Baby Mania: Charles, Harry want girl for William, Duchess Kate

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It's royal baby mania all over again as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Kate and Prince William) announced they are expecting their second child.

After Prince George everyone seems to be rooting for a girl. Prince Harry says he wants a little princess in Kensington Palace.

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At the opening of the Invictus Games, Harry said he is delighted with the news he will be an uncle again and hopes the new baby is a girl — if only to see his brother "suffer”.

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"I can't wait to see my brother suffer more," he said, adding, "I would love to see him try and cope with that," he said, if a sister rather than a brother was to be born.

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The Prince of Wales has also confessed that he hopes the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a girl.

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He also described becoming a grandfather for the second time as "splendid" news.

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Charles already has a grandson - Prince George - but said he would like a granddaughter as he visited the studio of a young entrepreneur who has been helped by his Prince's Trust.

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Charles appeared in good spirits when he was quizzed about the announcement the Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant.

Baby No 2

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Britain's Prince William said on Monday he and wife Kate were thrilled to be expecting their second baby, after news of the pregnancy was released early because the Duchess had been suffering from morning sickness.

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The baby will be fourth-in-line to the British throne, after grandfather Prince Charles, father William and elder brother George, the couple's first child born in July last year. There was no mention of when the baby was due.

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The announcement was made on Monday after Kate was forced to pull out of an official engagement at the University of Oxford because she was feeling unwell.

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"We're immensely thrilled, it's great news, early days but I'm hoping that things settle down, she feels a bit better," Prince William told reporters on the visit.

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"She's feeling ok, it's been a tricky few days, week or so. I'm going to go back and look after her now."

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Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth and both the royal and Kate's families were delighted.

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William's office said Kate, 32, was suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum, an acute morning sickness which causes severe nausea and vomiting and requires supplementary hydration and nutrients, a condition that led to her hospitalisation in the early months of pregnancy with her first child.

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