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[gregjrichards]

Powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake shakes New Zealand during Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal visit

Powerful earthquake shakes New Zealand during Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal visit | Daily Mail Online

 

[gregjrichards]

Duchess of Sussex beats her husband in the art of welly wanging

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www....s-sussex-beats-husband-art-welly-wanging/amp/

 

[Pi Thoughts]

DAY 15 - Auckland, New Zealand

Meghan recycles dress for NZ gala

• Fly to Auckland
• Watch a welly-wanging (gumboot-throwing) competition
• Visit Pillars, an initiative which supports kids who have a parent in prison
• Public walkabout at Viaduct Harbour
• Attend a reception hosted by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the Auckland War Memorial

 

[Gardenista]

The cradling of the the non-existent bump is so annoying.

Meghan In Brandon Maxwell Dress And Burberry Trench Coat For Visit To Pillars

 

[Gardenista]

I love the top outfit--trench, skinny jeans and boots. Totally my style.

Meghan Markle Wears Back-to-Back Casual Outfits on the Royal Tour in New Zealand

 

[gregjrichards]

Kate Middleton wears black skinny jeans meeting young apprentices inspired by sport with William

Kate wears black skinny jeans to meet young apprentices inspired by sport

 

[gregjrichards]

The cradling of the the non-existent bump is so annoying.

Meghan In Brandon Maxwell Dress And Burberry Trench Coat For Visit To Pillars

Why Meghan Markle can't keep her hands off her little baby bump - according to a midwife

Lesley Gilchrist co-founder of My Expert Midwife explained to MailOnline that it's a "perfectly natural impulse" no matter the size of the bump, to instinctively protect her unborn baby.

Sweet reason Meghan Markle keeps touching her baby bump - according to a midwife

 

[Gardenista]

Why Meghan Markle can't keep her hands off her little baby bump - according to a midwife

Lesley Gilchrist co-founder of My Expert Midwife explained to MailOnline that it's a "perfectly natural impulse" no matter the size of the bump, to instinctively protect her unborn baby.

Sweet reason Meghan Markle keeps touching her baby bump - according to a midwife

LOL, I've literally never seen anyone else do it.

 

[jiminy]

A couple of my friends did it with their first kids. Much at the food-baby size Meghan is now. Neither did it second time round.

 

[Kensie]

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry arrive in Rotorua for the final day of their marathon royal tour | Daily Mail Online

I bet she cannot wait to get out of that dress -way too tight upstairs. She must have had a growth spurt.

The hair, you know how I feel about it!!

 

[SeekingJana]

I was a bit worried seeing her in those black skinny jeans a day or so ago, throwing " Wellies". She didn't seem to have a bump at all and I was remembering how friends have said how tight jeans got very early on. I've had good friends say their jeans and bras were too tight before the stick turned. I believe them because I saw them during the changes.

They say the jeans worn in NZ are the jeans she wore when dating Harry at the Canada Invictus Games, so if true, they must have been SO tight.

As for why she's touching her tummy, it's likely not so much protective at this time as it is that she's feeling first fetal movements, as I believe she's at least 16 weeks pregnant. Most first time moms definitely feel the fluttering which, as most of you moms know, can often be mistaken for intestinal gas until there's no doubt, LOL.

I hope she'll try out a really helpful supportive underband type adjustable undergarment that helps support the broad ligament as it stretches and the ligaments and joints are looser also. The fetal movement will very soon be strong enough, and also correlated with a sonogram showing movement and kicks that she'll not worry or wonder if it's gas or baby moving.

 

[Pi Thoughts]

DAY 16 - Rotorua, New Zealand

Meghan bares royal tootsies

Today, they received a traditional Maori welcome at a luncheon, visited a kiwi breeding programme and mingled with waiting crowds.

 

[gregjrichards]

Maternal Meghan plays with an adorable little girl after slipping into blue Givenchy jumper and skirt in New Zealand on final day of royal tour

Maternal Meghan plays with an adorable little girl in New Zealand | Daily Mail Online

 

[human]

No haka for them?

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Is this Royal tour just about over? Seems it's been weeks and must be exhausting, especially for Meghan in the early stages of pregnancy. I hope the couple will enjoy a period of rest and relaxation once they return home.

 

[KarenUK]

Why Meghan Markle can't keep her hands off her little baby bump - according to a midwife

Lesley Gilchrist co-founder of My Expert Midwife explained to MailOnline that it's a "perfectly natural impulse" no matter the size of the bump, to instinctively protect her unborn baby.

Sweet reason Meghan Markle keeps touching her baby bump - according to a midwife

She's probably not doing it as much as it seems, it just happens that she is constantly being photographed and the newspapers jump to post any picutre with her hands near her bump.

 

[Elley Mae]

Meghan Markle suffers another wardrobe malfunction, wears see-through skirt in New Zealand

Meghan Markle suffers another wardrobe malfunction, wears see-through skirt in New Zealand
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I saw this earlier on DM. Was waiting for it to come to light. It reminded me of some photos I have seen of celebs out and about wearing black shirts/blouses w/o bra/brassiere and you can see nipples yet in person you can’t see them. First time was years ago on Oprah, the show was about to start and camera man stopped. He told O that he could see her nipples through the camera yet not looking at her directly. When the show started she went on to say what had happened and that she changed shirt/blouse, thanking the camera men.

Other wise I have been looking daily at her wardrobe and I like most, I dont care for the black jeans.

The black & white Oscar de la Renta gown w/ birds is gorgous and she looked fabulous, of course I’m a grace kelly, audrey hepburn fan.

 

[Gardenista]

Meghan Markle suffers another wardrobe malfunction, wears see-through skirt in New Zealand

Meghan Markle suffers another wardrobe malfunction, wears see-through skirt in New Zealand
.....

I saw this earlier on DM. Was waiting for it to come to light. It reminded me of some photos I have seen of celebs out and about wearing black shirts/blouses w/o bra/brassiere and you can see nipples yet in person you can’t see them. First time was years ago on Oprah, the show was about to start and camera man stopped. He told O that he could see her nipples through the camera yet not looking at her directly. When the show started she went on to say what had happened and that she changed shirt/blouse, thanking the camera men.

Other wise I have been looking daily at her wardrobe and I like most, I dont care for the black jeans.

The black & white Oscar de la Renta gown w/ birds is gorgous and she looked fabulous, of course I’m a grace kelly, audrey hepburn fan.

I'm not sure if it is sheer or not but to me that outfit is so ugly. I don't understand her wardrobe choices at all.

 

[Madeleine74]

They say the jeans worn in NZ are the jeans she wore when dating Harry at the Canada Invictus Games, so if true, they must have been SO tight.

Not true. The jeans she wore at Invictus games were faded blue and had rips in them (which frankly surprised me she would wear something so "unroyal-like" since she was mere months away from the engagement).

The jeans she was wearing in NZ were much darker (black jeans I think) and had no rips or tears in them. Jeans can be altered in some clever ways to give more room in the waist before needing to fully transition to maternity jeans. She lost weight before her wedding and she's pretty skinny.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Not true. The jeans she wore at Invictus games were faded blue and had rips in them (which frankly surprised me she would wear something so "unroyal-like" since she was mere months away from the engagement).

The jeans she was wearing in NZ were much darker (black jeans I think) and had no rips or tears in them. Jeans can be altered in some clever ways to give more room in the waist before needing to fully transition to maternity jeans. She lost weight before her wedding and she's pretty skinny.

I remember Kate wearing maternity jeans. I had a pair and wore them frequently. Mine weren't "skinny" jeans; bell-bottoms were popular in the early '70s.

Kate Middleton Wears Skinny Jeans for Last Work Day Before Maternity Leave