As the world awaits the arrival of the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex’s first child, Oprah Winfrey has praised the couple’s choice of birthing plan. “I’m so proud of her decisions,” Winfrey said at The Hollywood Reporter’s Empowerment in Entertainment Gala on April 29. “To be able to stand up and say this is what I really want for my baby and my family, and now I’m going to do it a different way when it’s been done that way for a thousand years? I’m just so proud of her.”
Meghan and Harry have moved away from tradition by opting to keep the birth private before announcing the news. Last month, Buckingham Palace released a statement declaring that “Their Royal Highnesses have taken a personal decision to keep the plans around the arrival of their baby private. The Duke and Duchess look forward to sharing the exciting news with everyone once they have had an opportunity to celebrate privately as a new family.” Other royals, such as Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, have always posed for photographs on the steps of the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in London, hours after the arrival of their three children.
Winfrey, who was a guest at the couple’s wedding in May 2018, praised the pair’s efforts in “standing up for what works” for them, and “how they’re going to raise their baby.” She continued to allude to the pressure placed on women after giving birth. “Who is ready to walk out and stand before the world and put that face on, you know, a day after you’ve had a baby? I think for her and him – I’m sure it was a mutual decision for the two of them – I think it’s a great thing.”
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