Prince Harry just appeared to confirm that we won't have to wait much longer for Baby Sussex
- Prince Harry just appeared to confirm that the arrival of his first baby with Meghan Markle is imminent — or that he or she may have already been born.
- Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday that the duke will visit the Netherlands next week on Wednesday May 8 and Thursday May 7.
- The news suggests the baby will arrive by then, if it hasn't already.
- Meghan Markle previously told fans her baby with Prince Harry was due between the end of April and the beginning of May.
- Since Markle and Prince Harry announced plans to keep the details surrounding the birth "private," it's entirely possible that Buckingham Palace won't announce when the duchess goes into labor.
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Prince Harry may have just confirmed the imminent arrival of Baby Sussex.
Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday that Harry will be out of the country next week, which means it's highly likely we'll hear of the baby's arrival before then.
The palace confirmed Harry will travel to the Netherlands on Wednesday, May 8 and Thursday, May 9 to launch the countdown for the 2020 Invictus Games.
Markle previously told fans that she was expecting to give birth some time between the end of April and beginning of May.
How quickly the couple will share news of the birth is unclear — they recently announced plans to keep the birth secret until they've had time "to celebrate privately as a new family."
Rumors have also suggested Markle is having a home birth, so it's possible the birth could come and go without any official announcement — if it hasn't already.
Some fans are starting to believe the baby could have been born "in secret," after reported sightings of the Queen visiting Harry and Markle at their home in Frogmore Cottage.
However, former royal butler and etiquette expert Grant Harrold told INSIDER that it would "not be unusual" for the Queen to visit the duke and duchess at ther new home on the grounds of Windsor Castle.