Meghan rejoins Prince Harry to meet fans

Meghan, the pregnant wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, emerged from her break from official duties yesterday to greet excited fans on the stunning World Heritage-listed Fraser Island during the royal couple’s Australian tour.

The Duchess of Sussex skipped most of the day’s events on the island off Queensland state, after a packed tour that has seen the pair travel to Sydney, Melbourne and the regional town of Dubbo since touching down in Australia last Monday. But she appeared in the late afternoon for a public meet-and-greet with her husband, delighting the large crowd at Kingfisher Bay.

Wearing a striped linen maxi dress with a thigh-high split, reportedly by sustainable LA brand Reformation, the pair walked down the jetty and received more baby gifts -- including quilts and stuffed toys -- from the locals. One 16-yearold boy, who was carrying the sign “Meghan Markle you make my world sparkle” was so excited that he had met the Duchess that he forgot what she said to him.

“She was just really thankful,” he told news.com.au. Earlier, the couple arrived in Queensland by plane before travelling to the island separately. Harry boarded a barge, while the Duchess of Sussex took a different vessel and then retreated to a private residence.