Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child

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Unlike her first pregnancy, however, Kate is being treated by doctors at Kensington Palace and has not been admitted to hospital.
Sources have told Mail Online that the Duchess has not yet even reached her crucial 12-week stage and were once again forced to reveal details of the new baby because of her condition.

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A senior royal source said: ‘The couple only found out very recently. The Duchess has not even reached the crucial 12-week stage.

‘But when it became apparent that she was no well enough to join the Duke on a joint engagement in Oxford today and that the number of forthcoming engagements could be affected, the Duke and Duchess have taken the difficult decision to be fully open about the pregnancy.’
In a statement the palace said: ‘Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their second child.

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Flashback: The Duke and Duchess leave St Mary’s Hospital in London with newborn George on July 23, 2024

‘I’m delighted’: Prime Minister David Cameron has offered his congratulations to the Duke and Duchess

Statement: Clarence House said in a tweet that the Queen and members of both families were ‘delighted’
The Queen and members of both families are delighted with the news. As with her first pregnancy, The Duchess is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum.
‘The Queen and members of both families are delighted with the news’
Kensington Palace

‘Her Royal Highness will no longer accompany The Duke of Cambridge on their planned engagement in Oxford today. The Duchess is being treated by doctors at Kensington Palace. ‘
Kate’s sickness means that her first solo foreign visit to Malta later this month is seriously in doubt. A palace source said that a decision would be made nearer the time.
But the Duchess does plan to support her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, at the opening ceremony of his Invictus Games in London on Wednesday.
Prime Minister David Cameron offered his congratulations to the couple today, saying: ‘Many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. I’m delighted by the happy news that they’re expecting another baby.’
‘SUPER SICKNESS’: HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM EXPLAINED

Hyperemesis gravidarum afflicts one pregnancy in 50 and is much more serious than the nausea commonly experienced by expectant mothers.

The condition can lead to severe dehydration and puts both mother and baby at risk of being deprived of essential nutrients.

Sufferers can be left vomiting up to 30 times a day, with exhausting and hazardous consequences.

They cannot eat or drink without retching and may lose up to 10 per cent of their **** weight, which can trigger a build-up of toxins in the blood or urine known as ketosis as the **** tries to compensate for lack of food by mouth.

Hospital treatment for these women is essential, as without intravenous feeding and fluids they are at risk of becoming dangerously dehydrated.