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| LONDON — Britain’s royal family announced on Monday that the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, is pregnant with her second child, news that is likely to offer a respite from uncertainty and introspection over Britain’s future. | LONDON — Britain’s royal family announced on Monday that the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, is pregnant with her second child, news that is likely to offer a respite from uncertainty and introspection over Britain’s future. |
| The duchess and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, who is second in line to the British throne, have a son, George, whose birth last year was chronicled in exhaustive and mesmeric detail by news organizations from across the globe. To judge from the reaction on social media and news websites, the announcement of the second pregnancy seemed destined for similar treatment. | The duchess and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, who is second in line to the British throne, have a son, George, whose birth last year was chronicled in exhaustive and mesmeric detail by news organizations from across the globe. To judge from the reaction on social media and news websites, the announcement of the second pregnancy seemed destined for similar treatment. |
| “George is going to be a big brother,” the Daily Mirror tabloid declared, offering to explain “why royal baby number 2 could be a tearaway.” On its website, the Daily Mail promised insights into the “world of a new royal baby: A nursery fit for a prince (or princess), a country home in Norfolk and a big brother who will one day be king.” | “George is going to be a big brother,” the Daily Mirror tabloid declared, offering to explain “why royal baby number 2 could be a tearaway.” On its website, the Daily Mail promised insights into the “world of a new royal baby: A nursery fit for a prince (or princess), a country home in Norfolk and a big brother who will one day be king.” |
| A royal announcement said the duke and duchess, both 32, were “delighted,” although the duchess was said to be undergoing treatment by physicians for acute morning sickness. Her first pregnancy was also marked by the same medical condition, known in medical terms as hyperemesis gravidarum. | A royal announcement said the duke and duchess, both 32, were “delighted,” although the duchess was said to be undergoing treatment by physicians for acute morning sickness. Her first pregnancy was also marked by the same medical condition, known in medical terms as hyperemesis gravidarum. |
| On Monday, she canceled a planned engagement with her husband in the university city of Oxford, west of London, where the couple had been set to inaugurate a center for the study of China. She had also been scheduled to join her husband and her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, later this week at a sporting event for military service personnel recovering from injury and sickness. | On Monday, she canceled a planned engagement with her husband in the university city of Oxford, west of London, where the couple had been set to inaugurate a center for the study of China. She had also been scheduled to join her husband and her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, later this week at a sporting event for military service personnel recovering from injury and sickness. |
| The announcement came as Britons confronted an array of charged issues, including a potential threat from British jihadists in the Middle East, the future of the union with Scotland — to be decided in a referendum next week — and the broader questions of their country’s relationship with Europe and its place in the world as a post-imperial power. | The announcement came as Britons confronted an array of charged issues, including a potential threat from British jihadists in the Middle East, the future of the union with Scotland — to be decided in a referendum next week — and the broader questions of their country’s relationship with Europe and its place in the world as a post-imperial power. |
| Against those imponderables, the idea of a royal birth — like royal weddings — offers the nation a chance to revive its fascination with the House of Windsor, whose popularity plummeted after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, but has rebounded dramatically since then. | Against those imponderables, the idea of a royal birth — like royal weddings — offers the nation a chance to revive its fascination with the House of Windsor, whose popularity plummeted after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, but has rebounded dramatically since then. |
| Seizing the moment on Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron offered “many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. I’m delighted by the happy news that they’re expecting another baby.” | Seizing the moment on Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron offered “many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. I’m delighted by the happy news that they’re expecting another baby.” |
| Pointedly, the Scottish prime minister, Alex Salmond, who is campaigning for Scotland to break away from its 307-year union with England, used the royal couple’s Scottish title in a congratulatory message on Twitter. | |
| The Scottish title dates to the 14th century, according to the royal website. | The Scottish title dates to the 14th century, according to the royal website. |
| The announcement came two months after the couple’s first child, Prince George, marked his first birthday in July, but it did not say when the baby was expected. British news reports said the duchess’s pregnancy had not passed the 12-week stage. | The announcement came two months after the couple’s first child, Prince George, marked his first birthday in July, but it did not say when the baby was expected. British news reports said the duchess’s pregnancy had not passed the 12-week stage. |
| Much of the immediate attention focused on the duchess’s ability to fulfill her royal duties, including a trip to the Mediterranean island of Malta that is scheduled in less than two weeks, which would be her first official overseas visit without her husband. | Much of the immediate attention focused on the duchess’s ability to fulfill her royal duties, including a trip to the Mediterranean island of Malta that is scheduled in less than two weeks, which would be her first official overseas visit without her husband. |
| Officials in the royal household said her itinerary would be decided on what was termed a “case-by-case basis.” | Officials in the royal household said her itinerary would be decided on what was termed a “case-by-case basis.” |
| The baby will be a great grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and a grandchild of Prince Charles, the heir to the throne and father of Prince William. Whatever its gender, the child will become the fourth in line to the throne after the princes Charles, William and George. A centuries-old tradition enshrining male precedence in the order of succession was abolished in 2011. | The baby will be a great grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and a grandchild of Prince Charles, the heir to the throne and father of Prince William. Whatever its gender, the child will become the fourth in line to the throne after the princes Charles, William and George. A centuries-old tradition enshrining male precedence in the order of succession was abolished in 2011. |
| News of the pregnancy emerged weeks after Prince William, a former Royal Air Force search and rescue helicopter pilot, announced that he would start a new job as an air ambulance pilot next year in eastern England. | News of the pregnancy emerged weeks after Prince William, a former Royal Air Force search and rescue helicopter pilot, announced that he would start a new job as an air ambulance pilot next year in eastern England. |