PRINCE Harry thanked Scottish selkies after he and the Duchess of Sussex discovered they were expecting their first child.
In his new memoir, Spare, which was released on 10 January, Harry recalled swimming and singing with seals near Castle Mey in Caithness before a positive pregnancy test confirmed the Duchess was pregnant with their first son, Archie.
The Duke of Sussex wrote that his father had shared stories with him and Meghan earlier in the visit to Scotland, one of these about Scottish mermaids taking the form of seals, and being spotted swimming near the castle.