Worried William: The Duke of Cambridge arrived at the King Edward VII Hospital in central London today at 11:30am to visit his wife Kate for the second time, walking straight into the building without looking round...
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Prince William today arrived back at his pregnant wife Kate's bedside looking hunched and tense as she spent a second day in hospital with acute morning sickness.
The Duke of Cambridge walked straight into King Edward VII Hospital in central London this morning to see the Duchess, without looking round as he entered the building.
Clarence House told MailOnline this morning that Kate is still expected to spend the next few days in hospital, and requires a 'period of rest' to recover from her illness.
Her mother Carole Middleton is also believed to be planning a visit and smiled as she left the family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire, earlier today.
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Kate's mother and father appeared relaxed and happy today as they drove to and from the family’s £4.85million country mansion.
Her father Michael wore a dark hunting jacket with a light-coloured shirt underneath as he drove onto the estate in his dark Range Rover at around 10.20am, and smiled but made no comment.
Soon after at 10.40am, a smiling Carole Middleton, dressed in a brown jacket and furry scarf, drove away in another dark coloured Range Rover. She also made no comment.
Prince William's visit to the hospital today came less than an hour later at 11:30am, when he arrived in a green Land Rover.
Mr and Mrs Middleton were reportedly 'elated' at news of the pregnancy - and Kate's sister Pippa, who lives not far from the hospital in Fulham, south-west London, is said to be visiting soon.
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It came after a day of intense joy for the nation, although the excitement was tinged with anxiety.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had been hoping to keep the news they were expecting a baby to themselves until Christmas Day.
But with Kate admitted to King Edward VII Hospital yesterday with the illness, they had little choice but to make the announcement.
A Clarence House spokesman said today: ‘The situation is the same as yesterday - we said she would stay in for several days and that is still the case. It’s a period of rest that she needs, so she will stay in for several days.’
He would not comment on Catherine’s condition this morning or confirm whether members of the Royal family are expected to visit today.
Doting husband: Wearing a grey jumper and shirt, the Prince leaves the hospital last night.
A royal source said the couple and their families are concerned about Kate's illness, but have been 'reassured' it is not a dangerous condition for either the the Duchess or her baby.
The couple delighted millions around the world – including their own families – with the happy news.
But as the word spread, the parents-to-be were together in hospital, facing the first hurdle in a much longed for pregnancy.
Kate, 30, who is barely eight weeks pregnant, was taken to the hospital just after lunch by her husband and immediately put on a drip to stop her becoming dehydrated.
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The Duke had been at his wife’s side for most of the day. Royal sources confirmed he would be visiting today.
ACUTE MORNING SICKNESS AFFECTS 2% OF PREGNANT WOMEN
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a rare condition believed to affect up to two per cent of women in pregnancy and is a severe form of morning sickness.
It tends to be more common in young mothers, women who are in their first pregnancy, and those with multiple pregnancies.
Women with HG often lose weight - usually over 10 per cent of their body weight - and feel tired and dizzy.
They may also find they are passing water less often than usual, and the main risk is dehydration which can lead to headache, palpitations and confusion.
There is also a risk of nutritional deficiencies.
Then symptoms are severe, admission to hospital may be needed for observation and to treat dehydration with intravenous fluids.
This usually only means a few days in hospital.
Unlike most morning sickness, HG usually persists past the first trimester of pregnancy, and typically subsides by week 21 of pregnancy – although it can last much longer.
However, leading doctors say that along with more ordinary morning sickness, it is a sign the pregnancy is progressing.
Dr Peter Bowen-Simpkins, consultant obstetrician and medical director of the London Women’s Clinic, says: ‘It is almost always a positive sign that the pregnancy is progressing well.
‘The sickness is thought to be due to a rise in hormone levels. It normally occurs during weeks six and eight of pregnancy, when the placenta takes over production of hormones from the ovaries.
‘It generally continues until around 12 or 14 weeks, but if it stops before, it can — although not always — be a sign that all is not well.’
Mark Prigg
The sources told MailOnline that the couple initially had ‘no plans whatsoever’ to announce the pregnancy until after she had had her 12-week scan.
They also revealed that the Duke and Duchess had not planned to tell the Royal Family of their news until they were all gathered together at Sandringham at Christmas.
But in view of the Duchess’s hospitalisation the couple made the ‘reluctant and difficult’ decision to publicly confirm their news.
Members of the Royal Family – including the Queen and grandfather-to-be Prince Charles – were informed less than an hour before the statement was put out at 4pm yesterday.
Uncle-to-be Prince Harry, who is serving in Afghanistan, was told by email at his base and the announcement was also Tweeted by Clarence House, prompting the couple’s official website to crash.
All the family declared themselves to be ‘delighted’ at the news.
She was staying with them in Berkshire when her condition deteriorated.
Speculation that she may be pregnant began last week when she unveiled a head-turning new haircut with a parted fringe as she visited the National History Museum in London.
But the drama really began when Kate went to stay with her parents on Friday after a visit to her former preparatory school, St Andrew’s, just a few minutes’ drive away.
At the time, she had appeared in rude health, even taking to the hockey pitch in her high-heeled boots for a quick knock-about with students.
William had been spending the first part of the weekend privately with friends at a shooting party that Kate, for now obvious reasons, had declined to join.
When he finally met up with his wife, however, he became increasingly concerned at her condition – particularly her inability to keep down any food or water.
On Monday afternoon, fearing she could become dehydrated which could prove a risk to both her and their baby, and after consulting their doctor by phone, he decided drive her to London in their Range Rover.
Good sport: In this photo from last Friday the Duchess of Cambridge, plays hockey during her visit to St. Andrew's School, where she attended school from 1986 till 1995, in Pangbourne.
The Duchess of Cambridge attends the official opening of The Natural History Museum's Treasures Gallery in London last week (left), and she was also photographed on an official tour of Cambridge (right)..
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The couple declined the offer of an ambulance and drove themselves to the London hospital, where William’s grandfather, Prince Philip, was hospitalised earlier this year.
By all accounts, the Duchess was in good spirits despite her condition and walked in unaided. Doctors diagnosed her with ‘hyperemesis gravidarum’, a form of acute morning sickness, which was making her vomit ‘round the clock’.
The palace said: ‘The Duchess was admitted this afternoon to King Edward VII Hospital in central London with hyperemesis gravidarum.
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William has since said that he would love to have two children.
On Wednesday last week, the couple sparked rumours when Prince William was presented with - and accepted - a baby romper suit emblazoned with a picture of a helicopter and the words ‘Daddy’s little co-pilot’.
Smiling, the Prince, who is an RAF Search and Rescue pilot, took the suit and said: ‘I’ll keep that.’
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The royal couple had been visiting the city of Cambridge for the first time when new mother Samantha Hill, 27, from Sudbury, Suffolk, handed over the gift.
She said: 'I made it for when his little one comes along, he's a helicopter pilot so his baby will think his daddy is cool. When I gave it to him he said "I'll keep that" and handed it to his aide.'
A spokesman for the couple said that they were not in a position to confirm how many weeks pregnant the Duchess is – except that the pregnancy was in its ‘very early stages’.
PREGNANCY IS PERFECT END TO QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR
News that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby marks the perfect way to round off the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.
With the monarch having celebrated her historic 60 years on the throne, the fact that she now has a new great-grandchild on the way will ensure 2012 is even more poignant for her.
The baby will be of immense importance to the future of the monarchy - William and Kate’s baby will eventually be king or queen.
The news echoes back to the Silver Jubilee of 1977 when the Queen learned that her first grandchild was on its way.
The Princess Royal’s pregnancy was described at the time by the Palace as the best Jubilee present of all and Peter Phillips was born in the November of 1977.
The Cambridges’ baby will be the Queen’s third great grandchild. Her first Savannah was born to Peter and his wife Autumn in 2010.
Peter and Autumn had their own Jubilee baby Isla Elizabeth in March 2012 - her second name seemingly a touching tribute to her famous great-grandmother.
The hope and joy generated by William and Kate’s baby and the Diamond Jubilee, coupled with the Royal Wedding in 2011, signifies a markedly different period for the Royal Family compared with two decades ago.
Kate’s pregnancy announcement and the Jubilee come 20 years on from the Queen’s ‘annus horribilis’ year of 1992 when the Prince and Princess of Wales were at war, the Duke and Duchess of York had separated and Windsor Castle went up in flames.
But MailOnline understands Kate was not pregnant during the couple’s tour of south-east Asia and the South Pacific in September.
The pregnancy may speed William’s decision to leave the job he loves as an RAF search and rescue pilot based on Anglesey.
He had been due to decide by the end of the year whether to continue in his active flying role, switch to a different one, possibly as an instructor, or throw himself into royal duties full time.
At the end of last week William still hadn’t informed his private office which way he would go – a decision which had puzzled some, but now appears to make sense.
Aides believe he and Kate will reluctantly leave Anglesey next autumn and relocate to London and an apartment at Kensington Palace.
Prince William and Kate pose in an engagement portrait in the Cornwall Room at St James's Palace in London in November 2010 (left) and on their wedding day in April 2011 (right)
The baby will be Prince Charles’s first grandchild – he already dotes on the Duchess of Cornwall’s five grandchildren – and the Queen’s third great-grandchild.
He or she will become third in line to the throne after Prince Charles and Prince William, making Prince Harry fourth.
A spokesman for the Royal Air Force (RAF), with which William serves, said: 'The RAF is delighted with the news and wishes the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge all the best for the future.'
The couple have cancelled three upcoming engagements, including a charity event tomorrow. But they are still due to attend the film premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey next Wednesday.
That kiss: Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton embraced on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, following their wedding at Westminster Abbey in April 2011BORN TO WEAR THE CROWN: THE LIFE WAITING FOR ROYAL BABY
The new royal baby will be born into one of the world’s most privileged families.
But what will life be like for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s little prince or princess?
William and Kate will do their utmost to give their son or daughter as normal an upbringing as possible. The Duke has often spoken of how important it was for him to be treated like everyone else.
He relished the time he spent away from the media at university and in the Armed Forces.
Kate too, although also from a wealthy background, has been praised for her down-to-earth approach.
The youngster will, however, grow up, just as William did, with the knowledge that they will one day wear the Crown.
A private education beckons and possibly a stint at boarding school. William went to Eton and Kate to Marlborough College in Wiltshire.
William called his father ‘papa’ and his mother ‘mummy’. He also had a childhood nanny - Tiggy Legge-Bourke - to whom he was very close, but it remains to be seen whether the Duke and Duchess will employ one.
The child’s milestones - from their first day at school to their first public engagement - may well be recorded by the media and a barrage of photographers just like William experienced.
Yet William and Kate could decide to keep all such things private in a bid to offer as much protection to their child as possible.
Their recent experience will have made them all the more wary of guarding their private lives.
Kate was pictured topless while sunbathing on holiday in a remote French chateau after being snapped by a photographer using a long lens.
Summer holidays will often be spent with the family in the Scottish countryside up at Balmoral - only for this youngster grandpa will also the Prince of Wales and their great-granny the Queen.
Christmases will partly be at Sandringham in Norfolk with the royals and trips to Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle will expose the youngsters to opulent surroundings.
Prince Harry will be a doting uncle while the Middletons too will play an important part in their life, with the Duchess being particularly close to her family, including sister Pippa.
Although the baby will be King or Queen, the prospect of them ruling as monarch is a long way off.
When Princess Elizabeth was a child, she was heir apparent by the time she was 10.
William and Kate’s baby has three generations of monarchs - the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duke - before he or she will encounter the responsibility of wearing the crown.
At some stage, though, they can expect to be tutored on royal history and duties in preparation for their important future role.
Royal protection officers will always be close at hand while help from housekeepers and aides will be the norm.
The baby is also likely to experience a stint in the Armed Forces, particularly as a future head of the military.
William trained at Sandhurst and now serves as an RAF search-and-rescue pilot.
Even the Queen, as Princess Elizabeth, joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945.
If the royal offspring follows his or her parents’ lead, they will also seek out a trusted inner circle of friends, ensuring their private lives are kept just that - private.
WHEN THEY SAW THAT NEW HAIRDO, EVERY WOMAN KNEW
We knew already, you know. The cannier observers among us had already guessed a royal baby was on the way.
How? It was all thanks to Kate’s hair: her great symbol, the vehicle through which she speaks to her public. The instant many of us caught sight of last week’s new fringe we just knew.
Elizabeth I had her virginity, Queen Victoria her mourning garb, Elizabeth II her handbags. While, for Kate – like a female Samson – it is all about the locks. By her big and bouncy blow-dry, ye shall know her.
Psychologically, women tend to change their hair when there has been some radical shift in their lives. When we spotted the young Duchess hiding bashfully behind her new bangs, it was evident that a fresh era for Kate, her marriage, and her dynastic ambitions was being heralded.
Besides – as every woman who has endured one knows – a fringe takes work, whether her own or someone else’s. Forget Lupo. With this fringe was a woman surreptitiously signalling readiness for greater commitment. Not only this, but an uncharacteristic unruliness began to set in. As Elle editor and Daily Mail columnist Lorraine Candy tweeted: ‘A royal baby!! Yay. I knew it when her hair went all curly last week. Is first sign....’
Speculation that her new darker hue was down to infant-friendly vegetable dye only compounded matters. And who could blame the Duchess, who’s been suffering so badly with extreme morning sickness, for looking to her hairdresser for a perker-upper?
A new look could be just what the doctor ordered, if one is feeling rough as hell. It’s fascinating to see how Kate’s hair has changed with her state of mind – and indeed, her status. After all, when we first saw her, her mop was an unbrushed student straggle raddled by the St. Andrew’s wind.
As royal-in-waiting, Kate’s hair grew ever greater, ever glossier with each step nearer the throne. Her logic seemed to be: ‘If it’s full and fabulous enough, they’ll just have to put a tiara on it.’
The future, then, looks bright for those of us who treat Kate’s tresses as a spectator sport. If they have been big before, pregnancy’s hormonal surges can only render them bouncier.
Hannah Betts
Hello there: Prince William meets a baby at the Walsall Gala Baths, West Midlands, in May 2008
MARY, MATILDA, EDMUND OR GEORGE: WHAT WILL THE BABY'S NAME BE?
Bookmakers will be taking flurries of bets on what the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will choose to call the eagerly anticipated new Prince or Princess.
Speculation as to what they might name their first child began even before Kate was pregnant with predictions posted ranging from Mary and Matilda to Edmund and George on the mumsnet website before their wedding.
Their decision - be it traditional or unusual - will most likely set a trend for the next generation of babies.
'For the most part, members of the Royal Family who are entitled to the style and dignity of HRH Prince or Princess do not need a surname, but if at any time any of them do need a surname (such as upon marriage), that surname is Mountbatten-Windsor'
Monarchy's official website
Royal youngsters are mostly given safe, historical names which are passed down through the monarchy such as James, Edward, Charles, George, Mary and Elizabeth.
William and Kate will also be mindful of choosing a name that befits a future King or Queen. This royal baby will be born third in line to the throne.
If Kate gives birth to a girl, many will expect the Duke and Duchess to pay homage in some way to William's late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, as well as to the Queen.
Likewise, the arrival of a boy could see a tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales or even Prince Harry. But the Cambridges are also likely to take inspiration from Kate's side of the family.
Royal children often boast an array of middle names - William's own being Arthur Philip Louis - so the couple are likely to pick several - offering them the chance to include a nod to both sets of relatives.
They also might incorporate a Welsh name to reflect their links to Wales, a name with historical connections to the city of Cambridge or perhaps something Scottish to represent the time they spent together in St Andrews.
Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran, the authors of Cool Names for Babies, already have their predictions on the babyzone website - posted before Kate was even pregnant.
Suggestions include Alice (the name of Queen Victoria's second daughter and also the Duke of Edinburgh's mother), Amelia (George II's second daughter), Dorothea (meaning gift of god) and Charlotte (wife of George III) for a girl and Augustus (George II's middle name), Frederick (a son of George III) or Leopold (a son of Queen Victoria).
If the baby is boy, he would be expected to be styled a Prince and if the baby was a girl, a Princess.
The last example of a great granddaughter of a still serving Sovereign born on the male line was Princess Mary, who was born in 1897 and was George VI's sister and a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
As to the child's surname, according to the monarchy's official website: 'For the most part, members of the Royal Family who are entitled to the style and dignity of HRH Prince or Princess do not need a surname, but if at any time any of them do need a surname (such as upon marriage), that surname is Mountbatten-Windsor.'
In 1917, George V adopted Windsor as the royal family's House and surname. In 1960, for the direct descendants of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh who require a surname, it became Mountbatten-Windsor. Mountbatten was the surname Greek-born Prince Philip assumed when he became naturalised in 1947.
William has used Wales professionally in the forces. His children might use Cambridge in the same way, or even Wales too as William still retains his title Prince William of Wales.
If a boy, the baby is also likely to one day be Prince of Wales. The title is usually given to the male heir to the throne, but it is not automatic.
Culled from The Daily Mail UK.
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