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T_i_B

(14,738 posts) Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:26 AM Sep 2014

Prince William and Kate expecting second child

Source: BBC

The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child.

Kensington Palace said the Queen and members of both families were delighted with the news.

The palace said that - as when she was pregnant with Prince George - the duchess was suffering from very acute morning sickness and was being treated by doctors at Kensington Palace.

The baby will become fourth in line to the throne, moving Prince Harry further down the line of succession. Our correspondent added that this pregnancy was likely to generate excitement but was lacking the constitutional significance of Prince George's birth - as things stand the unborn boy or girl is not destined to be monarch.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29108010

For those of you interested in that sort of thing.

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Prince William and Kate expecting second child (Original Post) T_i_B Sep 2014 OP

Heard on the radio this morning BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #1

Yes!! Awesome news! yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #5

'Phillip'? Philip is married to the Queen, and won't reign muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #6

Sorry. I meant Charles yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #7

There are a lot of people that feel that way including me davidpdx Sep 2014 #10

really hoping the queen outlives charles! Scout Sep 2014 #14

Or that Charles decides ah f--- it 47of74 Sep 2014 #17

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #2

no way is it kicking already jberryhill Sep 2014 #3

LOL. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #4

not saying.... AngryAmish Sep 2014 #8

Tut Tut... T_i_B Sep 2014 #29

My, my... SoapBox Sep 2014 #9

What? Married people having sex? OnlinePoker Sep 2014 #11

I think it's great news! femmocrat Sep 2014 #12

I hope it's a girl! Glorfindel Sep 2014 #13

Wow, famous people famous for Kelvin Mace Sep 2014 #15

Well, they have to... PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #16

I'm willing to bet if a girl treestar Sep 2014 #18

Im guessing Victoria or Sophia SummerSnow Sep 2014 #26

A good PR move would be to announce that they are choosing a Scottish name Tanuki Sep 2014 #32

Could someone help me understand... Nitram Sep 2014 #19

I know. Yawn. nt Laffy Kat Sep 2014 #27

I still don't see why Americans get all giddy about the British royal family catbyte Sep 2014 #20

I find it amusing that when any American is awarded an Honorary Knighthood by the Queen Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #21

plenty of things, actually--demands for MPs and/or a separate (Canada-style) legislature MisterP Sep 2014 #23

British royal family pride, helps hold their country together in a good way. Sunlei Sep 2014 #22

Hurray for babies. IDK they'd had one already, though, LOL. freshwest Sep 2014 #24

Aw, didn't you see this? Tanuki Sep 2014 #31

Aww indeed! Mom, dad, baby and puppy! freshwest Sep 2014 #33

Ah, that is happy news! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2014 #25

First, the heir. Aristus Sep 2014 #28

Born into a surname that guarantees the success of the child's future... Earth_First Sep 2014 #30

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

1. Heard on the radio this morning

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:32 AM

Sep 2014

Wishing them all the best....

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

5. Yes!! Awesome news!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 08:15 AM

Sep 2014

I so want Prince Phillip skipped. Although I know that wont happen. At least his reign should be short. Long live the Queen!

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

6. 'Phillip'? Philip is married to the Queen, and won't reign

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 08:21 AM

Sep 2014

How much does this really matter to you?

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

7. Sorry. I meant Charles

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 08:23 AM

Sep 2014

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

10. There are a lot of people that feel that way including me

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:01 AM

Sep 2014

William has a good head on his shoulders and the heart of his mom.

Scout

(8,624 posts)

14. really hoping the queen outlives charles!

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 10:16 AM

Sep 2014

hey, it could happen, right??

47of74

(18,470 posts)

17. Or that Charles decides ah f--- it

Reply to Scout (Reply #14)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:01 AM

Sep 2014

And tells his mom that when she goes that they should skip him and go directly to William.

littlemissmartypants

(22,692 posts)

2. Kicking. Thank you. nt

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:33 AM

Sep 2014

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. no way is it kicking already

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:36 AM

Sep 2014

It won't be kicking for a while

littlemissmartypants

(22,692 posts)

4. LOL. nt

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:38 AM

Sep 2014

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)

8. not saying....

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 08:34 AM

Sep 2014

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)

29. Tut Tut...

Reply to AngryAmish (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 03:01 AM

Sep 2014

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

9. My, my...

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 08:46 AM

Sep 2014

They've have been busy...again.

OnlinePoker

(5,722 posts)

11. What? Married people having sex?

Reply to SoapBox (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:15 AM

Sep 2014

Is such a thing allowed?

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

12. I think it's great news!

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:38 AM

Sep 2014

Wishing them all the best. Such a lovely couple.

I would rather hear that news than something negative coming out of Britain.

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)

13. I hope it's a girl!

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:38 AM

Sep 2014

No daughter has been born to a reigning monarch or direct heir since the Princess Royal in 1950.

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

15. Wow, famous people famous for

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 10:39 AM

Sep 2014

being famous have gonds that work allowing them to produce more famous people.

This is news?

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)

16. Well, they have to...

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 10:49 AM

Sep 2014

That's part of the deal. Imagine the royal outrage if Kate claimed she wanted to be childfree, lol! Well, we could hope.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

18. I'm willing to bet if a girl

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:02 AM

Sep 2014

Her name will be Diana.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

26. Im guessing Victoria or Sophia

Reply to treestar (Reply #18)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 01:05 PM

Sep 2014

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)

32. A good PR move would be to announce that they are choosing a Scottish name

Reply to treestar (Reply #18)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 10:58 AM

Sep 2014

like Elspeth or Catriona!

Nitram

(22,818 posts)

19. Could someone help me understand...

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 11:04 AM

Sep 2014

...why anyone is interested in this topic? I'm not trying to be snarky, just genuinely puzzled.

Laffy Kat

(16,383 posts)

27. I know. Yawn. nt

Reply to Nitram (Reply #19)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:46 PM

Sep 2014

catbyte

(34,402 posts)

20. I still don't see why Americans get all giddy about the British royal family

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 12:07 PM

Sep 2014

After all, wasn't that little dust up we had with Great Britain 238 years ago all about getting rid of royalty? Whatever!

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

21. I find it amusing that when any American is awarded an Honorary Knighthood by the Queen

Reply to catbyte (Reply #20)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 12:26 PM

Sep 2014

they cannot get their ass over to Buckingham Palace quickly enough to receive their honor.

But seriously, what it is is fascination with what you don't have. And the US has a lot of things like natural wonders but one thing it is lacking is royalty and the associated pomp and pageantry that dates back hundreds and hundreds of years.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

23. plenty of things, actually--demands for MPs and/or a separate (Canada-style) legislature

Reply to catbyte (Reply #20)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 12:40 PM

Sep 2014

with executive powers, free trade, demand for a return to constitutionality (which a lot in London wanted against George III's modernizing efforts), breaking London's Indian treaties to totally open the west from the mountains to the Mississip, tax breaks and trade monopolies, and sheer greed were all in the mix as much as any plain-vanilla republicanism