Meghan Markle Jokes About Having a ‘Secret’ Third Child With Prince Harry: ‘If I Could...'
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are blessed with two beautiful children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have previously stated that they only wanted two children, citing concerns for the planet. Now, Markle may be feeling a little broody, as she joked about her 'secret' third child on her Netflix cooking show, With Love, Meghan. Chatting with guest Chrissy Teigen, she playfully revealed her imaginary child’s name: Honsworth, loosely inspired by a flower representing the May birth month.
The lighthearted moment between Markle and Teigen came as they created jewelry with flowers that represented the birth months of their children. As reported by PEOPLE, Markle said, "Let’s pick which flowers we want for our children’s birth months. Miles is May? So Miles and Archie were both Lily of the Valley. And Honsworth, this one." Upon hearing the unfamiliar name, Teigen asked if she had a kid named Honsworth. Markle replied, "It’s my child you’ve never heard of. Honsworth? By the way, if I could have kept a secret like that, I mean, impressive. Isn’t that what that flower is called?" It seemed the Duchess had confused Hawthorn, the May birth month flower, for Honsworth, as someone off-camera pointed it out to her.
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In another funny incident, Teigen admitted she forgot the birthdays of her four children, whom she shares with musician John Legend. As per HELLO!, she told Markle that she would need to look up her kids’ birthdays to make the jewelry. "I had to get a tattoo of their birthdays because I couldn't remember." Markle exclaimed, "Sweet!" as the two women tried to decipher her tattoo for clues. Eventually, Legend, who had been in the other room most of the episode, was called in to help. Later, Teigen and Markle, each carrying a chic basket, wandered through the Duchess’s beautiful flower garden.
While the Duchess may have joked about a third child, her husband does not seem to be keen on the idea. In July 2019, Harry interviewed anthropologist Jane Goodall for Vogue Magazine and spoke about the depletion of natural resources. As per Harper’s Bazaar, Goodall said, "It is terrifying, especially as you've just had a baby." The Duke answered, "But I've always wanted to try and ensure that, even before having a child and hoping to have children." He stressed, "Two, maximum!... And, surely, being as intelligent as we all are, or as evolved as we all are supposed to be, we should be able to leave something better behind for the next generation."
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also made it clear that they only wanted a family of four in their 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview. According to HELLO!, Harry said, "Any one or two would have been amazing, but to have a boy and then a girl, what more can you ask for?... We got the four of us and our two dogs." Markle, who was pregnant with Lilibet at the time, agreed with her husband and stressed, "Two, is it!"