The Duchess of Cambridge today announced she is expecting her third child – two months after joking with Prince William that they will ‘have to have more babies’.
The 35-year-old was on a royal tour of Poland when she was given a cuddly toy designed for newborns.
Saying thank you for receiving the toy created to help soothe babies, she turned to her husband and joked while laughing: ‘We will just have to have more babies.’
The soft toys are designed by Whisbear and are supposed to comfort newborns by mirroring the sounds from the womb.
The royal couple (pictured together) attended an event in Warsaw, Poland, in July and Kate was handed a cuddly toy for newborns
The Duchess, 35, turned to her husband, smiled, and joked that they need to ‘have more babies’
She speculated about having another child during a reception in Warsaw – just hours before she donned a dazzling ivory gown for a garden party in the Queen’s honour.
Kate attended the event with her husband and was photographed barely touching her glass of wine.
Julia Sielicka-Jastrzebska, who founded the company with her sister, said Kate made the joke after learning the bears were designed for children younger than George, three and Charlotte, four.
She said: ‘We gave the Duchess some presents for Prince George and Princess Charlotte. She said they should have more babies, and they laughed.’
Kensington Palace today announced the royal couple are expecting their third child together.
Later that evening, the Duchess, 35, was seen at an event and held up a glass of wine (right)
The royal couple attended the Queen’s Birthday Garden Party in Warsaw and toasted the evening with a drink
The Duchess, who is believed to be between eight and 12 weeks pregnant, battled Hyperemesis Gravidarum during her first two pregnancies and was hospitalised when expecting George in 2012.
Today she was forced to miss her planned engagement at the Hornsey Road Children’s Centre in London today, and is being cared for at Kensington Palace.
The happy news that George, four, and Charlotte, two, will have a new sibling next year came later via Kensington Palace.
Their statement read: ‘Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their third child’.