As the news broke that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child it was only a matter of moments before tributes flooded in.
Social media erupted with messages from royalists and well-wishers congratulating the couple on their pregnancy.
Kensington Palace took to Twitter to announce the news on Monday morning and the tweet has thus far received over 65,000 likes with the hashtag #RoyalBaby currently the top trending subject on Twitter.
Royal fans have taken to Twitter to share hilarious memes and tweets responding to the news that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child
But on top of felicitations, it didn’t take long for wise-cracking netizens to share their hilarious tweets in response to the news.
Several memes have already popped up in reaction to the announcement including one witty tweeter who shared ‘have a break, have a kid Kate’ parodying the famous KitKat slogan.
Elsewhere users couldn’t help but feel a little sympathetic toward Prince Harry whose position as fifth in line to the throne has now been ousted to sixth.
Many remarked on the royal couple’s ever growing brood, parodying the announcement with movie sequels
Several, including etiquette expert William Hanson, were surprised to see another baby announcement so soon
Other fans were highly amused by one local paper’s coverage of the news with Daily Post opting for the headline ‘Former Anglesy helicopted pilot expecting third child’.
Many remarked on the couples ever-growing brood parodying the announcement with movie sequels with one Twitter user referring to the royal heir as ‘Royal Baby: Tokyo Drift’.
Meanwhile several eagle eyed tweeters accused William of planning the pregnancy specifically for this time, pointing out that two weeks of his paternity leave will take place during the World Cup.
There were also puns a plenty with Amanda receiving more than 1,000 likes with her suggested nickname for William and his brood
Others were left surprised at some of the more local coverage of the pregnancy announcement
Several eagle eyed tweeters accused William of planning the pregnancy specifically for this time, pointing out that two weeks of his paternity leave will take place during the World Cup
The happy news that George, four, and Charlotte, two, will have a new sibling next year came later via Kensington Palace, who said in a statement: ‘Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their third child’.
The Queen, Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and other members of both families are delighted with the news.
The child will be born fifth in line to the throne, bumping uncle Harry out of the top five and into sixth place.
Many netizens shared their sympathy for Prince Harry who has been pushed further down in the order of succession