After months of tabloid speculation, the news is finally true – Prince William, 30, and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, 30, are expecting their first child.
Britain's Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, at St. James's Palace in London. After months of tabloid speculation, the news is finally true – Prince William, 30, and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, 30, are expecting their first child.
The duchess was admitted Monday to King Edward VII Hospital in Central London with hyperemesis gravidarum (or severe morning sickness), according to a statement released by Buckingham Palace.
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“As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter,” according to the palace.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who wed in April 2011, have been open about wanting to have children. The child will be the first grandchild for Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, and the Middleton family.