Meghan Markle was told to 'gain weight' by a doctor after she joined the royal family
The couple wanted to start a family...Although Meghan Markle is one of the most famous women in the world, she still had concerns over her body like anyone else, and a doctor gave her advice over her weight after she joined The Firm.
Prince Harry revealed the couple had sought a consultation with a doctor soon after they tied the knot. It was during this meeting that the professional advised Meghan Markle to gain weight while the pair were trying for a baby.
The Duke of Sussex revealed the royal had shed pounds over stress after their nuptials.
Doctor told Meghan Markle to gain weight
Prince Harry revealed in his book, Spare, about what a doctor said to Meghan Markle over her weight back when the royal couple were trying for their first child.
In his new book, Harry said that after the royal wedding in 2018, he and Meghan didn’t want to wait before having a baby.
In his book, he wrote: “We didn’t want to wait. We both wanted to start a family straight away. We were working crazy hours, our jobs were demanding, the timing wasn’t ideal, but too bad. This had always been our main priority.”
Harry then went on to say that the couple worried that the stress from their busy lives would prevent them from getting pregnant. Meghan Markle had lost a “great deal of weight” prior to them trying for a baby.
He then went on to say that friends had recommended an ayurvedic doctor to them.
“I don’t recall which category this doctor sorted Meg into, but she did confirm our suspicion that Meg’s weight loss might be a barrier to conceiving,” he wrote about Meghan Markle conceiving.
The doctor reportedly advised Meghan to gain five pounds. They said that once she did this, she’d be able to get pregnant.
“So Meg ate, and ate, and soon put on the recommended five pounds, and we looked hopefully at the calendar,” he wrote.
Meghan, of course, later gave birth to Archie in 2019. In 2021, the couple also welcomed a daughter, Lilibet.
Meghan Markle’s weight went up by 65lbs during each of her pregnancies
The royal also opened up about how each of her pregnancies affected her body on the finale of her second podcast series, Confessions of a Female Founder.
While speaking to the founder of shapewear company Spanx about wearing heels, Meghan explained she wore them while pregnant.
Reflecting on her weight, Meghan Markle said: “I gained 65 pounds with both pregnancies.
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“A friend just said to me the other day, they were like, ‘I just saw this picture I’d forgotten about when you were so pregnant with Archie.”
The royal added she regularly wore ‘five-inch pointy-toed stilettos’ while heavily pregnant.
The duchess explained her friend pointed out her ‘enormous bump’ and ‘tiny little ankles bracing themselves in these high heels’.
She added: “So you’re just going, how on Earth am I not just tipping, you know, face planting? I was clinging very closely to my husband, like, ‘Please don’t let me fall.’”
Royal’s CV revealed her weight before she met Harry
Before she became the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan was an actress in Hollywood. She was known for appearing in hit legal drama, Suits until her royal wedding to Harry in 2018.
As an actress, her resume included details most people’s CVs wouldn’t – her height, weight and a black and white headshot photo.
Meghan’s CV first did the rounds after she joined The Firm, and recirculated again in 2023.
In the document, Meghan Markle listed her height as 5 foot 6 and weight as 113lbs, around 8 stone seven pounds.
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