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| Duchess of Cambridge due to give birth in July | Duchess of Cambridge due to give birth in July |
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| The baby expected by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is due in July, St James's Palace has announced. | The baby expected by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is due in July, St James's Palace has announced. |
| A spokesman added that the duchess's condition continued to improve since she spent time in hospital last month suffering from severe morning sickness. | A spokesman added that the duchess's condition continued to improve since she spent time in hospital last month suffering from severe morning sickness. |
| Her treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum - more commonly experienced by women carrying twins - led to press speculation about a double birth. | Her treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum - more commonly experienced by women carrying twins - led to press speculation about a double birth. |
| But the latest announcement confirms Kate is expecting just one baby. | But the latest announcement confirms Kate is expecting just one baby. |
| "Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to confirm they are expecting a baby in July," said the spokesman. | "Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to confirm they are expecting a baby in July," said the spokesman. |
| "The duchess's condition continues to improve since her stay in hospital last month." | |
| The child will be third in line to the throne, and changes to succession rules mean that it will become monarch whether it is a boy or a girl. | |
| New legislation is due to go through Parliament that will end the system of male primogeniture that gave men precedence over women in line to the throne. | |
| Doctors' orders | Doctors' orders |
| The initial public announcement of the pregnancy before the usual three-month mark was prompted by the duchess's medical condition. | The initial public announcement of the pregnancy before the usual three-month mark was prompted by the duchess's medical condition. |
| Hyperemesis gravidarum can leave expectant mothers unable to keep food or liquids down. | Hyperemesis gravidarum can leave expectant mothers unable to keep food or liquids down. |
| After the duchess spent three days being treated for the condition in King Edward VII's Hospital in central London, she was ordered by doctors to have a period of rest at home at Kensington Palace. | After the duchess spent three days being treated for the condition in King Edward VII's Hospital in central London, she was ordered by doctors to have a period of rest at home at Kensington Palace. |
| She was forced to miss some engagements, but made her first public appearance after the spell in hospital at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year event. | She was forced to miss some engagements, but made her first public appearance after the spell in hospital at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year event. |
| The 31-year-old duchess was last seen in public on Friday, when she and Prince William visited the National Portrait Gallery in central London for the unveiling of her first official portrait. | The 31-year-old duchess was last seen in public on Friday, when she and Prince William visited the National Portrait Gallery in central London for the unveiling of her first official portrait. |