Duchess of Cornwall reveals excitement over new royal baby during Havana walkabout with Prince Charles

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall revealed her excitement at the imminent arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby during a hectic walkabout through Havana’s old town with Prince Charles.

Amid frenzied scenes, American tourist Mimi Ricketts asked the 71-year-old royal: “Are you excited about the new baby joining your family?”

The beaming duchess, dressed in sky blue, told the 60-year-old from St Louis, Missouri: “Yes very much so”.

Meghan is due to give birth next month.

US tourist Mindy Whittle also got the chance to meet royalty and said after her encounter: "I love her (Camilla's) dress. We shook hands - do I have to pay extra for that?"

Pandemonium broke out as the royal couple embarked upon their walkabout in the UNESCO World Heritage site as security guards used a heavy handed approach to control the media amid thronging crowds.

Unusually for a royal engagement, no barriers were put up so as not to restrict tourists paying a visit to one of the capital’s most popular hot spots.

Arriving at El Templete, the site of the first mass held in Havana in 1519, the prince and the duchess were met by the city’s official Historian Eusebio Leal, in the year that the city celebrates its 500th Anniversary.

As temperatures hit 27 degrees Celsius, Camilla put up a parasol to protect her from the blazing sun as the walking tour took in a visit to the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, the former official residence of Cuba’s 65 colonial Governors (Captains General).

Home to the Museum of the City of Havana (Museo de la Ciudad), the Prince unveiled a new statue of William Shakespeare as the latest addition to the area’s commemorating notable literary figures.

The royal couple also visited a female run bicycle repair and rental business while Charles,70, peeled off to visit Escuela Taller, a workshop which trains young people in restoration techniques.

Camilla stopped in at Hogar Materno Infantil, Havana’s largest maternity home and Plaz de San Francisco to view a performance by La Colmenita, a children’s theatre.

They concluded their tour at the Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assissi where they will view a digitised display from the British Library and watch a rehearsal by all-female Chamber Music Group, Camerata Romeu.

Built in Havana at the end of the sixteenth century and used for worship by the English during the year they occupied Havana. It is now used for concerts.

Many of the buildings Havana Old Town have recently been restored to their former glory. El Templete commemorates the site of the first mass and town council of San Cristóbal de la Habana, celebrated on November 16, 1519.

It includes the commemorative ceiba tree, sacred in many religions, which is visited by local people every year in search of prosperity and well-being.