Just one week on from the announcement of her royal patronages, Meghan Markle has made her first official visit to animal welfare charity Mayhew.

But while the Duchess of Sussex was meeting the shelter’s staff and volunteers, it seems one woman in particular gave the Duchess aninterestingcompliment.

“What a lovely lady you are,” Peggy McEachrom told the mum-to-be.

“And you’re a fat lady!” she added, pointing to the Duchess’ baby bump.

“I’ll take it!” Meghan immediately responded.

Although the comment sounds harsh out-of-context, it’s clear from footage of the moment that it was meant as a kind, friendly compliment about Meghan’s late stage of pregnancy and not as an insult.

Do my ears deceive me? Quite possibly the first time the Duchess of Sussex has been called a “fat lady” and loved it pic.twitter.com/xR2NelQyAW

— Hannah Furness (@Hannah_Furness) January 16, 2019

McEachrom also added that she believes Meghan and Prince Harry will have a son.

“Glad to see you so well. You’ll soon be having a little baby boy!” McEachrom said.

“Oh, you think it’s going to be a boy?” Meghan responded.

“It’s a surprise. We don’t know what we’re having. I ask everyone what they think, and everyone has a very strong opinion about it.”

Meghan recently admitted that she is pretty far along in her pregnancy.

“We asked her how her pregnancy was going and she said she was six months and she tapped her tummy,” Carla Gandy toldPeoplemagazine after meeting the Duchess on Monday.

From volunteering to attending an event to becoming a foster carer — do something amazing for animals in need and support the fantastic work of @TheMayhew: https://t.co/ZGwXSqUk83 pic.twitter.com/yFPxEWCp7X

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 16, 2019

The Duchess also recently received four new patronages.

Meghan is now a Royal patron of the National Theatre, The Association of Commonwealth Universities, Smart Works and Mayhew.

While visiting Mayhew this week, Meghan, who is a longtime advocate for animal welfare, met a number of dogs up for adoption at the centre.

While holding a Jack Russell, Meghan said that she’d love to rescue another dog.

In 2018 @TheMayhew:

???? Handled 1061 animal welfare cases ???? Neutered 12,109 cats and dogs overseas ???? Rehomed 98 dogs and 380 cats ???? Vaccinated 32,431 dogs against rabies ???? Educated 111,097 adults and children in India

More: https://t.co/RQkTEnNMC7 pic.twitter.com/koRtekMtAP

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 16, 2019

“We can’t take another dog before the baby as our hands are too full,” Meghan reportedly said.

Meghan and Harry recently adopted a dog together and Meghan’s dog from Toronto also lives with the couple.

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