In Pictures: The Duchess of Sussex’s pregnancy bump

News that Meghan was expecting was announced on October 15 and she made her final public appearance ahead of the birth on March 19.

The Duchess of Sussex is counting down the days to the arrival of her first child.

Meghan, who has become known for cradling her bump, has had a busy pregnancy, with a tour to Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji in the early days, and then to Morocco.

Charity visits, away days, galas and palace receptions saw the duchess out and about with her blossoming baby belly.

First day of royal tour to Australia — Harry and Meghan with Australia’s Governor General, Peter Cosgrove, in Sydney in October – the day after Meghan’s pregnancy was announced (Phil Noble/PA)

Harry and Meghan take a stroll on Fraser Island — Meghan holds her hand on her bump as she and Harry walk along Kingfisher Bay Jetty on Fraser Island, Queensland (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)

Meghan in Suva, Fiji — Meghan, in a printed wrap dress by Figue featuring pom-poms and a ruffled asymmetrical hem, at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji (Phil Noble/PA)

Armistice Day 2018 — The couple leave Westminster Abbey after a service to mark the centenary of the Armistice (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Meghan visiting the Royal Variety Charity care home — Meghan said she felt ‘very pregnant’ when visiting the Royal Variety Charity’s residential nursing and care home in Twickenham in December (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Meghan at Smart Works — The duchess picks out clothes with Patsy Wardally at the Smart Works charity in London in January (Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA)

Meghan visits Mayhew — The duchess on a visit to Mayhew, an animal welfare charity (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

The Duchess of Sussex at the National Theatre — Meghan’s belly button can be seen on her growing bump during a visit to the National Theatre in London (Yui Mok/PA)

Meghan in Bristol — The duchess at the Bristol Old Vic theatre in February (Marc Giddings/The Sun/PA)

Meghan in Morocco — The mother-to-be in a red Valentino cape dress at Casablanca Airport on a tour to Morocco in late February (Hannah Mackay/PA)

Meghan in Rabat — The duchess ready for a cooking school demonstration at Villa des Ambassadors in Rabat (Tim Whitby/PA)

Meghan makes a surprise appearance after being called on stage by Harry on WE Day UK in Wembley (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Meghan and Harry at Canada House for a Commonwealth Day youth event on March 11 (Chris Jackson/PA)

Meghan at New Zealand House — Meghan making her final public appearance ahead of the birth after signing a book of condolence at New Zealand House in London on March 19 for the Christchurch terror attack victims (Dominic Lipinksi/PA)