Reuters fact-checked the related claim that Meghan faked her pregnancy and concluded it was false, finding no evidence that she used a prosthetic bump or did not carry Archie.
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The rumor largely grew from the couple’s privacy choices: a delayed birth announcement, a private hospital, and a later birth-certificate amendment that changed Meghan’s listed name to “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex.” Those details were explained as privacy and royal-convention decisions, not evidence of surrogacy.