Diana is top name pick for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s second child after couple reveal they’re expecting a girl
DIANA has emerged as the top pick for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s second baby, after the couple sensationally revealed they’re expecting a girl.
The Duchess of Sussex cradled her baby bump as chatted with Oprah Winfrey, 67, as she and Prince Harry sat down for their explosive tell-all interview.
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Dressing her blossoming bump in a black £3,600 Armani dress featuring a lotus flower design, the pair revealed they had discovered the gender this time round, after waiting to discover Archie was a boy.
Diana is now the frontrunner, with bookies estimating Prince Harry, 36, will honour his late mother, Princess Diana.
OddsMonkey has given the name odds of 4/1, followed by Allegra with 11/1 and then Isabella at 12/1.
While Kamala has odds of 16/1, and even Oprah has been given odds of 50/1 following the bombshell interview.
Top baby name choices for Meghan & Harry's little child
- Diana – 4/1
- Allegra – 11/1
- Isabella – 12/1
- Alice – 14/1
- Abigail – 14/1
- Kamala – 16/1
- Grace – 18/1
- Oprah – 50/1
OddsMonkey spokesman, Peter Watton, says: “Nobody guessed that Archie would be the name of Harry and Meghan’s first child but the odds suggest that they will go more traditional this time around.
“Some of the most popular bets so far suggest Harry will pay tribute to his late mother Diana by naming the baby after her whether it’s a girl or boy.
“Predictably, the ‘Diana’ is a favourite for a girl.
“The unusual name, ‘Allegra’ is also a favourite as the late Princess Diana was reportedly a fan of the name Allegra and wanted to use the moniker if she ever had a daughter of her own.”
Ladbrokes also named Diana as the frontrunner with odds of 4/1, while they also reckoned Alexandra could be a contender, also given odds of 4/1.
The more traditional royal choices of Elizabeth and Alice were named 6/1, Victoria 7/1, Charlotte 20/1 and Catherine at 50/1.
Jessica O’Reilly of Ladbrokes said: “Alexandra and Diana are the most popular pick with punters to be the name of Harry and Meghan’s daughter.
“Fans of the couple are convinced both of their mothers will influence the baby’s moniker.”
It comes as…
- Meghan broke down as she revealed ‘I didn’t want to live anymore’
- Meghan claimed Kate made HER cry in row over flower girl dress
- Harry and Meghan married three days before their wedding at Windsor Castle
- Meghan said Archie wasn’t made a prince after talks about his skin colour
- Pregnant Meghan revealed she is expecting a GIRL
- The 39-year-old told Oprah the Queen was ‘always wonderful to me’
- Prince Harry said his brother is ‘trapped’ in the Royal Family
- A body language expert revealed Harry ‘suppressed anger’ when talking about being hurt by his family
- Meghan was apparently left gutted when the Queen would not let her and Harry live in a wing at Windsor Castle
- Archie’s favourite word is ‘hydrate’ the proud parents revealed
Speaking on Oprah With Meghan And Harry: A CBS Primetime Special, Meghan told the host they knew the gender at the beginning of the chat, but said she wanted to wait ‘for her husband’ to join before revealing all.
After telling Oprah they’re expecting a girl in the “summertime”, the interviewer quizzed Prince Harry over how it feels second time round.
Prince Harry gushed: “Amazing. Just grateful. To have any child, any one or any two, would have been amazing.
“But to have a boy and then a girl, what more can you ask for. We’ve got our family—the four of us and our two dogs.”
In the wide-ranging chat the couple also revealed Archie’s favourite word is ‘hydrate’, and they sensationally claimed their son was denied being a prince due to his skin colour.
The couple announced on Valentine’s Day that they were expecting their second child, with the little girl due after Archie’s second birthday in May.
The wonderful news comes just months after Meghan revealed her “unbearable grief” after suffering a miscarriage in July.
Their spokesman added last month: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.”
The Queen and the rest of the royal family were said to be “delighted” at the news.
Meghan and Harry, along with one-year-old son Archie and their dogs, and chickens, now live in Santa Barbara in a £11m mansion and are neighbours of Oprah.
The explosive interview aired on CBS in the US, and will be shown in the UK on ITV on Monday at 9pm.
The “primetime special” with Meghan and Harry was initially set to last 90 minutes, but CBS extended it to two hours.
Meghan and Harry signed up for the interview to have the freedom to “speak their truth”.
Oprah confirmed ahead of the two-hour special airing that “no subject is off-limits”.
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