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The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child, Clarence House has confirmed. The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child.
A statement said the Queen and members of both families were delighted with the news. Kensington Palace said the Queen and members of both families were delighted with the news.
As with her first pregnancy, the duchess is suffering from very acute morning sickness and is being treated by doctors at Kensington Palace. The palace said that - as when she was pregnant with Prince George - the duchess was suffering from very acute morning sickness and was being treated by doctors at Kensington Palace.
Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted he was "delighted by the the happy news that they're expecting another baby". The baby will become fourth in line to the throne, moving Prince Harry further down the line of succession.
The duchess will no longer accompany Prince William on their planned engagement in Oxford on Monday, Clarence House said. 'Pleased to announce'
The sickness - called hyperemesis gravidarum - is a condition that may require supplementary hydration, medication and nutrients. Prime Minister David Cameron, Labour leader Ed Miliband and the Archbishop of Canterbury were among those to offer their congratulations to the couple.
BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said that for a second time Prince William and his wife have had to announce a pregnancy before the duchess had passed the 12-week stage.
Our correspondent added that said this pregnancy was likely to generate excitement but was lacking the constitutional significance of Prince George's birth - as things stand the unborn boy or girl is not destined to be monarch.
Clarence House said: "Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their second child."Clarence House said: "Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their second child."
Mr Cameron offered his "many congratulations". The duchess's morning sickness meant that she would no longer accompany Prince William on their planned engagement in Oxford on Monday, Clarence House said.
Catherine had been due to join William in formally opening a £21m China study centre at Oxford University.
The sickness - called hyperemesis gravidarum - is a condition that may require supplementary hydration, medication and nutrients.
The duchess had been due to carry out her first solo overseas tour in Malta later this month.
Early announcement
The baby announcement came two months after the couple's first child, Prince George, had his first birthday.
Unlike when she was pregnant with George, the duchess is being treated at Kensington Palace and not at a hospital.
The first pregnancy was revealed when the duchess was just a few weeks pregnant after she was admitted to hospital suffering from severe morning sickness in December 2012.
Hyperemesis gravidarum, which affects 3.5 per 1,000 pregnancies, causes severe vomiting and can lead to dehydration, weight loss and a build-up of toxins in the blood or urine, called ketosis.