Kate’s baby joy

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to announce some happy baby news after the royal couple have decided it’s time for baby number three!

Kate is feeling really broody after close friends Ben Ainslie and Georgie Thompson’s welcomed baby girl Bellatrix, who was born two weeks ago.

The 34-year-old duchess has told friends she misses having a newborn now that Prince George is three years old and Princess Charlotte is 14 months.

And, after months of negotiations with 34-year-old Prince William, Kate has finally persuaded her husband to start trying for a third child – and she couldn’t be more excited!

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