Meghan Markle is changing what it means to be a royal

Earlier this month, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked royal followers by announcing their plans to keep the birth of their upcoming baby a secret until they've had time to "celebrate privately as a new family."
The news meant Markle will forgo the Lindo Wing photo op, breaking a major royal baby tradition followed by Kate Middleton and Princess Diana before her.
This is hardly the first time she's changed things up, however. 
INSIDER spoke to royal experts and commentators who broke down all the ways in which Markle is changing what it means to be a member of the British royal family in 2019.


She plans to keep details surrounding the birth of her baby secret
The duchess is due to give birth to her first baby with Prince Harry any day now. However, unlike previous royal babies, the news of Harry and Markle's little one will not be announced until a few days after the birth.
Earlier this month, Buckingham Palace announced the couple will opt out of the Lindo Wing photo-op, which was started by Princess Diana after the birth of both Prince William and Harry, and continued on by William and Kate Middleton after the birth of all three of their children.
Instead, Markle is rumored to be having a home birth, and the couple will hold a photo-call at Windsor Castle with their newborn a few days after he or she is born. 
Richard Fitzwilliams, royal commentator and former editor of "The International Who's Who," told INSIDER that since Markle's child will be seventh in line to the throne, the duchess will be afforded more privacy, unlike Kate Middleton, whose children are third, fourth, and fifth in the line of succession.
"There were reports that Kate would have preferred a home birth for Louis but felt that the occasion demanded more exposure because of her status," he explained.
"Since the new arrival is seventh in line to the throne, Harry and Meghan have the choice of more privacy and if they choose to exercise it, it would mean returning to previous royal traditions.

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