Pregnant Meghan Markle may choose a £2,800-per-night Californian maternity suite previously used by Kim Kardashian, Beyonce and Victoria Beckham when she gives birth this summer, a friend has said.
The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby girl in the coming months and close friend Omid Scobie believes the former actress may choose to give birth at Los Angeles' Cedars Sinai Medical Centre.
From welcome packs with nappies - and wine - to gourmet dining and 'secret tunnels', the swanky 24-acre complex is certainly fit for royalty.
Omid, author of bombshell biography Finding Freedom, suggested Meghan may opt for Cedars Sinai during last night’s Channel 4 documentary A Very Royal Baby : From Cradle to Crown, reports The Sun.
“There is a lot of speculation about where Harry and Meghan’s daughter might be born," he said.
“Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles has some of the finest maternity suites in the country.”
Birthing suites at the Beverly Boulevard site, right next to the affluent Beverly Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, come with three-bedrooms and two luxury bathrooms.
A night in the deluxe maternity suites, which could easily be mistaken for a five-star hotel room, costs £2,800.
The suites feature a patient room and an adjacent sitting room, and come with a luxury en suite, bath robes, recessed lighting, flat screen TVs, hardwood floors and access to salon services such as haircuts, manicures and pedicures.
Meghan would have 24/7 access to a personal doula, who can offer “physical, emotional and educational support”.
New parents can enjoy a gourmet post-birth dinner in the comfort of their own suite, while in-room fridges are stocked with free juices and bottled water, and a welcome basket with wine and nappies awaits patients upon check-in.
Both parents are given three deluxe meals a day, with vegetarian and vegan options catered for.
From steaks and strawberries to organic and kosher food, no request is too obscure. And, of course, there's vino on hand for the parents and entourage to toast the new arrival.
Meghan of course wouldn't be the first high profile name to give birth at Cedars-Sinai, with stars like Kourtney and Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Pink and Victoria Beckham all visiting the medical centre in the past.
High profile stars usually park around the back in the same place as the doctors, before sneaking in through the back entrance.
One long-standing rumour is that tunnels run under the hospital to enable celebs to get around without being seen.
Back in 2008, a then troubled Britney, was said to have escaped during a breakdown by legging it down one such tunnel.
However, a spokesperson for the centre previously denied the enduring speculation, flat-out insisting: "We have no secret tunnels at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre."
Meghan gave birth to the couple's first child, Archie, at The Portland Hospital in London on May 6, 2019.
A maternity stay at the hospital can cost anywhere between £6,760 and £500,000 depending on how many extras the mum-to-be opts. The average stay is about £20,000.
The hospital boasts suites with sitting rooms and fridges stocked full of champagne.
While the NHS breakfast costs as little as 90p, at the Portland there is a team of 13 preparing any dish the mothers desire.
