IT’S OFFICIAL: Duchess Of Cambridge Is Pregnant…Kate & Wills Are Expecting First Child As She Is Taken To Hospital With Acute Morning Sickness

PRINCE William and his wife, Catherine, have announced they are expecting a baby, ending days of speculation the 30-year-old duchess was pregnant.

The announcement came after Kate, 30, was taken late Monday afternoon to King Edward VII Hospital in London where she is expected to remain for several days with severe morning sickness.

But the news was met with great joy from the royal households and the general public.

The couple put out a statement saying they were "delighted with the news".



"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,” their statement said.


The Daily Mail reports that that members of both the Royal Family - including the Queen - were only told about the pregnancy after the decision was made to admit Kate to hospital. The Middletons were, however, already aware given her condition this weekend.


The baby will be born third in line to the throne, thanks to laws changed last year in Britain, and it will be the first time in almost 120 years a serving monarch gets to meet a great grandchild born directly into succession to the crown.

When the newest addition to the Royal Family arrives, Prince Harry, the baby's uncle, will be bumped down the line of succession to fourth place.

Prime Minister David Cameron was the first to congratulate the couple taking to Twitter to state "they will make wonderful parents”.