Prince William And His Wife, Kate, Expecting A 2nd Royal Baby
Britain’s royal family announced on Monday that the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, is pregnant with her second child, news...
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Britain’s royal family announced on Monday that the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, is pregnant with her second child, news that is likely to offer a respite from uncertainty and introspection over Britain’s future.
The duchess and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, who is second in line to the British throne, have a son, George, whose birth last year was chronicled in exhaustive and mesmeric detail by news organizations from across the globe. To judge from the reaction on social media and news websites, the announcement of the second pregnancy seemed destined for similar treatment.
“George is going to be a big brother,” the Daily Mirror tabloid declared, offering to explain “why royal baby number 2 could be a tearaway.” On its website, the Daily Mail promised insights into the “world of a new royal baby: A nursery fit for a prince (or princess), a country home in Norfolk and a big brother who will one day be king.”
A few of the Rachel Riley outfits worn by Prince George during his trip to Australia and New Zealand.Front Row: Prince George Ascending to the Throne of TrendsetterAPRIL 23, 2014
Prince George of Cambridge was dressed in an intricate lace and satin replica of the christening gown made for the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria in 1841.A Royal Christening in Britain Amid a Refrain of CoosOCT. 23, 2013
The Aug. 5 issue of People on Prince George’s birth was the magazine’s best-selling issue so far this year.Celebrity Weeklies Are Reveling in a Royal Baby, and SalesAUG. 11, 2013
A royal announcement said the duke and duchess, both 32, were “delighted,” although the duchess was said to be undergoing treatment by physicians for acute morning sickness. Her first pregnancy was also marked by the same condition, known in medical terms as hyperemesis gravidarum.
On Monday, she canceled a planned engagement with her husband in the university city of Oxford, west of London, where the couple had been set to inaugurate a center for the study of China. She had also been scheduled to join her husband and her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, later this week at a sporting event for military service personnel recovering from injury and sickness.
The announcement came as Britons confronted an array of charged issues, including a potential threat from British jihadists in the Middle East, the future of the union with Scotland — to be decided in a referendum next week — and the broader questions of their country’s relationship with Europe and its place in the world as a post-imperial power.
Against those imponderables, the idea of a royal birth — like royal weddings — offers the nation a chance to revive its fascination with the House of Windsor, whose popularity plummeted after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, but has rebounded dramatically since then.
Seizing the moment on Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron offered “many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. I’m delighted by the happy news that they’re expecting another baby.”
Pointedly, the Scottish prime minister, Alex Salmond, who is campaigning for Scotland to break away from its 307-year union with England, used the royal couple’s Scottish title in a congratulatory message on Twitter.
Source: New York Times
The duchess and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, who is second in line to the British throne, have a son, George, whose birth last year was chronicled in exhaustive and mesmeric detail by news organizations from across the globe. To judge from the reaction on social media and news websites, the announcement of the second pregnancy seemed destined for similar treatment.
“George is going to be a big brother,” the Daily Mirror tabloid declared, offering to explain “why royal baby number 2 could be a tearaway.” On its website, the Daily Mail promised insights into the “world of a new royal baby: A nursery fit for a prince (or princess), a country home in Norfolk and a big brother who will one day be king.”
A few of the Rachel Riley outfits worn by Prince George during his trip to Australia and New Zealand.Front Row: Prince George Ascending to the Throne of TrendsetterAPRIL 23, 2014
Prince George of Cambridge was dressed in an intricate lace and satin replica of the christening gown made for the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria in 1841.A Royal Christening in Britain Amid a Refrain of CoosOCT. 23, 2013
The Aug. 5 issue of People on Prince George’s birth was the magazine’s best-selling issue so far this year.Celebrity Weeklies Are Reveling in a Royal Baby, and SalesAUG. 11, 2013
A royal announcement said the duke and duchess, both 32, were “delighted,” although the duchess was said to be undergoing treatment by physicians for acute morning sickness. Her first pregnancy was also marked by the same condition, known in medical terms as hyperemesis gravidarum.
On Monday, she canceled a planned engagement with her husband in the university city of Oxford, west of London, where the couple had been set to inaugurate a center for the study of China. She had also been scheduled to join her husband and her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, later this week at a sporting event for military service personnel recovering from injury and sickness.
The announcement came as Britons confronted an array of charged issues, including a potential threat from British jihadists in the Middle East, the future of the union with Scotland — to be decided in a referendum next week — and the broader questions of their country’s relationship with Europe and its place in the world as a post-imperial power.
Against those imponderables, the idea of a royal birth — like royal weddings — offers the nation a chance to revive its fascination with the House of Windsor, whose popularity plummeted after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, but has rebounded dramatically since then.
Seizing the moment on Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron offered “many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. I’m delighted by the happy news that they’re expecting another baby.”
Pointedly, the Scottish prime minister, Alex Salmond, who is campaigning for Scotland to break away from its 307-year union with England, used the royal couple’s Scottish title in a congratulatory message on Twitter.
Source: New York Times
