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Well, it looks like we’re just weeks away from the arrival of a new prince or princess.

Yes, despite the fact that the royal family has managed to keep Meghan Markle’s due date under wraps, all signs indicate that the Duchess of Sussex has entered final preparation mode.

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In fact, it looks as though Meghan is now on maternity leave, having cleared her schedule of all royal engagements for the foreseeable future.

And apparently, Meghan’s efforts to get ready for the big day go well beyond picking out a color scheme for the royal nursery.

Insiders say Meg has been going to great lengths to bury the hatchet with some of the folks who have antagonized her during her first year as a royal.

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On Monday, Meghan made nice with Kate Middleton at a Commonwealth Day event.

This, despite rumors that the duchesses have been locked in a bitter feud for the past several months.

But Kate is small potatoes compared to Meghan’s most determined antagonists.

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No, we’re not talking about Piers Morgan, whose latest moronic hot take is that Meghan "ruined" Prince Harry by accepting his proposal and helping him become a better man.

We’re referring to Meghan’s wicked half-sister, Samantha Markle, and her father, Thomas Markle, who’s either just as bad as Samantha or another victim of manipulative machinations.

Whatever the case, it seems Meghan is eager to make peace with her two douchiest relatives before the baby arrives.

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"Meghan’s family is well aware that she has always been busy and have always supported her efforts in the past, despite it leaving her little time to spend with them," a source close to the situation tells the Daily Mail.

"Her royal duties have kept her incredibly busy and she takes her new responsibilities very seriously."

Yes, despite the fact that Meghan’s family is objectively awful, and Samantha has made it her express goal to humiliate and destroy her sister, the duchess has decided to be the bigger person and accept some of the blame for their beef.

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It’s that not a prime example of character befitting a royal, we don’t know what is.

The insider goes on to say that Meghan believes (or at least pretends to believe) that the media is partly to blame for Samantha and Thomas’ actions, as the two of them crumbled under the pressure of global scrutiny.

"Meghan understands the pressures of intense media scrutiny and she is saddened by what her family have had to endure," the insider tells the Mail.

(This justification doesn’t really hold up when you consider the extent to which Thomas and Samantha have courted media attention, but hey, Meg’s probably just saying what she needs to say to bring her family back together.)

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"She plans to extend an olive branch to the family and invite them to visit after the baby is born – her sister [Samantha] included," the source says.

"Meghan hopes and prays that the baby will bring her family back together."

Frankly, we’re of the opinion that Samantha doesn’t deserve a second chance, particularly as it seems she’s been engaging in this sort of petty, malicious behavior her entire life.

But hey, maybe she’ll see the light and finally change her ways … at the age of 54. That happens, right?