Prince Harry cuts short Netherlands trip as world waits for birth of Baby Sussex

Published May 3, 2019

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London - Britain's Prince Harry on Friday cut short a scheduled

visit to The Netherlands next week amid speculation that the birth of

his first child with wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is imminent.

"Due to the logistical planning for the travelling press to cover

visits and engagements by the royal family, we have taken the

decision to postpone The Duke of Sussex's scheduled visit to

Amsterdam on Wednesday," Buckingham Palace said.

Instead of two days, Harry is now set to be in Amsterdam for one.

"The Duke is currently scheduled to travel to The Hague on Thursday,

May 9, for the launch of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 as

planned," it said in a statement.

Harry, 34, is the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and second son of

the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, and the late Princess Diana.

He married US former actress Meghan Markle, 37, in a spectacular

wedding at the royal Windsor Castle in May 2018.

The couple's child will be seventh in line to British throne and is

expected to hold dual citizenship of Britain and the United States.

The royal couple are expected to unveil the infant to the public a

few days after the birth.

dpa