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Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Prince Harry's pregnant ex Cressida Bonas shows off her growing baby bump as she attends London event with half-sister Isabella Branson
Cressida Bonas showed off her growing baby bump this morning as she joined her half-sister Isabella Branson at an event in London. Prince Harry 's ex-girlfriend, 36, who recently launched the podcast Lessons From Our Mothers, was glowing in a silk jumpsuit and cropped jumper. The daughter of Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon and Jeffrey Bonas, Cressida looked typically stylish at Thursday morning's event championing 'poetry, presence and purposeful conversation' to mark mental health awareness week, which was hosted by Scottish poet Donna Ashworth. She arrived at South Kensington's private members' club NEXUS - regularly frequented by stars like Liz Hurley and Ronnie Wood - in a green and white silk jumpsuit, featuring a polka dot design, and a bright yellow cropped jumper. With her blonde hair styled in loose waves and wearing only natural make-up, Cressida's natural beauty shone through. She accessorised her striking outfit with a raffia tote bag and chunky trainers. The actress, who dated Prince Harry for two years until 2014, married property investor Harry Wentworth-Stanley in 2020 and is currently pregnant with their second child. The actress, who shares two-year-old Wilbur with husband Harry, also 36, has previously spoken candidly about her struggle to conceive the first time around and her experience of IVF. At the beginning of 2025, she revealed that she had been 'fortunate to have another embryo stored away in a freezer' - which the couple used to conceive baby number two. Model and actress Isabella, 45, who is married to Richard Branson's son Sam, chose an equally summery ensemble, which included blue and white striped trousers and an oversized white shirt worn open at the neck. The half-sisters were joined by several other women, including fellow actress Tamzin Outhwaite and TV presenter Julia Bradbury, at this morning's event. Former EastEnders actress Tamzin looked elegant in wide-leg jeans and a striped blazer while Julia, who has fronted programmes on BBC, ITV and Channel 5, paired her jeans with colourful trainers and a white smock top. Many of the other guests, all of whom enjoyed breakfast and took part in a number of workshops, appeared to have been inspired by the recent summery weather when choosing their outfits. The women who attended Donna Ashworth's event posed for photographs with the poet while Cressida and Isabella, 45, were pictured sharing a sisterly embrace. Earlier this year, Cressida told of her heartbreaking struggles to conceive in a candid personal essay. She equally opened up about her fears of losing her 78-year-old mother, Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon, and gave readers an insight into how she coped with her sister Pandora Cooper-Key's death from cancer. In an article written for The Telegraph, Cressida admitted that being a mother 'is unpredictable and frightening' and said she has 'elements of her childhood she would like to leave in the past'. The actress added that her late sister Pandora, who died in July aged 51, always 'played a maternal role' and was 'protecting her even in her final days'. In a further candid confession, she revealed that she and her siblings feared they were going to 'lose their mother' when she was rushed into intensive care last year. 'My husband and I struggled to conceive, and our son is a product of IVF. Fortunately, after the successful transfer of another of our embryos, I am pregnant with our second child. 'Even though I remind myself how fortunate we are to have been able to have children, being a mum is the most challenging thing I've ever done. It is unpredictable, frightening and it tests me every day,' she wrote. The socialite, who dated Prince Harry from 2012 to 2014 and still remains close to the royal family, revealed that she was pregnant with her second child in January of this year. 'I am now well into my second pregnancy,' she wrote in The Spectator magazine. 'Having conceived through IVF the first time, we were fortunate to have another embryo stored away in a freezer.' Cressida added that it has been difficult pregnancy. 'I've been battling morning sickness,' she said. 'I've never had it before, and now feel like I've been swaying on a boat for months.' Pandora (left) said her sister Georgiana (right) was left worrying about whether she was dead or alive after having a seizure. Above: The pair pictured with Cressida Bonas (middle) Cressida dated Prince Harry from 2012 to 2014 after being set up by Princess Eugenie. Pictured in March 2014 Cressida's close friend Princess Eugenie, who was the brains behind her match with Harry, will speak as a guest on her new podcast, Lessons From Our Mothers. A sneak preview posted on the podcast's new Instagram account saw Eugenie, 34, speak touchingly about her own mother, Sarah Ferguson. 'What is the most valuable thing you have learned from your mum?' Cressida asks in an episode. Eugenie said: 'I think for me, it's the fire inside, you know, the strength inside of you, and how to bring that out, and to pull it in when you most need it.' Cressida announced the podcast on her Instagram account, writing: 'We are excited to share something that we've been working on for a while…our new podcast, Lessons From Our Mothers, launching on Mothering Sunday 2025! 'Have you ever stopped to think about the maternal figures in your life and how they have shaped who you are today? Have you ever asked them about their own experiences, or thought about the lessons that you have learned from them?' She continued: 'Lessons From Our Mothers is a series of conversations that celebrate motherhood and mothering in all its forms. 'When our own mum fell ill last year, we set out to ask her all the questions that we had never thought to ask - and now, we're on a sisterly mission to find out the stories of some special guests (and their mothers) through this podcast.
Daily Mail
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas shares gushing birthday tribute to her 'dream guy' husband
Prince Harry 's ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas has shared a sweet birthday tribute to her 'dream guy' husband. The actress and model previously dated the Duke of Sussex for two years from 2012 to 2014, after being introduced by his cousin, Princess Eugenie. However, Cressida reportedly struggled with the intense media scrutiny that came with being involved with a senior royal, with the pressure believed to have caused their eventual split. Since her high-profile romance with Harry, Cressida has largely remained tight-lipped about her personal life with her now-husband Harry Wentworth-Stanley. Today, she gave a rare insight into their life together, as the 36-year-old shared a glimpse into their life together in a sweet Instagram post. Images of the couple throughout the years, and with their son Wilbur, born in 2022, were captioned with the text: 'Happy birthday to my dream guy.' Her post with her husband, a real estate agent and the son of the Marchioness of Milford Haven, presented a picture of serene domestic bliss. Cressida is believed to remain on good terms with Harry and his family, including her long-time friend Princess Eugenie, and even attended her ex-boyfriend's wedding to Meghan Markle in 2018. Cressida met her husband during their time at Leeds University, where they briefly dated before parting ways. After her high-profile relationship with Prince Harry ended, she and Wentworth-Stanley reconnected. Their renewed romance blossomed, leading to an engagement in August 2019. In July 2020, the couple married in a private countryside ceremony, with only close family and friends in attendance. The young couple welcomed their first child, Wilbur, in November, 2022. In January this year, Cressida happily announced she was expecting their second child, conceived via a frozen embryo from earlier IVF treatment. 'I am now well into my second pregnancy,' she said. 'Having conceived through IVF the first time, we were fortunate to have another embryo stored away in a freezer.' The expecting mother revealed that this has been a difficult pregnancy. 'I've been battling morning sickness,' she said. 'I've never had it before, and now feel like I've been swaying on a boat for months.' The couple, who live in west London, are now seeking a bigger home. Cressida says their pet dachshund, Budgie, 'is bound to be unimpressed' by the house move. 'Not only are we uprooting her territory, but there's a new family member on the way and she can sense it.' In 2022, Cressida described how she felt as though 'my body was failing me' after facing difficulties in conceiving, and when a specialist told the couple 'there was nothing fundamentally wrong'. Writing in The Sunday Times, she said: 'I spent time and money on reflexology, nutritionists, acupuncture and psychics…Even a German healer who speaks to angels. I heard nothing, not a squeak. 'My mind was on a constant worry loop and my obsession with getting pregnant became overwhelming. No matter how many Mystic Megs I saw or expensive supplements I took, nothing was working, and I felt as if my body was failing me.' Cressida admitted to 'avoiding' loved one's children's parties due to feeling out of place around her friends who had kids, amid the struggle to have her own. She went on to say that IVF firstly 'frightened' her due to having no 'power' over the final outcome.
