Beaming Prince Harry shares a joke with Kate Middleton in surprise appearance at Anzac Day service as nation eagerly awaits royal baby news

PRINCE Harry today laughed with Kate Middleton as the pair made a surprise appearance at an Anzac Day service - as the nation eagerly awaits news of the royal baby.

The dad-to-be was an unexpected guest at the Westminster Abbey service as wife Meghan Markle is expected to give birth any day now.

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It's a rare outing for Prince Harry, 34, and Kate, 37, together, who joked as they walked into Westminster Abbey after arriving in the same car for the service.

The mum-of-three stunned in a blue dress by Catherine Walker with a matching Rosie Olivia feather fascinator, while Harry wore a suit along with his medals and a Remembrance poppy.

The pair's united front appears to laugh off rumours of a rift between the two couples - dubbed the Fab Four.

Tensions have been rising since William, 37, reportedly "riled" Harry for voicing concerns over his younger brother's whirlwind relationship with Meghan.

It has also been reported Kate and Meghan clashed months ago - with the Duchess of Cambridge reportedly brought to tears during Meghan's wedding preparations.

Prince William is not at today's London ceremony, currently in New Zealand to meet with Christchurch massacre survivors. Meanwhile, Meghan is on maternity leave, believed to be just days away from giving birth.

The Duke of Sussex appeared in good spirits as he headed inside the abbey for today's service, laughing and smiling with his sister-in-law.

But his attendance at this afternoon's service is so much of a surprise due to his baby's impending birth that his name had not been printed in the programme.

A source told The Daily Mail: "He is pleased he can attend today’s Service, as planned.

"With their baby due, his name was not printed in the programme in case he was unable to do so."

But Former Sun Royal Editor, Duncan Larcombe pointed out the future dad would be able to get to Windsor extremely quickly if he needed.

He told The Sun Online: "She is due any minute now, so Harry could get to Windsor pretty quickly under a police escort if the news came through."

PRAY FOR PEACE

Harry - who sported his medals including the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal - looked pensive during the service as he sat next to Prince Richard and one seat from Kate Middleton.

During the service, the Dean of Westminster prayed for an "end to terror and for the triumph of peace" as he remembered the New Zealand mosques terrorist attack on Anzac Day.

In his bidding the Dean said: "We honour today the bravery and determination of the men at Gallipoli.

"The spirit of national pride encourages us, as we bring to mind in particular the recent terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand.

";We pray for an end to terror and for the triumph of peace."

Meanwhile, the Queen led mourners at the funeral of her friend Jeanie, Countess of Carnarvon, following her death aged 83.

The service was held at Highclere Castle in Newbury, used as the main filming location for Downton Abbey.

HAZZA GIGGLE Prince Harry is ‘able to relax’ around ‘funny’ sister-in-law Kate Middleton WITHOUT Prince William amid brotherly ‘rift’ rumours, body language expert reveals

PRINCE Harry is "able to relax around Kate Middleton" without brother Prince William present, a body language expert has claimed.

Expert Judi James revealed that it appears Kate brings out Harry's "fun side" and their rapport is "firmly in place."

She told Fabulous Digital: "Since Kate first married William she has always shown very strong bonds of fun and good humour with her brother-in-law Harry and its clear from their surprise appearance together today that rapport is still firmly in place.

"Harry’s life roles might have changed, along with his responsibilities as a husband and father-to-be, but its obvious from his body language here that the more childlike sense of fun is still in place."

On Sunday, the body language expert claimed Prince Harry was "desperate to avoid" his brother at the Easter church service.

However, Judi said the Duke of Sussex looked more at ease in just Kate's presence today.

She explained: "Harry has looked awkward around his older brother recently but here his stride looks positive to the point of jaunty and the mirroring between Harry and Kate suggests they still share the same sense of humour.

"Kate’s laugh is wide and congruent as she arrives but as she and Harry walk together using eye contact their more suppressed smiling and eye shapes hint that they’re both laughing at the same thing.

"Harry still retains the partial barrier he’s used recently, with the one hand clipping his jacket together and this hints at some anxiety for his pregnant wife back at home but his sense of energy and his rounded-cheek smile suggests he is otherwise relaxed and upbeat in Kate’s company here."

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FEUDING ROYALS?

Speculation that the brothers have been feuding have been building over the past few months since Harry married former American actress Meghan in May last year.

Only this week, body language experts claimed Harry was "desperate to avoid" his brother at the Easter church service over the weekend.

The brothers - who normally walk in side-by-side on such occasions - set tongues wagging by arriving separately and not speaking.

But the arrival of "Baby Sussex" could help to "heal" the feud between the couples, royal experts have said.

The world has been waiting with bated breath this week for news that Prince Harry and Meghan have become parents.

It is believed the Duchess of Sussex is considering a home birth at Windsor - possibly at Frogmore Cottage.

Clues that the former American actress is close to giving birth have been coming thick and fast, including her mum Doria Ragland arriving in the UK last week.

And fans are counting down the days after the new royal revealed she was six months' pregnant as she met locals during her and Prince Harry's first joint engagement of 2019 on January 14.

She was last seen in public last month when she joined Prince Harry to pay tribute to the New Zealand mosque attack victims.

Now, she is reportedly "nesting" in her new home, surrounded by scented candles as she awaits the birth.

WHAT ARE THE ODDS

While royal fans are on edge for the news, Buckingham Palace announced that Meghan and Harry will keep the birth of their first-born private until they have had an opportunity to celebrate as a family.

And with Harry leaving heavily pregnant wife the Duchess of Sussex behind at home to carry out the official royal engagement today, bookmakers are now predicting May, rather than April, will be the royal baby's birth month.

William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said: "We were as surprised as everyone else that Harry decided to attend a public event as we assumed the baby was imminent. "We are now odds on that baby will not arrive until May."

William Hill has it at 4/5 that the baby will be born in May, while Coral now has May at 1-3, followed by April at 2-1 and June as the outsider at 11-4.

The name Grace is one of the new favourite names at the bookmakers for a girl, in joint first place with Diana at 6-1 at Coral, with Arthur 8-1 favourite for a boy.

Punters are still predicting a girl, while Coral has also seen a flurry of bets on Meghan giving birth to twins, with odds of 4-1.

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The arrival of Baby Sussex will mean Meghan will still be tending to her newborn when US president Donald Trump makes his state visit to the UK on June 3.

Anzac Day is a memorial holiday on the anniversary of New Zealand and Australian soldiers, known as Anzacs, landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.

More than 10,000 soldiers from the two countries were killed during the WWI campaign in what's now Turkey.

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