Meghan, Harry and their 21-month-old son Archie are currently living more than 5,000 miles away in California.
Royal author Katie Nicholl explained the Royal Family are “over the moon” with Meghan’s pregnancy, but insisted it is “tinged with sadness” as they will not get to see little tot very much.
Speaking to OK! Magazine, Ms Nicholl said: The family will be over the moon for Harry and Meghan.
“It s another great-grandchild for the Queen and fifth grandchild for the Prince of Wales.
The Queen will become a great-grandmother for the 10th time (Image: GETTY)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are living in the US (Image: GETTY)
The Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry have appeared in a promotional video for Spotify in which they speak about what they want to do with their new podcast, "Archewell Audio."
PRINCESS EUGENIE delighted fans by sharing three new photos of herself and husband Jack with their baby boy August on Saturday. A body language expert has compared Eugenie s precious pictures with the first official snaps of Meghan Markle with her son Archie and shared her findings.
Zara and her husband Mike announced they were pregnant with their third child ahead of Christmas and their baby is expected to arrive this spring.
While Meghan and Harry have not confirmed their due date, the Duchess is believed to be around five months pregnant and her due date could coincide with Zara s.
This led one royal expert to joke that the new royal babies are in a race to become the Queen and Prince Philip s, 99, 10th great-grandchild.
Discussing the Sussex baby on ABC royal podcast The Heirpod, host Omid Scobie said: What we do know is that he or she will be 8th in line to the throne.