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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ‘immensely thrilled’ with pregnancy Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ‘immensely thrilled’ with pregnancy
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LONDON — The wait for the “spare to the heir” will soon be over.LONDON — The wait for the “spare to the heir” will soon be over.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced Monday that they are expecting their second child, sending the world’s media into a tailspin again. The news comes less than 14 months after the birth of their son, George Alexander Louis, who entered the world on July 22, 2013. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced Monday that they are expecting their second child, sending the world’s news media into a tailspin again. The news comes less than 14 months after the birth of their son, George Alexander Louis, on July 22, 2013.
This time around as well, the duchess is being treated for acute morning sickness, a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum, which can cause severe nausea, vomiting and dehydration.This time around as well, the duchess is being treated for acute morning sickness, a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum, which can cause severe nausea, vomiting and dehydration.
She is being treated by doctors at Kensington Palace, the royal couple’s official London residence. During her last pregnancy, she was hospitalized for a few days. Catherine is being treated by doctors at Kensington Palace, the royal couple’s official London residence. During her last pregnancy, she was hospitalized for a few days.
Prince William said that they were thrilled at the pregnancy and that he hoped his wife soon “feels a bit better.” Prince William said that they were thrilled about the pregnancy and that he hoped his wife “feels a bit better” soon.
“It’s been a tricky few days — a week or so — but obviously we're immensely thrilled,” he told reporters during a visit to Oxford University to open a center dedicated to the study of China. “It’s been a tricky few days — a week or so — but obviously we’re immensely thrilled,” he told reporters during a visit to Oxford University to open a center dedicated to the study of China.
A Kensington Palace spokeswoman said the couple was announcing the pregnancy now because the duchess’s illness has cast doubt on her upcoming public engagements. A Kensington Palace spokeswoman said the couple was announcing the pregnancy now because the duchess’s illness has cast doubt on her coming public engagements.
The spokeswoman also said that the couple was not announcing their due date but added that the duchess was not yet at the 12-week mark. The spokeswoman also said that the couple was not announcing the due date but that the duchess was not yet at the 12-week mark.
The news of a royal baby does not come as a huge surprise, with feverish speculation here over the past several weeks that the couple is expecting a second child.The news of a royal baby does not come as a huge surprise, with feverish speculation here over the past several weeks that the couple is expecting a second child.
Still, some questioned the timing of the announcement, with Scotland heading to the polls in 10 days to decide whether to split from Britain. The latest opinion polls indicate that the referendum is too close to call, and the royal family — which represents the whole of Britain — remains largely popular in Scotland. Still, some questioned the timing of the announcement, with Scotland heading to the polls Sept. 18 to decide whether to split from Britain. The latest opinion polls indicate that the referendum is too close to call, and the royal family — which represents the whole of Britain — remains largely popular in Scotland.
But it was not clear whether the pregnancy news would shift the needle in the direction of the unionists, with some commentators saying that skeptical Scots might view the timing of the announcement as some kind of ploy. But it was not clear whether the pregnancy news would shift the needle in the direction of the unionists, with some commentators saying that skeptical Scots might view the timing of the announcement as a ploy.
Royal watchers said they expect the baby — who will be fourth in line to the throne after Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George — to be born in the spring. Royal watchers said they expect the baby — who will be fourth in line to the throne after Prince Charles, William and Prince George — to be born in the spring.
Congratulations have poured in from all quarters, including from Prince Harry, William’s younger brother and arguably the world’s most famous “spare to the heir.”Congratulations have poured in from all quarters, including from Prince Harry, William’s younger brother and arguably the world’s most famous “spare to the heir.”
He told the BBC that he was very excited about the pregnancy and could not wait for his brother to “suffer more.”He told the BBC that he was very excited about the pregnancy and could not wait for his brother to “suffer more.”
Gail Sullivan contributed to this report.Gail Sullivan contributed to this report.