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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle HAMILTON Square in Birkenhead
Meghan Markle and baby bump make bright appearance in Birkenhead Duke and Duchess of Sussex were inundated with well wishes and special presents during their visit to Birkenhead on Monday, but there was one sweet gift that Prince Harry just couldn't believe! During an engagement at Tomorrow's Women Wirral #MeghanMarkle #PrinceHarry #Birkenhead Pregnant Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are on their first official engagement of 2019. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are heading in Birkenhead, Merseyside, to learn about a number of organisations that support and empower groups within the local community. Meghan and Harry's first stop will be Hamilton Square, where they will view a new sculpture to mark the 100th anniversary of war poet Wilfred Owen's death. I’m having an April baby! Meghan lets slip to well-wishers she is now SIX months pregnant as she stuns in a bold £100 purple dress and £1,000 crimson coat during visit to Birkenhead. The Duchess of Sussex let slip the due date of her baby as she met locals in Birkenhead today. Meghan, 37, revealed that she is six months pregnant with her first child expected in April as she chatted to well-wishers in the northwest town of Birkenhead during her and Prince Harry's first joint engagement of the year. The brief exchange was overheard by ITV's royal editor Chris Ship as Meghan, glowing in a red wrap coat worn over a figure-hugging £107 purple dress from Babaton by Aritizia, met locals in Merseyside with her husband on Monday morning. She paired the vibrant ensemble with a £1,695 Gabriela Hearst leather 'bowling' bag and vertiginous red stilettos and, in a return to her signature style, the Duchess ditched the sleek chignon she's been sporting in recent weeks for a relaxed 'messy' bun as she and Harry charmed the locals who had gathered to see them. Meghan's £1,085 red coat, believed to be a new addition to her wardrobe, is from Canadian brand Sentaler and the duchess has worn the brown version previously in Sandringham. The couple, who are expecting their first baby in the spring, have travelled to Merseyside from London to visit organisations that support and empower groups within the community.Their first stop was Birkenhead's Hamilton Square to view a new sculpture that was erected in November to mark the 100th anniversary of war poet Wilfred Owen's death. The statue, which is named after one of Owen's works, Futility, is cast in bronze and represents an exhausted First World War soldier. After unveiling a plaque to mark the visit, Harry and Meghan met local veterans and members of the Birkenhead Institute Old Boys, which Owen belonged to, and played a part in the creation of the tribute.The Duke and Duchess then undertook a royal walkabout amongst the large crowds, many of whom had been queuing for hours to catch a glimpse of the royal couple. Prince Harry gave four year old Eliza Morris a hug after seeing her sign 'Gingers Unite - I love you Harry' on a walkabout today. He said, 'I love this! Do you love your hair? the sign is amazing!' Harry stopped as he and Meghan spent more than 45 minutes chatting to the crowds. Fans handed Meghan bouquets of flowers, while she looked particularly delighted with the gift of handmade paper flowers from a young fan from the nearby Fun Train Day Nursery. The couple will experience four 'good news stories' in the Wirral town after accepting an invitation from local MP Frank Field, according to the Liverpool Echo. Mr Field, who has served Birkenhead since 1979, wrote to the couple himself and said he was 'absolutely thrilled' when they accepted his offer. He told the newspaper: 'Although there are hundreds of projects I'd like the royal couple to see, the groups they will be meeting next week are characteristic of so much of the good work going on in Birkenhead. 'They will be seeing a stunning World War I memorial that sets new standards for sculpture. They will also launch new projects that are at the cutting edge of fighting poverty, draw even greater attention to the inspirational work being done by Tomorrow's Women Wirral, and witness the impact The Hive is having on the lives of so many young people in Wirral.' Mr Field said the visit to Tomorrow's Women will be of great interest to Meghan in particular with her focus on women's issues and countering modern slavery. He added: 'She will be talking to women there on these issues as well as how they successfully make the transition back from prison to society.' The mother-to-be stepped out in London last week and the couple will also make an appearance on Wednesday to watch Cirque du Soleil's TOTEM at the Royal Albert Hall, as part of a fundraising campaign for Harry's charity Sentebale. It comes as the couple continue to make renovations on their new home, Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, ahead of the birth of their first child.