximum! But I’ve always thought: this place is borrowed. And, surely, being as intelligent as we all are, or as evolved as we all are supposed to be, we should be able to leave something better behind for the next generation.”
Meghan Markle spoke about how many children she would like in the infamous Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021, which was the first time the Sussexes spoke out about their negative experiences while still members of the Royal Family.
“[I’m] just grateful to have any child. Any, one or two, would have been amazing but to have a boy and then a girl what more can you ask for? Now we’ve got our family, we got the four of us and our two dogs,” Meghan told Oprah.
Harry added that they were “done” with two children, to which Meghan replied, “Two is it.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle seem very firm about their decision to stop having children. But who knows, a new prince or princess will be born in Montecito in the future.
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