Pregnant Duchess of Sussex starts official Australian tour
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have started the first day of official engagements on a royal tour of Australia with the public focus on the former Meghan Markle's newly announced pregnancy.
Meghan wore a tight-fitting cream dress by Australian designer Karen Gee that barely revealed a royal bump as they were welcomed at an event Tuesday.
The news of the pregnancy was announced after Prince Harry and the American former actress arrived in Sydney 15 hours before their first public function.
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walk pin the lawns of Admiralty House with Australia's Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove, right, in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Among those taken by surprise were their Sydney hosts Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Lynne Cosgrove.
The governor general, who represents Queen Elizabeth II, Australia's head of state, sent staff to buy a toy kangaroo and tiny pair of Australian sheep skin boots for their pregnant guest.
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex react as they receive gifts from by Australia's Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lady Cosgrove at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
The Duchess of Sussex arrives at Admiralty House in Sydney on the first day of the royal couple's visit to Australia Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2018. Harry and Meghan will take part in 76 engagements in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand over their 16-day trip to the Pacific region. (Phil NoblePA via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walk hand-in-hand at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Australia's Governor General Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lynne Cosgrove stand in the grounds of Admiralty House in Sydney, with a view of the Sydney Opera House, on the first day of the royal couple's visit to Australia Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Harry and Meghan will take part in 76 engagements in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand over their 16-day trip to the Pacific region. (Phil NoblePA via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are welcomed to Admiralty House by Australia's Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lady Cosgrove in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walk at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex poses for a photo at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walk at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex poses for a photo at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex smiles during a welcome event at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex meet Invictus Games participants with Australia's Governor General Peter Cosgrove and wife Lady Cosgrove in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walk the lawns of Admiralty House with Australia's Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove, right, in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex react as they receive gifts from by Australia's Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lady Cosgrove at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex hold hands as they walk on the lawns at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walk the lawns of Admiralty House with Australia's Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove, right, in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Duchess of Sussex arrives at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex react as they receive gifts from by Australia's Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lady Cosgrove at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry, right, reacts as Meghan, right, Duchess of Sussex holds a toy kangaroo given by Australia's Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove, centre, in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walks into a room at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walk at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex pose for a photo at Admiralty House with Australia's Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lady Cosgrove, left, in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific.(Phil NoblePool via AP)
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex meet Ruby a mother Koala who gave birth to koala joey Meghan, named after Her Royal Highness, with a second joey named Harry after His Royal Highness during a visit to Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are on a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Dean LewinsPool via AP)