As the royal couple The Duke and Duchess of Sussex continue to do the rounds, pregnant Meghan Markle demonstrated her motherly skills as she interacted with some young members of the public at Sydney’s Opera House.
Bending down to accept a few bunches of flowers, Meghan shared a few tender moments with the young girls, in preparation to becoming a mother to her first child.
Earlier, Meghan and Harry visited Taronga Zoo. The couple, who announced they are expecting their first baby yesterday, were invited to stroke two koalas and their joeys, who were named Harry and Meghan in honour of the royal wedding in May.
The Duchess called the animals “so, so sweet”, shyly named Ruby who sat sleepily on a lower branch in the small, open koala enclosure.
The Duke was more forthcoming, reaching to pet the koala with the encouragement of keepers, and admiring their healthy coats and quizzing keeper Suzie MacNamara about their diet and sleeping habits.
The couple were also shown wallabies and quokkas in their enclosures, leaning on the zoo’s low fences to admire them and watch them being fed.
Accompanied by the premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian, they spent around five minutes with the koalas, Ruby and Wattle, whose joeys were named Meghan and Harry as a wedding gift from the people of the region.
In a private moment away from the cameras, they couple were also given a stuffed toy version of the animal in celebration of their baby news.
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