Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas reveals that she's expecting her second child using an embryo that she had frozen

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Cressida Bonas, who spoke publicly about her struggles to conceive her first baby, has some joyful news.

Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend is pregnant with her second child, the Mail's Diary Editor Richard Eden reports. 

The actress, 35, who married property investor Harry Wentworth-Stanley in 2020, says she used an embryo that she had frozen.

‘I am now well into my second pregnancy,’ she says. ‘Having conceived through IVF the first time, we were fortunate to have another embryo stored away in a freezer.’

Cressida, whose son Wilbur is two, reveals that this has been a difficult pregnancy. ‘I’ve been battling morning sickness,’ she says. ‘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. ‘A growing family means a need for more space,’ Cressida writes in The Spectator magazine. ‘Our flat is on the market and we are house hunting.’

She 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’.

Cressida Bonas (pictured), 35, an ex-girlfriend of Prince Harry is pregnant with her second child 

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.

Sadly, Cressida's struggle to get pregnant is far from the only challenge she has faced in recent years. 

On July 22, 2024, the actress's half-sister, Pandora Cooper-Key, passed away at the age of 51 from cancer. 

Cressida and property investor husband Harry Wentworth-Stanley had their first child, Wilbur, two, through IVF. The actress revealed that they had another embryo stored away in a freezer

The mother-of-two was first diagnosed with the disease 24 years ago and had spent the past two decades battling different types of cancer.

Ten days after Pandora's passing, her family announced that she had died after the discovery of an inoperable brain tumour. 

Cressida played a key role in a memorial service for Pandora that took place on Friday, September 19, 2024, paying an emotional tribute to her 'darling sister'. 

'My heart is forever tied to yours,' the actress said of her ceramicist sister.

Cressida was joined at St Luke's church in Chelsea, west London, by Pandora's friends including Queen Camilla's son, Tom Parker Bowles, and her nephew Sir Ben Elliot.

Wearing a pastel-coloured trouser suit, Cressida read a moving 'letter to Pandora' that she composed after her death. 

The sisters' mother, Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon, paid tribute, saying: 'Nobody on Earth who ever met Pandora could help falling in love with her.' 

In an interview with MailOnline just months before her untimely death, Pandora said her family had already planned her funeral 'thousands of times'.

Pandora Cooper-Key (left) and Cressida Bonas (right) pictured hugging each other at Wimbledon in 2016

She was told that she had an inoperable brain tumour at the end of 2023.

The artist endured repeated rounds of immunotherapy in the hope she would recover, but was told this was not an option after her latest news.

A notice in The Times, announcing her death, called her a 'beloved daughter', 'adored mother', 'much-loved sister' and 'devoted aunt'. 

Sarcoma UK, a charity she supported, said on a fundraising page: 'She was a beautiful spirit and an inspiration to so many.'

Kerry Reeves-Kneip, Director of Communications at Sarcoma UK, added: 'Her openness about her journey helped raise crucial awareness about sarcoma and the challenges faced by patients. 

'Pandora's legacy extends far beyond her fundraising efforts; she touched countless lives with her warmth and resilience.

'On behalf of everyone at Sarcoma UK, I extend our deepest condolences to Pandora's family, including her mother, Lady Mary, her sister, Cressida Bonas, her two sons, and all who loved her. 

'We are immensely grateful for the difference Pandora made to our organisation and to others affected by sarcoma. 

'We at Sarcoma UK will honour her by continuing our mission with renewed determination. Pandora's kindness, courage, and indomitable spirit will forever remain in our hearts.'

Pandora continued to work for Vivienne Westwood as a handbag designer for a decade after her diagnosis, before leaving to have her first child.

Only five weeks after giving birth, she was told the devastating news that she had sarcoma in her left eye and sinus area.

Sarcomas are malignant tumours which are so rare that a GP can expect to see only one or two in an entire career.

There are approximately 4,630 soft tissue sarcomas and 670 bone sarcomas diagnosed each year in the UK.

She was given just ten months to live as doctors feared her condition had worsened, after she had an operation to remove the affected tear duct. It was later discovered that her scans had been misinterpreted, and she was in the clear. 

But this was soon followed by the awful news that Pandora had another tumour in her cheek, which was successfully removed, and also one at the back of her nose.

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In 2016, she went through a stage of having several seizures, which would sometimes lead to her becoming unconscious for a week.

But even as she battled the disease, just two years ago Pandora started a ceramics business, Curzon Blue, after she fell in love with glassware at Portobello Market.

The name has a heartfelt meaning behind it, along with a touching nod to her mother.

'It's called Curzon Blue because my mother's maiden name is Curzon and her fourth husband made a cocktail called Curzon blue,' she said at the time.

'It's really delicious and it will knock you off your perch in a heartbeat. It just felt like a really nice thing to do to incorporate my two amazing backgrounds.'

Throughout her battle with various tumours, and despite feeling weak, Pandora continued working on her business and shared her love of glassware both on her website and her Instagram.

Until the end of her life, she would still travel to the markets in search of glass for her business, saying it brought a sense of relief to her health battle.

Pandora is survived by her two sons, who she had with TV producer Matthew Mervyn-Jones before they separated.

Even months before her death, Pandora remained positive as she praised her 'amazing' family. 

She said in March: 'I say new day, [I'm] very grateful, I have a lot, [let's] get going [and] keep it up. I think staying positive and keeping on the road of positivity has been my saving grace.

'My family has been very supportive. We're like rocks to each other. I'd feel lost without [them]. 

'My mum is amazing. She's a proper queen bee to all of us and my relationship with my sisters and my brother is just... we'd do anything for each other. 

'We tease each other a lot, but we really love each other.

'I can't imagine not having such a lovely family, I don't know how people cope. It's been really nice for me to have them all and honestly, they did not leave me alone. 

'When I came out of hospital, the doorbell was going all the time.'