Pregnant Kate is comforted by her mum as she suffers severe morning sickness while Prince Harry says he’s ‘very happy’ about royal baby number THREE
KATE'S mum Carole Middleton was at her bedside yesterday comforting the duchess as she battled through crippling nausea.
A worried looking Carole, 62, was seen leaving Kensington Palace in a Land Rover after attempting to lift her daughter's spirits.
Ingrid Seward, editor of Majesty magazine, said: "You do forget with pregnancy - people say if you remembered the pain of child birth you would never have anymore children.
"It must be the same with acute morning sickness.
"She'll have to try to get herself up for taking George to school on Thursday, which I'm sure she will do."
The Duchess, 35, is understood to be less than 12 weeks pregnant but Kensington Palace announced the news early after she was forced to cancel royal engagements yesterday as she suffered with severe morning sickness once again.
The news was announced in an official statement yesterday morning, which added that the Queen is "delighted".
As Kate is not thought to be more than 12 weeks pregnant, this means the newest addition is not expected to be born earlier than March 2018.
Yesterday morning Prince Harry was asked how he was feeling about becoming an uncle again, and said: "Fantastic, great, very, very happy for them."
He added he had not seen his sister-in-law for a while but that she was "OK".
William and Kate already have two children, four-year-old Prince George and two-year-old Princess Charlotte.
The palace statement said: "Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announced that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their third child.
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"The Queen and members of both families are delighted with the news.
"As with her previous pregnancies, The Duchess is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum.
"Her Royal Highness will no longer carry out her planned engagement at the Hornsey Road Children's Centre in London today.
"The Duchess is being cared for at Kensington Palace."
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The news comes just two months after she joked about having another child at a reception in Warsaw, Poland.
The Duchess had been given a gift designed for newborns when she turned to her husband and said: "We will just have to have more babies."
After the announcement was made yesterday morning, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were said to be happy with the news.
Number 10 tweeted a comment from Theresa May, which said: "This is fantastic news. Many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge."
Similarly to her past two pregnancies Kate is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a form of severe morning sickness.
Around 80 per cent of expectant mums suffer morning sickness - which can actually occur at any time of day.
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But one in 100 develop the severe form which the Duchess of Cambridge suffered during both pregnancies.
During her second pregnancy her sickness was so bad the announcement was made before it was initially planned.
After she became too unwell to go to a planned engagement, Kensington Palace was forced to release the news just 48 hours after the Queen and the Middleton family had been told.
The royal couple are this week preparing to send their eldest child, Prince George, off to school for the first time.
They have chosen a £17,500-a-year independent school in a south London borough for their four-year-old son.
Thomas's Battersea will welcome the young prince on Thursday.
WHAT IS HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM?
Sickness in pregnancy is common.
Around 7 out of every 10 pregnant women experience nausea and/or vomiting, and this doesn't just occur in the morning.
For most women, this improves or disappears completely by around week 14, although for some women it can last longer.
But some women experience excessive nausea and vomiting, known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).
Exactly how many pregnant women get HG is not known as some cases may go unreported, but it's thought to be around 1 in every 100.
Symptoms:
HG is much worse than the normal morning sickness experienced during pregnancy.
Unlike regular pregnancy sickness, HG may not get better by 14 weeks.
It may not clear up completely until the baby is born, although some symptoms may improve at around 20 weeks.
- prolonged and severe nausea and vomiting – some women report being sick up to 50 times a day
- dehydration – if you're drinking less than 500ml a day, you need to seek help
- ketosis – a serious condition that results in the build-up of acidic chemicals in the blood and urine
- weight loss
- low blood pressure when standing
Treatment:
There are medications that can be used in pregnancy, including the first 12 weeks, to help improve the symptoms of HG.
These include anti-sickness drugs, vitamins B6 and B12 and steroids, or combinations of these.
The earlier you start treatment, the more effective it will likely be.
If your nausea and vomiting cannot be controlled, you may need to be admitted to hospital, where doctors can monitor your condition.
Source: NHS Choices
Kate was due to join her husband and Prince Harry tomorrow to visit the newly-established Royal Foundation Support4Grenfell Community Hub, which provides mental health resources for the children, young people and families affected by the Grenfell fire.
William, who quit his job as a pilot for the East Anglian Air Ambulance in July to become a full-time royal, is also due to attend the National Mental Health and Policing Conference in Oxford on Tuesday.
The couple's third child will be born fifth in line to the throne, bumping uncle Harry out of the top five and into sixth place.
As the news broke of the new royal baby, the Queen was opening the Queensferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, as the Duke of Edinburgh looked on.
Kate's uncle, Gary Goldsmith, was quick to congratulate the pair on their pregnancy news.
MORE ABOUT THE NEW ROYAL BABY
Where will the baby fall in the line of succession?
A great-grandchild of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, he or she will be born fifth in line to the throne, bumping uncle Prince Harry out of the top five into sixth place. The Prince of Wales is first in line, followed by William who is second in line, Prince George third and Princess Charlotte fourth. Younger male siblings are no longer allowed to jump ahead of their older sisters in the line of succession.
Will he or she ever be monarch?
Unlikely. It's rare, but not unheard of, for a third born royal in direct succession to become king or queen. This Cambridge sibling will live their life happy in the knowledge they will not be expected to wear the crown.
What will the baby be called?
After picking the regal George and Charlotte for their first two, William and Kate will not be expected to suddenly choose an unusual name for their third. Something like Alice - a favourite with the bookies last time - or Alexandra for a girl, or Frederick, James or Philip for a boy are good bets for the next Cambridge offspring.
Will they be a Prince or a Princess?
Yes. The new baby will be an HRH and a Prince or Princess of Cambridge - thanks to the Queen who stepped in ahead of Prince George's birth to ensure all William's children had fitting titles.
Will they hire a second nanny?
Kate and William already have the help of George and Charlotte's full-time live-in nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo. But Maria could be given a helper as well. The likelihood is the Cambridges are already investigating this - with Maria perhaps even having a fellow Norland nanny in mind. William and Harry had two much loved nannies at the same time when they were young - Barbara Barnes and her deputy Olga Powell, who later took the lead role.
Where will the baby be born?
With Kate experiencing two successful, straightforward deliveries at the Lindo Wing in St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, she is expected to head back to the exclusive private delivery suite for the arrival of her third child.
He told the Daily Mail: "It's the best news I've had so far this year. She's a natural mother.
"I wonder if she will stop at three? I doubt it.
"They are having such fun with the babies."
The Duchess was last seen in public when she, Prince William and Prince Harry visited a garden paying tribute to Princess Diana on the 20th anniversary of her death.
Kate wore a floral dress as the group toured the poignant memorial on a rainy day.
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