Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is expecting her first child with Prince Harry. The news, announced Monday morning by Kensington Palace, has already been greeted by hundreds of messages of congratulations for the royal couple on social media.
But the baby’s due date, given as “Spring 2019”, has turned Brits’ attention to another big event scheduled for that time.
The U.K. is set to leave the European Union on March 29, exactly two years after Prime Minister Theresa May started the formal process for doing so by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. The possibility that the baby could be born around that date has caused a stir on British social media.
Official #RoyalBaby name odds revealed:
EVENS Victoria
2/1 Diana
4/1 Ariana
9/2 Kim
10/1 Kanye
11/1 Kimye
13/1 Corbyn
13/1 Boris
14/1 Lego
15/1 Brexit
16/1 Stormzy
18/1 Charizard
20/1 Avocado
25/1 Chad
100/1 Piers
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With the U.K.’s negotiators so far failing to reach a deal with the E.U. on the terms of Britain’s exit from the bloc and an important E.U. summit scheduled for Thursday, many say the baby will be a welcome distraction for the Prime Minister.
I assume the #RoyalBaby is due on March 29. Brexit mess? What mess? Look at this shiny new baby!
PS Europe wouldn’t let you have babies so aren’t you glad you’re free now?
— Tristan Stewart-Robertson (@SRTristan) October 15, 2018
Royals certainly doing their best for their PM by keeping Brexit below the fold.
They should be given a title or something. #RoyalWedding ????#royalbaby ????— Sinead Ryan (@sinead_ryan) October 15, 2018
Others are offering the Duchess of Sussex advice on the increased immigration restrictions that Britain will have to contend with after leaving the E.U.
Make sure your baby’s born in Europe Megan – Ireland’s nice – then he/she will be able to get an EU passport and live and work on the continent post Brexit. Don’t think a German great grandmother is enough. ???? #practicalities #RoyalBaby
— Hal Cruttenden (@Halcruttenden) October 15, 2018