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The Duchess of Cambridge in London, March 7, 2018

Birth of a baby - great joy and a serious test, especially when we're talking about about members royal family. Immediately after the official announcement of Kate's pregnancy appeared in September last year, many royal observers began to speculate that this time the Duchess would not go to a professional hospital, but, on the contrary, would seriously consider the possibility of giving birth at home.

Why? The thing is, since Prince George and Princess Charlotte were born at St. Mary's Hospital in London, Her Ladyship is well aware of how exhausting it can be to appear for the first time with a baby in front of a crowd of journalists, photographers and fans, not to mention the waste of time and energy on to get yourself in order. After the birth of George, the Duchess of Cambridge neglected her hair and makeup, as a result of which she received not the most successful photographs in the press. The second time, Catherine took into account her past mistakes and appeared before reporters in heels and with perfect hair (read also: “The harsh style lessons that Kate Middleton learned in her marriage to Prince William”). In addition, crowds of people and a regime of enhanced security significantly disrupt the usual operating hours of the hospital.

The Duchess leaving the hospital in 2013...

...and in 2015

As columnists recalled, many members of the royal family traditionally prefer home births. In particular, all the heirs of Elizabeth II were born in Buckingham Palace.

However, now the Duchess is still inclined to give birth in a special institution. According to the press, a special ward has already been prepared in the Lindo wing of St. Mary's Hospital, a team of doctors and nurses has undergone special instructions, and everyone is “just waiting for the baby to arrive.” As specified, the Duchess had extremely positive impressions after giving birth to her son and daughter in this establishment. “This is her number one choice. She knows the medical team and believes she will be in good hands,” the insider said.

Briefly about those events of the last 7 days that have not yet been covered.

Today the Dukes of Cambridge and Susse presented the Shout service.
The title photo is November 2018.

Shout is a new text messaging line that supports people in crisis, similar to a helpline. The line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and connects people who need help with trained volunteers, allowing people to not go through a crisis alone and form a plan to find long-term support.
Because text messages are completely confidential and there is no need to say the problem out loud, they reveal completely new way looking for help. It provides instant support - you can talk anytime - at school, at home, on the bus, anywhere without anyone hearing you.
This service is for everyone, but especially for young people, texting is a reliable and familiar form of communication and the use of text rather than talk makes communication simple and accessible to anyone with a phone.
Shout is powered by a team of volunteers who are at the heart of the service. The program is unique in that volunteer training is conducted online under the supervision of qualified doctors.
The program is the brainchild of the Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex's foundation. They spent months planning the launch of this service, working on the details. Today the Dukes of Cambridge invited journalists to present this service to the public.
A few photos appeared on Instagram that were not previously available. They were taken in November 2018, when Kate, William, Harry and Meghan actively discussed the idea and worked on bringing it to life.

A video introducing the service was also posted on Instagram.

Plastic surgeon Simon Kay received the Order British Empire. In 2016, Dr Kay performed the first double hand transplant in Britain.

Glenda Bailey - editor-in-chief The secular magazine Harper's Bazaar became a Dame of Britain for her services to journalism, fashion and charity.

Artist Iinka Shonibare has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his artistic achievement.

Rabbi Warren Elf was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his support of Manchester residents in the 2017 terrorist attack.

The Earl of Wessex took part in several events this week, including a visit to Banham Zoo in Norfolk to mark the 50th anniversary of the conservation wildlife at the zoo.

During his visit to the zoo, HRH learned of the Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA)'s 5-year conservation commitment. charitable organization, which heads Banham Zoo and its sister park Africa Alive.
The prince met workers who care for the animals, a maintenance team who built a new habitat for the caimans, and some of the volunteers who help at the zoo and park.
The Earl also visited Horsted Residential Centre.

Princess Alexandra visited a lifeguard station in Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex.

The Duke of York attended a rehearsal for the parade in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday.

And the Duke of York attended the Pitch@Palace event at Imperial College London. This is an organization he founded to help develop private business.

HRH Princess Anne attended the annual @whitleyawards.

The Whitley Fund for Nature has awarded almost £16 million to support the work of more than 200 local conservationists. The fund helps conservationists make changes in local ecological communities and in the natural habitats of their chosen species. Anna is a patron of the foundation and awarded the works that won this year.

Without writing separately, this week Pippa Matthews was seen in London for a walk with her son.

Just pure London photos - rain, umbrella, white trench coat)

PS While I was writing, I realized how many events we have that are not covered here, since the characters are not particularly popular, and how much BKS still works, and what excellent projects they all have.

Styled by the Duchess of Cambridge, wife British prince William (second in line to the British throne) is admired by women all over the world. Even before her wedding with the prince, which took place on April 29, 2011 and became one of the most memorable wedding ceremonies among the royal families, Catherine could not boast of either impeccable style or perfect hairstyle. But now things are different.

Here she is, simple Kate Middleton, with a careless ponytail on her head, in jeans and a jacket, captured by photographers while talking with her mother Carol. In those days, the future duchess had not yet thought about what to wear, and photographers did not really favor her with their attention.

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Everything changed after the announcement of her engagement to the prince in November 2010. Since then, Catherine has been assigned several personal assistants, who help her get ready for various social events and royal receptions.

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The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William on their engagement day in 2010

The personal assistant of the Duchess of Cambridge today is Amanda Cook Tucker, a famous London stylist who has her own beauty salon, celebrity clients and is responsible for the hairstyles and images of Duchess Catherine. When Amanda came to work for the royal family, she held the position children's hairdresser, but after the position of Katherine’s personal stylist became vacant, she was offered the position.

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For several years now, Amanda has been responsible for the Duchess's hair and style. And, I must say, he does it very successfully. She introduced the fashion for simple hairstyles: well-groomed hair, slightly curled in waves or laconicly collected in a high ponytail, or neat hairstyles pulled back and ideally matched with a hat. Such images suit Catherine, and besides, the Duchess completely trusts personal stylist and is always ready to experiment, for example, sometimes she cuts her bangs or decides to radically change the length of her hair.

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Hairstyles of the Duchess of Cambridge

We don’t remember any absolutely “disastrous” hairstyles for the Duchess. Perhaps during a tour of Singapore and Malaysia in 2012, Katherine appeared in public once with a careless hairstyle, but then Amanda Cook was not yet her stylist.

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Hairstyles of the Duchess of Cambridge

Many are sure that false curls are added to some of the Duchess's hairstyles, but the stylist claims that main secret beautiful and thick hair Katherine – coconut oil. It is present on the Duchess's dressing table, as in pure form, and in most hair care products.

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Hairstyles of the Duchess of Cambridge

The Duchess is lucky: today Amanda accompanies her on all her trips, her services are not cheap ($420 a day), but they prefer not to skimp on their image in the British royal family. If you compare, styling at Amanda's salon will cost the client about $350, but the client must make an appointment for it in advance, at least several months in advance.

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Hairstyles of the Duchess of Cambridge

When it comes to style and choice of outfits, Amanda Cook is also here main advisor Catherine. The hour is not far when the Duchess of Cambridge will become queen, and the stylist is already working to ensure that her images correspond to this possible future status. So, if previously the current Queen of Great Britain had some complaints about Catherine’s style, now the Duchess’s images absolutely satisfy her. And the length of the dresses, and the style, and even the color. Although, as you know, the queen has a favorable attitude towards bright outfits, because she herself wears such clothes.

The pregnant Duchess of Cambridge Catherine was shopping in a regular store, accompanied by a royal bodyguard.

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After Kensington Palace announced that she was officially going on maternity leave, the public did not expect to see her in public. But the Duchess of Cambridge does not intend to lie in front of the TV and eat donuts - even while on last month pregnancy, she continues to lead an active lifestyle. Katherine was recently spotted at a Waitrose supermarket in Norfolk.

They didn’t recognize the duchess right away, because that day she looked quite simple - without makeup or hair styling, in dark jeans and a peach coat. Only one customer managed to discern a royal persona in the girl. She was embarrassed to approach her and secretly took a few shots. In the photographs, Prince William's wife buys spices, which were sold at a 25% discount that day. She was accompanied by a bodyguard.

Later, the British woman met Kate Middleton again, but in the parking lot. This time the woman decided to greet the duchess, to which she also returned the greeting with a smile.

Before the Duchess of Cambridge became a mother for the second time, Western tabloids doubled their vigilance and began to monitor both the frequency of her appearances in public and the slightest changes in her figure. The question of whether the royal couple will stop at two children, or will follow the example of Elizabeth II and plan for at least four, has interested everyone for the last two years. The gossip that circulated in the press added spice to the intrigue. It was rumored that Kate wanted to give birth to another baby in order to tie her husband closer to her. And her husband, whose swan-like fidelity after a cheerful bachelor party in Switzerland is hard to believe, allegedly had no desire to expand the family. Apparently, Kate and William managed to find a compromise: Middleton is again in interesting position. the site recalls the difficult path of Duchess Catherine to the much-desired third pregnancy and finds out which rumors about her turned out to be true and which were fabrications of anonymous “well-wishers.”

Information about Kate Middleton's possible third pregnancy has been discussed in the press for a long time, but no one was in a hurry to believe the ubiquitous anonymous people close to the royal family, because the figure of the duchess, who ignored the existence of fashionable oversize outfits, remained girlishly slender. However, in the summer of 2017, even the most persistent skeptics began to doubt whether the tabloids were really wrong?!

Many found it strange that since July of this year, Prince William’s wife stopped appearing in public. At the end of August, the Australian online publication Women’s Day released interesting news: an insider told the portal that Katherine was hospitalized. The anonymous source did not name the reason for the hospitalization, but said that the very next day the Duchess of Cambridge was discharged from the clinic and she returned home safely. Then many fans of the British royal family remembered Kate’s two previous pregnancies: during them she felt unwell due to very severe toxicosis and sought help from doctors. Apparently, this time the scenario has not changed, because on September 4, the press service of Kensington Palace officially confirmed that the 35-year-old Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will become parents again.

“Catherine is expecting her third child. The Queen and members of both families are very happy about this news. As in her two previous pregnancies, the Duchess suffers from severe toxicosis. That is why Her Highness canceled a planned visit to a children's center in London. The Duchess is currently in Kensington Palace, where she is provided with the necessary assistance,” the message says.

According to Western glossy publications, Kate Middleton is approximately two or three months pregnant. The baby is expected to be born in April or March 2018. The royal family has decided to no longer hide the interesting situation of the Duchess, since due to poor health she will not be able to perform her duties and will rarely appear in public. Most likely, Katherine will go on maternity leave early again.

ABOUT good news Prince Harry, who recently returned to the UK from a romantic trip to Botswana with his beloved Meghan Markle, already knows. According to Prince George's uncle and Princess Charlotte, he is very happy for his brother and daughter-in-law. “I hope Kate is okay,” Harry told reporters during a charity event on September 4.

By the way, the well-known Gary Goldsmith is also aware of his niece’s third pregnancy - it was the British millionaire who helped eldest daughter his sister to win the prince, paying for her education at a prestigious university, expensive clothes and vacations at luxury resorts.

"This is definitely best news this year. Being a mother suits her very well. I wonder if she will stop at three kids? Honestly, I don't think so. She and Will dote on children,” the businessman told The Daily Mail.

It is curious that not so long ago, Kate and William, according to rumors, were not eager to expand their family - the spouses were completely satisfied with the fact that they already had both a son and a daughter. the site recalls the gossip and myths that preceded Duchess Catherine's third pregnancy, and understands why she decided to give birth to another baby right now.

Give birth to save a marriage

At first glance, it seems that Prince William and Kate Middleton are happily married. However, one has only to take a closer look at the royal couple, as our psychologists did, and it turns out that not everything is ideal in their family. However, you don’t need to be an expert in the field of relationships to predict the Duchess’s reaction to her husband’s reckless behavior.

In March of this year, William and his friends went to Switzerland, where they spent several days ski resort Verbier. According to anonymous sources, during this trip, the Duke of Cambridge behaved like a bachelor, flirted left and right and did not limit himself to flirting...

Upon returning home, what awaited William was not a table set with bread and salt, but a completely cold welcome. Insiders claimed that Katherine refused to talk to her husband for several days.

“Kate seriously believed that William’s parties and dubious friends were a thing of the past. She finds this situation very humiliating and is terribly angry with her husband, even if there is no talk of separation,” a Buckingham Palace insider told Vanity Fair.

However, a few weeks later the couple again smiled tenderly at each other in public. It is quite possible that beneficial influence The couple had meetings with a family psychologist and sexologist, who helped them overcome the crisis situation.

Interestingly, one of the anonymous people then suggested that after the incident with the bachelor party in Switzerland, Kate would become pregnant with her third child. According to the source, Middleton, who suddenly realized that her husband might leave her, had to think about a kind of “safety cushion” in the form of another baby.

"Lazy Katie"

However, some fans of the British royal family are confident that this is not a matter of hypothetical treason. Kate is said to have desperately wanted to get pregnant for the third time before Prince George went to prep school and she was forced out of a long-term pregnancy. maternity leave. Just from the beginning of this week, Catherine was supposed to plunge headlong into royal duties and appear at events more often, but instead she announced an interesting position.

Insiders have long been outraged that the Duchess of Cambridge is constantly shirking work. They say that Queen Elizabeth II is not at all happy about this either.

Recently, the wife of Prince William was even called the laziest representative of the British royal family: she rarely speaks in public and often cancels meetings at the last minute.

However, the young mother also has defenders who are sure that she needs to spend more time with her children while they are small. In addition, according to British media reports, Catherine is very worried when she has to make speeches before a large number people - supposedly she has developed a real phobia that is poisoning her life.

Become a mother to spite your husband

According to another version, Katherine decided on a third child without even consulting her husband. In July of this year, the American magazine Life & Style wrote that Prince William does not want to think about another baby. The grandson of Queen Elizabeth II is glad that he has a son and a daughter. “He is sure that their family has already been formed. And Katherine dreams of a third, because she herself grew up in large family"- said the insider. According to the anonymous author, the heir to the British throne was not mentally prepared for the next addition to the family.

A few months ago, journalist Phil Dampier spoke with the duchess at one of the receptions. During this conversation, Kate jokingly admitted that if she gave birth to a third child, Will would have left, slamming the door.

Middleton herself did not even hide the fact that she really wanted to become a mother again. During a recent official visit to Poland, she was presented with toys for babies. The Duchess thanked him for the gift and, looking at her husband, said meaningfully: “Now we need another baby.”

One day with my sister

On last week foreign media started talking about the fact that Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, is preparing to become a mother. And although there has not yet been any official confirmation of information about Pippa’s pregnancy from her family or reputable magazines, fans are confident that this is about to happen.

“Kate and Pippa have long dreamed of one day being pregnant at the same time. Apparently, they will succeed. Catherine now lives in London because Prince George will go to school there. And Pippa’s apartment with her husband is located in the center. Just imagine how great it will be when the sisters go to children's store buy clothes for future babies or go to pregnancy yoga classes,” a family friend told Us Weekly. Well, we can do it with ease!

Make it before Megan

Another interesting, but, frankly speaking, somewhat dubious rumor was circulated in the media a couple of months ago. Insiders claimed that Kate does not want to have a child in the near future because of Prince Harry's girlfriend. According to anonymous reports, Middleton was annoyed that her brother-in-law’s chosen one was becoming more popular day by day.

Like, the Duchess of Cambridge thought with horror about what would happen if she became pregnant at the same time as Meghan Markle. Katherine likes to have all the attention on her, especially when she's in an interesting position.

If we follow the logic of insiders, we can assume that Prince William’s wife simply decided to hurry up and get pregnant before Megan. Overtaking Markle on all fronts is a matter of principle for Middleton.