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03-12-12, 18:05
THE Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant, it has been revealed.
Kate and husband Prince William, both 30, are expecting their first child a year and a half after getting married.
The news was leaked as the Duchess has been taken to King Edward VII Hospital with acute morning sickness.
She is expected to stay in hospital for several days.
St James's Palace said in a statement: “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby."
It added: “The Duchess was admitted this afternoon to King Edward VII Hospital in central London with hyperemesis gravidarum.
“As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter.”
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and members of both families are delighted with the baby news, said a spokesman.
The baby will be Prince Charles' first grandchild and the first for Carole and Michael Middleton too.
Bookmakers will be taking flurries of bets on what the Duke and Duchess will choose to call the eagerly anticipated new Prince or Princess.
Speculation as to what they might name their first child began even before Kate was pregnant with predictions posted ranging from Mary and Matilda to Edmund and George on the mumsnet website before their wedding.
Their decision - be it traditional or unusual - will most likely set a trend for the next generation of babies.
Royal youngsters are mostly given safe, historical names passed down through the monarchy such as James, Edward, Charles, George, Mary and Elizabeth.
Whether boy or girl, new laws will ensure the couple's first born is a future monarch.
Prime Minister David Cameron announced in October last year that the 15 other Commonwealth countries where the Queen is head of state had agreed to give female royals the same rights of succession as their brothers.
Kate and husband Prince William, both 30, are expecting their first child a year and a half after getting married.
The news was leaked as the Duchess has been taken to King Edward VII Hospital with acute morning sickness.
She is expected to stay in hospital for several days.
St James's Palace said in a statement: “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby."
It added: “The Duchess was admitted this afternoon to King Edward VII Hospital in central London with hyperemesis gravidarum.
“As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter.”
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and members of both families are delighted with the baby news, said a spokesman.
The baby will be Prince Charles' first grandchild and the first for Carole and Michael Middleton too.
Bookmakers will be taking flurries of bets on what the Duke and Duchess will choose to call the eagerly anticipated new Prince or Princess.
Speculation as to what they might name their first child began even before Kate was pregnant with predictions posted ranging from Mary and Matilda to Edmund and George on the mumsnet website before their wedding.
Their decision - be it traditional or unusual - will most likely set a trend for the next generation of babies.
Royal youngsters are mostly given safe, historical names passed down through the monarchy such as James, Edward, Charles, George, Mary and Elizabeth.
Whether boy or girl, new laws will ensure the couple's first born is a future monarch.
Prime Minister David Cameron announced in October last year that the 15 other Commonwealth countries where the Queen is head of state had agreed to give female royals the same rights of succession as their brothers.