When Meghan Markle Will Return From Maternity Leave

Meghan Markle is officially gearing up to return to her royal duties after taking four months of maternity leave since giving birth to baby Archie Harrison on May 6th.

Despite the duchess making the odd appearance at events, such as Trooping the Colour, and revealing new projects, such as her clothing line with Smart Works, Meghan has largely stayed out of the spotlight since taking time off, opting instead to attend polo matches with Kate Middleton and their children and watch Wimbledon with friends. But it looks like we're about to see a lot more of the 38-year-old as she is returning to her royal work as soon as next Thursday.

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The Sun's royal reporter Emily Andrews reports that Meghan will be launching her clothing line next Thursday and is set to make an appearance to discuss the collection. Andrews wrote that the duchess will make a short speech while there and that the event marks her official return from maternity leave.

Of course, Meghan and Harry are also gearing up for a major trip to South Africa, which kicks off in a few weeks, as part of their first royal tour as a family of three, which they went into detail about on their Instagram page last week. “In just a few weeks our family will be taking its first official tour to Africa, a region of the world that over the past two decades has been a second home to me. Our team has helped create a meaningful programme that we’re so excited to share with you. On a personal note, I can’t wait to introduce my wife and son to South Africa! We’ll see all of you very soon,” Prince Harry wrote.

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"In just a few weeks our family will be taking its first official tour to Africa, a region of the world that over the past two decades has been a second home to me. Our team has helped create a meaningful programme that we're so excited to share with you. On a personal note, I can't wait to introduce my wife and son to South Africa! We'll see all of you very soon." - The Duke For the official tour, the family will be visiting South Africa together 🇿🇦 and The Duke will be carrying out visits to Malawi 🇲🇼, Angola 🇦🇴 and Botswana 🇧🇼 ************************************************ Our monthly social awareness approach follows key accounts that inspire us and highlight those working towards positive change. As a lead up to the tour, for the month of September, we wish to celebrate the beauty of this wonderful continent as a whole: from local organisations working hard to better the environment, to the young leaders paving the way for a better future for the Commonwealth and beyond. These selected groups are a small representation of the incredible work being done in Africa today from countless people, local communities and organisations. To find out more about them, please consider following or supporting the below accounts: @DlalaNje @GoGooLive @YouthAlert @Queens_Commonwealth_Trust @QueensYoungLeaders @QueensCanopy @AfricanParksNetwork @DesmondTutuHIVFoundation @Sentebale @TheHaloTrust @MinesAdvisoryGroup @EveryDayAfrica @NelsonMandelaFoundationsa @NatGeo @PaintedWolfConservancy @Lewa_wildlife @AfricanWildlifeFoundation @Serengeti_National_Park @NRT_Kenya @Conservation_Lower_Zambezi @Giraffe_Conservation @VirungaNationalPark All photos used above are from accounts we are now following

As for us? We'll be happy with the photos of undoubtedly amazing outfits from the duchess and a lot more photos of baby Archie (and his adorable red hair).

Isabelle Truman

Isabelle Truman is a freelance writer based out of London, UK. She specialises in fashion, lifestyle and travel and knows a thing or two (read: everything) about both Meghan Markle and 'Sex and the City'.