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Meghan’s baby bump on show at Fiji state dinner

The Duchess of Sussex’s bump was clearly visible as she arrived at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva.

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Royal tour of Fiji – Day One

The Duchess of Sussex’s baby bump was apparent as she wore a full-length blue dress to a reception hosted by the President of Fiji.

Kensington Palace announced that Meghan was expecting on the eve of the couple’s first tour outside the UK and Ireland.

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The Duchess of Sussex’s baby bump was clearly visible (Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA)

During his speech, Fiji’s president, Jioji Konrote, paid tribute to Harry’s late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, saying he was sure she would be “proud of the man” the duke had become and that he had found happiness and love with Meghan.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrive for a state dinner at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva (Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA)

The duchess had opted to rest instead of attending a couple of engagements in Australia, including travelling around the uneven terrain of Fraser Island in Queensland.

But she did join her husband for a public walkabout on Kingfisher Bay Jetty and was seen holding her stomach as she made her way along the pier.

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Meghan held her bump as she walked with Harry along Kingfisher Bay Jetty on Fraser Island (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)

The couple have been given a number of toys for the baby during their engagements so far – including an animal-themed changing mat on Fraser Island and a mini lifeguard uniform from the stars of TV’s Bondi Rescue.

Harry suggested that he hoped they are expecting a girl as he attended a cycling event at the Invictus Games on Sunday.

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Harry posed with Invictus athletes as he attended the cycling at the Botanic Gardens in Sydney (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

A video posted online showed a well-wisher calling out: “Congratulations, I hope it’s a girl!” to which he replied “So do I!”

Earlier in the tour, during a walkabout in Melbourne, the duke and duchess stopped to play with five-and-a-half-month-old Harriet Bonaddido and chatted with her mother, Jessica.

The 28-year-old said: “As soon as I introduced my daughter to Harry, he said ‘That’s a great name’.

“Maybe they will choose it for their own child, which would be fun.

“Meghan was right behind him and was playfully tickling her toes and said how sweet it was that I’d brought her out today.”

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