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In the past, the former actress has admitted using semi-permeant straightening treatments for her hair.
Speaking in 2011, she said: “My mum is black and my dad is Dutch and Irish, so the texture of my hair is densely curly.
“I’ve been getting Brazilian blowouts for a couple of years.”
However, according to Myka Meier, who runs the Plaza Hotel’s Duchess Effect etiquette courses, these beauty treatments could provide a very public indiction when she may be expecting.
Ms Meier told the Sun’s Fabulous magazine the chemicals involved in these treatments mean they might have to be avoided in pregnancy.
She said of the Duchess: “The one thing that might be interesting is her hair.
“We don’t know what she does now, but it is likely she uses a keratin or a Brazilian treatment to straighten it.
“As soon as she gets pregnant she will no longer be able to use those same products which could be very interesting.
“I use the same products and have very curly, frizzy hair and when I got pregnant I had to stop using all of those.”
Instead, the expert thinks Meghan may wear her hair up, rather than long and loose as we are accustomed to seeing.
Ms Meier continued: “I think we’ll see her wearing more of a bun when that happens, which could be a tell tale sign she is pregnant as she’ll no longer be able to use those stringent chemicals that are often used or that beautiful glossy look.”
However, the etiquette coach thinks we may have to wait a little longer than we’re used to to find out about any Royal baby from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
She said: “With the Duchess of Cambridge, she was forced to tell everyone she was expecting because of hospitalisations.
“However, with the Duchess of Sussex, hopefully that is not the case and she doesn’t suffer with any sickness and she might try to hide her pregnancy a little longer and give herself privacy.
“She’s already known to wear loose clothing so I think it’s not like she’ll go from tight clothing to very loose.”
One doctor agreed with Ms Meier’s predictions, and suggested keratin hair treatments are avoided in pregnancy.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, GP and Clinical Director of Patient.info, said: “Lots of mums worry whether beauty treatments as well as medicines are safe when they’re pregnant.
“Hair treatments obviously aren’t taken internally like tablets but small amounts can be absorbed through the scalp and if there are fumes you can breathe them in.
“There isn’t enough research to say for certain whether keratin treatments are safe, so doctors will usually suggest to be careful.”
She explained there is one ingredient which could be particularly dangerous: “The exception is keratin treatments containing formaldehyde – and there have been concerns that at high levels, this can cause birth defects.
“So I recommend that women absolutely avoid any keratin product which might contain formaldehyde.”
Chemical hair straightening treatments last around four months each time, and can cost anything between £100 and £350.
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