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The Duchess of Sussex offered kind words to expectant singer Pia Toscano at a gala honouring David Foster last week, it has been revealed.

Montecito-based Meghan, 45, and her husband, Prince Harry, flew to the music mogul's home city of Victoria, Canada, to celebrate his eponymous foundation, which raises money for families with children who require lifesaving organ transplants.

Toscano has since said that the Duchess shared a special word with her in light of her pregnancy.

'This is the most beautiful time of your life,' Meghan told her, according to Page Six, as she reportedly touched Toscano's stomach.

The singer, who performed at the star-studded gala, also claimed that Harry moved a chair for her.

Meghan welcomed her first son, Archie, seven, in May 2019, while her daughter, five-year-old Lilibet, was born in June 2021.

The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to her first child at the private Portland Hospital in Westminster in May 2019.

She later announced her pregnancy with daughter Lilibet on Valentine's Day almost two years later.

The Duchess of Sussex said pregnancy is the 'most beautiful time', according to singer Pia Toscano

At the time, a spokesperson for Meghan and Harry said: 'We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother.

'The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.'

It was during this second pregnancy that Meghan and Prince Harry gave their explosive interview to Oprah Winfrey, causing shock waves around the world.

The Duchess kept a relatively low profile in terms of engagements during her pregnancy, appearing on a handful of virtual calls due to the pandemic.

Harry and Meghan's baby girl was born on Friday, June 4, at 11:40am, weighing 7lb 11oz.

In her Archetypes podcast in 2022, Meghan touched on her journey into motherhood, revealing she was 'so tired' - while praising Serena Williams for looking 'sexy' while expecting.

In the first episode of the podcast, entitled 'The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams', the Duchess spoke to the tennis legend about double standards women face when they are labelled 'ambitious'.

In one clip, Serena spoke about how she 'loved being pregnant', with Meghan going on to praise her for posing naked on the cover of Vanity Fair with 'that belly chain'.

Pictured: Pia Toscano at the David Foster Foundation 40th Anniversary Celebration on August 7 in Victoria, British Columbia

The royal mother-of-two said: 'You made pregnancy look so sexy. I just waddled around. I was just tired. So tired. Oh my god.'

Meanwhile, last week, the Sussexes posed for pictures with 16-time Grammy winner Foster, 76, and his wife, actress and singer Katharine McPhee, 42.

Meghan and Harry have long been friends with the couple and were previously pictured on a double date with them.

In 2019, Foster arranged for the Duke and Duchess to stay at a close friend's mansion on Vancouver Island, telling the Daily Mail at the time: 'I felt honoured that I was able to help Meghan there because I'm a Canadian, and we're a Commonwealth country – we're the Crown's.

'It's important to us, so I grew up with that kind of sentiment. I was really happy to be able to help them to find a respite just to take a little time off.'

The mansion, a secluded waterfront estate in North Saanich, British Columbia, was owned by Mr Foster's close friend, whose identity he refused to give away.

McPhee went to school with the Duchess and told Access Hollywood in 2020 that her husband and Harry have a 'really, really beautiful relationship'.

'They're so cute. They're like father and son.

'We just stay in touch with them [the Sussexes]. But mostly, Meghan and I knew each other from childhood, but really Harry and my husband are friends. It's really nice.'