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Updated: Kate Middleton gives birth to a son.

Updated: Kate Middleton gives birth to a son.

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#1Updated: Kate Middleton gives birth to a son.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 11:32am

Prince William and Kate Middleton are expecting their first child.

Quote:


"Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby," read the statement released Monday. "The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news.

"The Duchess was admitted this afternoon to King Edward VII Hospital in Central London with Hyperemesis Gravidarum," the statement continued. "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."

Congrats to them and the Royal Family for their new heir to the throne.

ETA: On July 22, 2013, a son was born.






Kate Is Expecting! Updated On: 7/22/13 at 11:32 AM

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#2Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 11:49am

So if this baby is a girl will she be Queen one day, or do they still prefer boys? I know there was talk of change to that rule, but I never heard anything offical-like.

This child could be sixty when they become monarch, assuming the monarchy lasts that long.


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Updated On: 12/3/12 at 11:49 AM

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madbrian
#3Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 11:52am

I'm not certain, but I think the child will be third in line, behind Charles and William, irrespective of gender. I'm pretty sure they changed their rules fairly recently.


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wonkit
#4Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 11:55am

They did change the rules to allow the first born of any gender to be crowned. After all, Elizabeth II set an excellent example of the ability of a woman to fulfill the role of a constitutional monarch. So, yes, it is Charles, William, and Little One, in that order.

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Jungle Red
#5Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 12:42pm

I think its safe to assume that the Queen is immortal.

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#6Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 12:51pm

I can't see anyone after the current Queen having the same kind of gravitas, though. Dump 'em, I say. This poor kid would be better off.




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Updated On: 12/3/12 at 12:51 PM

#7Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 1:09pm

Why do they call her Kate Middleton? Isn't she Princess Katherine?

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#8Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 1:13pm

She's the Duchess of Cambridge for now, I believe - once Charles is king, William will become Prince of Wales and then she will have the title of "Princess Catherine", which will supercede her current lowly postition.


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#9Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 2:04pm

Diana would have been so happy...........Kate Middleton is pregnant.


KFTC!!!!!

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#10Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 2:06pm

I hope for this kid's sake it ends up with Kate's looks or that Princess Diana has strong genes.


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#11Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 2:25pm

William is Prince William and she is the Duchess of Cambridge. I'll never understand the logic.

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#12Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:18pm

Her full title and style is Her Royal Highness Princess William, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus.

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#13Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:19pm

LOL..........WTF


KFTC!!!!!

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henrikegerman
#14Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:21pm

I would assume that should William become King she will become Queen, as in Queen consort, the title wives of male British monarchs - including the late Queen Mum - have always had. It is different for the male spouse of a female British monarch (e.g. Prince Philip).

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JerseyGirl2
#15Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:25pm

But when Diana married Charles, she officially gained the princess title. Why doesn't Kate earn the same? Is it because William is second in line?


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#16Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:28pm

William's also the Duke of Cambridge. Once they move up one rung on the ladder, I think she will be referred to as Princess Catherine, then eventually Queen Catherine.

Will Camilla ever be Queen Camillia, though?

Twitter is funny. Possible baby names - Shaniqua, Honey BooBoo, and my favorite, Princess Consuela Banana Hammock.


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#17Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:30pm

Diana was never officially Princess Diana.

During her marriage, she was Her Royal Highness The Princess Charles Philip Arthur George, Princess of Wales and Countess of Chester, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Carrick, Baroness of Renfrew, Lady of the Isles, Princess of Scotland.

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SonofRobbieJ
#18Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:32pm

You didn't have to look that up...did you?

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#19Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:33pm

I'd forgotten about Rothesay.

#20Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:33pm

Such a fuss! She'll always be plain old Betty Windsor to me.

#21Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:35pm

Kate Middleton is pregnant.

Which of you old queens is gonna pour this old queen a drink?

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#22Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:39pm

Oh fer crap's sake!


KFTC!!!!!

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#23Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:41pm

Just of curiosity, JerseyGirl2 - do the Swedish royal family get the same amount of attention in the press where you are? They had their own little bundle of joy this year, if I recall correctly.


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#24Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 3:55pm

Reginald's post reminded me of this classic clip...


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#25Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Posted: 12/3/12 at 4:00pm

Ha, yes!!!