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Kensington Palace announces third royal baby on the way

NEWS of the third Royal baby comes after a high-profile moment just two months ago that could have been the biggest clue yet.

THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a third child who will be fifth in line to the British throne.

Kensington Palace announced the news on Monday, saying that the Queen and rest of the Royal Family are “delighted”.

The Duchess is suffering from an extreme form of morning sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum, as she did with previous pregnancies.

She has been forced to cancel her planned engagement at a London children’s hospital today and is being cared for at Kensington Palace.

Cheers to that! The royal couple have announced they are expecting their third child. Picture: Julian Simmonds-Pool/Getty Images.
Cheers to that! The royal couple have announced they are expecting their third child. Picture: Julian Simmonds-Pool/Getty Images.

 

 
Kate dropped a hint in Poland that she would like to have “more babies”. Picture: Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images.
Kate dropped a hint in Poland that she would like to have “more babies”. Picture: Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images.

The announcement comes after the royal couple travelled to Poland in July and Kate dropped a hint she would like to have more children.

When presented with a gift for a newborn baby, she told Prince William: “We will just have to have more babies” raising speculation she knew she was pregnant at the time.

Kensington Palace did not confirm when the baby is due however UK media reports suggest it could be in March or April next year.

MORE: What is hyperemesis gravidarum?

The couple are already parents to Prince George, four, and Princess Charlotte, two. Their third child will be fifth in line to the British throne with Prince Harry forced down to sixth place.

The Duchess was last seen in public last week with Prince William and Prince Harry when they visited a memorial garden dedicated to the princes’ late mother Diana. She was wearing a knee-length floral dress and showed no sign of a baby bump.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pictured last week with no hint of a baby bump. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pictured last week with no hint of a baby bump. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images.

 

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive at Warsaw airport to start a 3 day tour on July 17, 2017. Picture: Arthur Edwards / Pool/ Getty Images.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive at Warsaw airport to start a 3 day tour on July 17, 2017. Picture: Arthur Edwards / Pool/ Getty Images.

 

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte on the tarmac of the Airbus compound in Hamburg, northern Germany. Picture: AFP PHOTO / Patrik STOLLARZ
Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte on the tarmac of the Airbus compound in Hamburg, northern Germany. Picture: AFP PHOTO / Patrik STOLLARZ

It comes as Prince George is due to start his first year at school in London this week and following the twentieth anniversary of the death of Princess Diana.

Earlier this week residents near the prestigious school where Prince George will start raised fears about security, claiming it could become a potential target.

Sarah Burnett-Moore, 54, told how she walked into Thomas’s Battersea after the front gate and a main entrance door were left open.

Mrs Burnett-Moore told The Telegraph: “I could have walked in with an IED and set it to go off on Thursday.

“I live just 200 metres from the school and myself and lots of neighbours are worried about the security implications as the prince’s presence will make the area a target for attacks.”

Prince George and Prince Charlotte look at a helicopter in Germany as part of a three-day trip earlier this year. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images.
Prince George and Prince Charlotte look at a helicopter in Germany as part of a three-day trip earlier this year. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images.

 

The new baby will be fifth in line to the British throne. Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage.
The new baby will be fifth in line to the British throne. Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage.

The news could help mark a new chapter for the family who have been at the centre of reporting around the anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, that has seen the popularity of Prince Charles dip and led Prince William and Harry to speak out about her death.

In a documentary called Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, her sons revealed their sadness over their last conversation with their mother.

“Harry and I were in a desperate rush to say goodbye, you know, ‘see you later’. If I’d known now obviously what was going to happen I wouldn’t have been so blasé about it and everything else. But that phone call sticks in my mind, quite heavily,” Prince William said.

MORE: Prince Harry defends Prince Charles over Diana’s death

Prince Harry said he struggled to recall what they talked about.

“It was her speaking from Paris. I can’t really necessarily remember what I said, but all I do remember is probably regretting for the rest of my life how short the phone call was,” he said in the show.

“Looking back on it now it’s incredibly hard. I’ll have to sort of deal with that for the rest of my life. Not knowing that was the last time I was going to speak to my mum, how differently that conversation would have panned out if I’d had even the slightest inkling her life was going to be taken that night.”

A picture of the family in 2015. Picture: Chris Jelf /Kensington Palace via Getty Images
A picture of the family in 2015. Picture: Chris Jelf /Kensington Palace via Getty Images

The announcement led to an outpouring of good wishes online with “royal baby” “Kensington Palace” and “Duchess of Cambridge” trending in the UK.

Prince Harry said it was “fantastic news” and he was “very happy for them”. Clarence House said Prince Charles and Camilla were thrilled, while the UK Prime Minister also tweeted her congratulations.

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