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| Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby is due in April | Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby is due in April |
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| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| A couple of days later 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. | A couple of days later 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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.” | 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.” |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| “Anyway it’s April, so clear your diaries, get the time booked off because that’s what I’m doing.” | “Anyway it’s April, so clear your diaries, get the time booked off because that’s what I’m doing.” |
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