Prince William and Wife Kate Expecting Third Child

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge (R), his wife Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge (L), Prince George (2nd R) and Princess Charlotte arrive to attend the morning Christmas Day service at St Mark's Church in Englefield, near Bucklebury in southern England, Britain on Dec. 25, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Matthews/Pool

LONDON—Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate are expecting their third child, their office said on Monday after the Duchess was forced to cancel an engagement due to severe morning sickness.

The baby will be fifth in line to the British throne, after grandfather Prince Charles, father William and elder siblings George, 4, and Charlotte, 2.

The couple, who released the news via their office at Kensington Palace, did not say when the baby was due.

“The Queen and members of both families are delighted with the news,” the palace said.

 

Britain’s monarchy has ridden a wave of public support in recent years due to the emergence of the younger royals, William, Kate and William’s brother Harry.

Kate and William married in a lavish ceremony in 2011 watched by about two billion people around the world. Two years later the international camera crews and photographers camped outside a London hospital to record the birth of George, and returned two years later for his sister Charlotte.

Prince William exchanges rings with his bride Catherine Middleton in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams inside Westminster Abbey in London, England on April 29, 2011.
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