Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas is pregnant

2022-07-25

Cressida Bonas is pregnant: Prince Harry’s ex is expecting her first child with husband Harry Wentworth-Stanley after showcasing hint of a bump at Lady Tatiana Mountbatten’s wedding

Cressida Bonas, 33, is expecting her first child with Harry Wentworth-Stanley
Actress displayed the hint of a baby bump at a society wedding on Saturday
Cressida is known for dating Prince Harry for three years until 2014
She and Harry Wentworth-Stanley tied the knot in West Sussex in July 2020

Cressida Bonas is expecting her first child with husband Harry Wentworth-Stanley.

The actress, 33, who dated Prince Harry for three years until 2014, was spotted with a slight hint of a baby bump on Saturday at the wedding of Lady Tatiana Mountbatten, daughter of the Queen’s cousin the Marquess of Milford Haven.

Typically understated, Cressida stepped out in a pink pleated maxi skirt, white V-neck blouse and a black blazer that skimmed over her baby bump.

She finished the look with a simple pendant necklace, stack of gold bangles, and a red flower headband.

Blooming lovely! Cressida Bonas is expecting her first child with husband Harry Wentworth-Stanley. The actress, 33, displayed a hint of a baby bump at the wedding of Lady Tatiana Mountbatten on Saturday, pictured

Parents-to-be: Cressida with her husband Harry Wentworth-Stanley, son of the Marchioness of Milford Haven. The couple are pictured at the wedding of Lady Tatiana Mountbatten at Winchester Cathedral on Saturday

Extended family: Beautiful bride Lady Tatiana Mountbatten. Her father, the Marquess of Milford Haven is married to Harry Wentworth-Stanley’s mother Clare, the Marchioness of Milford HAven

Royal ex: Cressida dated the Duke of Sussex, 37, for three years until 2014. Pictured, attending We Day UK, a charity event for young people at Wembley Arena on March 7, 2014

It comes just a week after Cressida and estate agent Harry set tongues wagging when they shared a photo with their godson. The candid snap of the trio cuddling on the sofa prompted one fan to ask: ‘Will you be starting a family one day?’

Harry Wentworth-Stanley is the son of Clare Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, and her first husband Nicholas Philip Wentworth-Stanley.

Clare Mountbatten has been married to George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven since 1997. Newlywed Lady Tatiana Mountbatten is the product of his first marriage to Sarah Walker.

Lady Tatiana was joined by family and close friends including society beauty Sabrina Percy at her wedding to business start up boyfriend Alexander ‘Alick’ Dru at Winchester Cathedral on Saturday.

Bumping along: Pregnant Cressida Bonas seen arriving at Winchester Cathedral with her husband Harry Wentworth-Stanley (back to camera)

Pretty in pink: Typically understated, Cressida stepped out in a pink pleated maxi skirt, white V-neck blouse and a black blazer that skimmed over her baby bump

Attention to detail: Cressida finished the look with a simple pendant necklace, stack of gold bangles, and a red flower headband

Making an entrance: Cressida Bonas, right, pictured arriving with friends ahead of the service at Winchester Cathedral. Other guests included Bella Buchanan, granddaughter of Nicholas Parsons (left)

It came almost exactly two years after Cressida and Harry’s nuptials. The couple tied the knot at the exclusive Cowdray Park, in Midhurst, West Sussex, on July 27, 2020, when just 30 guests were allowed at weddings due to Covid-10 restrictions.

Only a handful of photos of the private nuptials emerged at the time, including one of the bride and groom riding off into the sunset on horseback. Cressida later revealed she wore a a £599 Whistles frock she previously sported in a James Arthur music video.

Cowdray estate comprises 16,500 acres and includes the pitches where Harry and William played polo, while also boasting a golf course, farm shop, cafe and holiday cottages.

The stunning 19th century Cowdray House can be rented out for weddings of up to 150 people.

Wedded bliss! Cressida and Harry, pictured in an Instagram post announcing their engagement, tied the knot at the exclusive Cowdray Park, in West Sussex, on July 27, 2020

Low-key: Only a handful of photos of the private nuptials emerged at the time, including one of the bride and groom riding off into the sunset on horseback, pictured

The estate is owned by Viscount Cowdray, a close friend of Harry’s stepfather and mother, the Marquess and Marchioness of Milford Haven whose own 1,000 acre estate, Great Trippetts, is less than 10 miles away.

The Marchioness, Clare Mountbatten, is also an avid polo player and regular at Cowdray Park. Cressida has previously been photographed at the polo park while a guest at charity events.

Prince Harry and Cressida split in 2014, reportedly because Cressida was tired of the scrutiny that came with dating a member of the royal family. However the couple remain on good terms and socialise in similar circles, with Princess Eugenie, who introduced the couple, among Cressida’s closest friends.

Cressida even attended her ex-boyfriend’s wedding to Meghan Markle in May 2018.

A family member told MailOnline the just 30 of Cressida and Harry’s closest family and friends attended the ceremony, in keeping with the government’s Covid-19 restrictions.

‘It was a beautiful ceremony and they are just so happy,’ the source said at the time. ‘It was a very private and intimate ceremony and that is what they wanted.

The OTHER Harry! Who is Cressida Bonas’ well-heeled husband Harry Wentworth-Stanley?

Cressida and Harry, pictured in 2017, dated in university before rekindling their romance after her split from Prince Harry

Harry Wentworth-Stanley, an associate director at estate agents Savills, is the son of Nick Wentworth-Stanley, a debonair Old Etonian, and Clare, now the Marchioness of Milford Haven, who acquired the title upon her second marriage to Harry’s stepfather, the Marquess of Milford Haven.

Before his relationship with his now wife became official, Harry, who is dashingly handsome and 6ft 4in tall, was regarded as one of London’s most eligible bachelors.

He inherited his looks from his mother, Clare, a beauty who remains stunning. There was a brother, James, four years his senior, and younger sister Louisa. When Harry was a child, his mother and father divorced. In 1997, Clare married George, Marquess of Milford Haven, a cousin of the Queen, himself divorced with two children.

The family settled at Great Trippetts, an estate set in 1,000 acres in the Sussex Downs. For a time, life was perfect. Clare stayed on good terms with her former husband, Nick Wentworth-Stanley, who went on to marry Dutch beauty Millie Brenninkmeyer, with whom he had three more children.

Shortly before Christmas 2006, the Marquess and Marchioness and their children went to stay with Nick and his wife in Worcestershire. James, Harry’s elder brother, was recovering from a relatively minor procedure. The operation was a success, but James had become very anxious in the days that followed.

One evening, the family were gathered in the house when they heard a shot fired. They rushed outside to find James lying dead.

The family was shattered by the tragedy.

Clare was floored by her son’s suicide. Touchingly, it was Harry, then 17, who helped her through it. She said in an interview 18 months after James’ death: ‘For the sake of the other children, you have to set an example. If you are strong, it gives them permission to be strong. If you fall to bits, they will.

Harry’s father is Nick Wentworth-Stanley, pictured, a debonair Old Etonian

‘The day after James died, his brother Harry said his biggest fear was that it would destroy me, and that would destroy everything else. It suddenly made me feel how important I was.’

The couple had a serious relationship when they were both students at Leeds University. The couple were known to their crowd — for reasons that aren’t entirely clear — as ‘Water-Cress’. The romance petered out when he took off for a gap year to Argentina in 2011 after graduating.

Friends have previously said Cressida wasn’t quite over Harry when another Harry — Prince Harry himself — began pursuing her in the summer of 2012 and a romance began. There were concerts, rugby matches, skiing trips and cosy nights in at Kensington Palace.

However the couple split in 2014 after three years together.

The following year Harry Wentworth-Stanley and Cressida were photographed on a Valentine’s Day date, although their relationship became public and official in 2017.

In August last year Harry proposed while on a trip to the US and the couple’s smiles in the Instagram announcement told followers all they needed to know about their love for each other.

Harry as a young boy with his stepfather, Marquess of Milford Haven (left), sister Louise (front), mother Clare (centre), the Marquess’ brother Lord Ivar Mouthbatten, his children Ella and Alix and then wife Penny (right) at Cowdray Park in 2001

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