Third baby for Wills and Kate
CHILD WILL BE FIFTH IN LINE FOR THE THRONE
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are thrilled to be expecting their third baby, a sibling for Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
Kate is less than 12 weeks pregnant, with Kensington Palace making the announcement early after the Duchess had to pull out of a public engagement yesterday due to severe morning sickness.
Grandfather the Prince of Wales is said to be “delighted” with the news, as is the Queen and other members of William and Kate’s family.
Just weeks ago, the Duchess joked about having a third child while on a tour of Poland and Germany with William, George and Charlotte.
After being given a present designed for newborns while in Warsaw, she laughed and turned to William, saying: “We will just have to have more babies.”
Kensington Palace said in a statement yesterday: “Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their third child.
“The Queen and members of both families are delighted with the news.”
Kate had been due to visit the Hornsey Road Children’s Centre in London to hear about the mental health impact of becoming a mother.
Clarence House said of heir to the throne Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall: “They are delighted at the news.”
The announcement comes as William and Kate are preparing to send their eldest child off to school for the first time.
George, 4, starts at fee-paying independent school Thomas’s Battersea in south London on Thursday.
The couple’s third child will be born fifth in line to the throne, bumping uncle Prince Harry out of the top five into sixth place.
The Prince of Wales is first in line, followed by William, George and two-year-old Charlotte.