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Meghan Markle refused to open any presents at her baby shower because she wanted to do it with Harry

The Duchess of Sussex is said to have shipped the gifts from her VIP pals home in a private jet

MEGHAN Markle didn't open any of her presents at her £383,000 New York baby shower, one of her guests has revealed.

American TV host Gayle King was among the chosen few at the baby bash and said Meghan, 37, was waiting to open her gifts back in London with Prince Harry.

 Meghan Markle didn't open any of the presents from her baby shower as she wanted to wait until she was back with Prince Harry in London, according to one of the guests
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Meghan Markle didn't open any of the presents from her baby shower as she wanted to wait until she was back with Prince Harry in London, according to one of the guestsCredit: Getty - Contributor

The 64-year-old host told her CBS This Morning colleagues: "She didn't open any of the gifts because she wants to do that when she goes back to London, when she and [Prince] Harry are back together.

"I don't know what everybody got.

"I think I got something I think is very nice. But you know, she's a very private person. I think she should decide what she wants to say about this."

Concierges were pictured loading Meghan's collection of gifts into a van to be taken to a luxury £98,500 private jet for the six-hour journey to London - paid for by Amal Clooney.

 CBS TV host Gayle King, 64, was among the guests at the baby shower, and revealed behind-the-scenes secrets
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CBS TV host Gayle King, 64, was among the guests at the baby shower, and revealed behind-the-scenes secretsCredit: The Mega Agency

Gayle gushed about the extravagant occasion and said the luxurious baby shower was on a different to scale to what she’d experienced before.

She said: "I hope she won't mind me sharing this because I've never seen anything like this at a baby shower.

"They did flower decorations. They had flower arranging, they brought in somebody to explain how to arrange flowers.

"We all each made an individual vase.”

The flowers were then donated to different charities via an organisation called Repeat Roses, who send flowers to places such as cancer treatment centres, homeless shelters and mental health facilities.

 Meghan's star-studded baby shower at the swanky £60k-a-night penthouse at The Mark Hotel in New York
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Meghan's star-studded baby shower at the swanky £60k-a-night penthouse at The Mark Hotel in New York
 The Mark Hotel is said to have rooms costing £57,400 a night
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The Mark Hotel is said to have rooms costing £57,400 a nightCredit: Splash News
 The guests of the baby shower did flower arranging at the event, with bunches being donated to charity
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The guests of the baby shower did flower arranging at the event, with bunches being donated to charity
 There was no attempt to be discreet about her baby shower - these items of luxury luggage are party favours for those on the guestlist
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There was no attempt to be discreet about her baby shower - these items of luxury luggage are party favours for those on the guestlist

Gayle added: “I thought that was a very sweet thing… It just speaks to who she is. She's kind, she's very generous. And a really, really sweet person."

Meghan flew out of New York on Wednesday after the event on a private jet, and the trip was her first back to the States since she married Prince Harry in May 2018.

Numerous big names attended the Upper East Side baby shower, and the celebration was hosted by Serena Williams, Jessica Mulroney and Genevieve Hillis, who has been Meghan’s best pal since they were 17.

 Amal Clooney was among the famous group and paid for Meghan to have a £98,500 private jet home
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 Amal Clooney was among the famous group and paid for Meghan to have a £98,500 private jet home
 Her famous pal Serena Williams joined her entourage and helped to organise the event
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Her famous pal Serena Williams joined her entourage and helped to organise the eventCredit: Splash News
 Meghan's A-lister pals - including Suits star Abigail Spencer - all made sure they've been spotted
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Meghan's A-lister pals - including Suits star Abigail Spencer - all made sure they've been spotted

Other guests to attend included Amal Clooney and her Suits co-star Abigail Spencer.

The A-list group stayed at America's most expensive hotel room at The Mark Hotel and is described as "A Castle in the Sky".

The penthouse room is 10,000 square-feet and has an additional 2,500 square-feet of terrace, overlooking Central Park in the Big Apple.

 There's clearly been no expensive spared for her glamorous baby shower - including the addition of this candy floss machine
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There's clearly been no expensive spared for her glamorous baby shower - including the addition of this candy floss machineCredit: Splash News
 Harpist Erin Hill was spotted arriving to play at the Duchess of Sussex's baby shower
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Harpist Erin Hill was spotted arriving to play at the Duchess of Sussex's baby showerCredit: Splash News
 The pink flowers are said to be for the Duchess of Sussex's baby shower
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The pink flowers are said to be for the Duchess of Sussex's baby showerCredit: Splash News

It boasts of five bedrooms, four fireplaces, six bathrooms, two powder rooms, two wet bars, a dining room, a conservatory, and a living room that can be "transformed into a full-size Grand Ballroom", as described by the hotel.

Designer suitcases costing £230 a pop, harpist Erin Hill who has played for Kanye West and a candy floss machine were just some of the upscale items seen being wheeled in.

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