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| Duchess of Cambridge drops first hint about having children Duchess of Cambridge drops first hint about having children | |
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| A passing remark by the Duchess of Cambridge during her visit to Canada alongside her husband has fuelled speculation that she is preparing to have children. | A passing remark by the Duchess of Cambridge during her visit to Canada alongside her husband has fuelled speculation that she is preparing to have children. |
| The royal couple were visiting Quebec City in their first tour since getting married in April, when the duchess was reported to have told a 28-year-old expat that she "hoped to" start her own family. | The royal couple were visiting Quebec City in their first tour since getting married in April, when the duchess was reported to have told a 28-year-old expat that she "hoped to" start her own family. |
| Landscape gardener and self-confessed royalist David Cheater, who moved from the UK to the French-speaking city in northeastern Canada with his wife 18 months ago, had queued for four hours to catch a glimpse of the duchess while she was on a walkabout in the city. | Landscape gardener and self-confessed royalist David Cheater, who moved from the UK to the French-speaking city in northeastern Canada with his wife 18 months ago, had queued for four hours to catch a glimpse of the duchess while she was on a walkabout in the city. |
| When Cheater's two year old-daughter Raffaela presented Kate with a bouquet of flowers the duchess struck up a conversation. | When Cheater's two year old-daughter Raffaela presented Kate with a bouquet of flowers the duchess struck up a conversation. |
| "Kate said to me, 'What a beautiful daughter you have'," said Cheater. | "Kate said to me, 'What a beautiful daughter you have'," said Cheater. |
| "When I said to her I wished her and William well with starting their own family she said, 'Yes, I hope to'." | "When I said to her I wished her and William well with starting their own family she said, 'Yes, I hope to'." |
| "It's a real honour to meet any member of the royal family for me as I'm a royalist … I was hoping but I didn't think it would happen," Cheater added. | "It's a real honour to meet any member of the royal family for me as I'm a royalist … I was hoping but I didn't think it would happen," Cheater added. |
| It is the first time that Kate has spoken publicly about having children. However, during their engagement Prince William affirmed that having children was something they wanted to do. | It is the first time that Kate has spoken publicly about having children. However, during their engagement Prince William affirmed that having children was something they wanted to do. |
| A small but noisy anti-monarchist protest was drowned out by the 2,000-strong crowd who had gathered to see the royal couple attend a military ceremony bestowing the Freedom of the City to Canada's Royal 22nd Regiment. The protest followed an earlier one in Montreal during which a similarly small group had held up a sign reading, "Royal parasites! Go home!" | A small but noisy anti-monarchist protest was drowned out by the 2,000-strong crowd who had gathered to see the royal couple attend a military ceremony bestowing the Freedom of the City to Canada's Royal 22nd Regiment. The protest followed an earlier one in Montreal during which a similarly small group had held up a sign reading, "Royal parasites! Go home!" |
| The duchess, 29, would be a few years under the current average age for first births of married women in England and Wales if she became pregnant in the near future. | The duchess, 29, would be a few years under the current average age for first births of married women in England and Wales if she became pregnant in the near future. |
| According to the Office of National Statistics the average age is 31.5 years whereas the current average age of unmarried mothers at childbirth is far lower at 27.1 years. | According to the Office of National Statistics the average age is 31.5 years whereas the current average age of unmarried mothers at childbirth is far lower at 27.1 years. |
| Mothers in all relationships have been getting increasingly older over the last four decades. In 1971 women would have had their first child at 23.7 years. This rose to 26.1 years in 1997 and 27.5 years in 2007, the year for which the most recent figures are available. | Mothers in all relationships have been getting increasingly older over the last four decades. In 1971 women would have had their first child at 23.7 years. This rose to 26.1 years in 1997 and 27.5 years in 2007, the year for which the most recent figures are available. |