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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child in April. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third baby is due in April, the couple have announced, shortening the odds of the new arrival coming on a very significant date.
Kensington Palace said the couple were “delighted” to confirm the month their baby was due to be born. While the couple have not confirmed the exact due date, there is a chance the newest addition to the royal family could share their birthday with their great grandmother, the Queen, who will celebrate her 92nd on 21 April.
The child will be born fifth in line to the throne, pushing uncle Prince Harry into sixth place. A couple of days comes St George’s Day, 23 April. If the newest prince or princess, who will be fifth in line to the throne, were to arrive a little later in the month, 29 April, they would coincide with the Cambridges’ seventh wedding anniversary.
The duchess has been suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness, but made a surprise appearance at a royal engagement on Monday when she danced with Paddington Bear at Paddington Station for a charity event, watched by William and Harry. There has been no announcement from Kensington Palace about where the duchess will give birth, though it is expected, as with her first two pregnancies, she will choose the private Lindo wing of St Mary’s hospital in Paddington, London, unless she opts for a home birth.
She is also due to make an official visit Norway and Sweden with her husband early in 2018. News of the pregnancy was revealed in September due to the duchess suffering from severe morning sickness, which led to her cancelling royal engagements. “We need Catherine to get over this first bit and then we can start celebrating,” William said at the time. “It’s always a bit anxious to start with, but she’s well.”
Soon after the news of the pregnancy was revealed in September, the duke said “not much sleep” was being had at the main family home of Kensington Palace as she fought her morning sickness. Not everyone was excited by the news, and the BBC news presenter Simon McCoy delivered the update in what is quickly becoming his trademark, sarcastic manner.
“We need Catherine to get over this first bit and then we can start celebrating,” he said at the time. “It’s always a bit anxious to start with, but she’s well.” In a video shared widely on Twitter, McCoy said: “Bearing in mind they announced she was pregnant back in September, and it was thought she was two, three months pregnant, I’m not sure how much news this really is.
The official visit to Norway and Sweden was originally scheduled for next month, but has been delayed because of the duchess’s sickness. “Anyway it’s April, so clear your diaries, get the time booked off because that’s what I’m doing.”