Prince William and Kate expecting a baby

Subject: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Noreen
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 11:57 AM

Just been announced: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby

Happy news! All leave cancelled at the BBC....

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Noreen
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 12:02 PM

Tweeted by Peter Hunt @BBCPeterHunt:
Kate is understood to be less than 12 weeks pregnant.

Kate is in hospital suffering from a severe form of morning sickness known as hyperemesis gravidarum.

After she leaves hospital, Kate according to St James' Palace will require a period of rest.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: catspaw49
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 12:07 PM

While this news certainly gives me a boner, Noreen was kind enough to explain a specific language problem on FB which blames the austerity program economy for it. BTW, we generally don't the announce births here of babies which we will have to support in a lavish lifestyle for all of their lives.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 12:27 PM

Maybe now she'll put some bloody weight on!

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: GUEST,Backwoodsman sans Cookie
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 01:07 PM

I'm delighted. Anything that winds up the Green-Eyed, jealous pissers and moaners and gets them pissing and moaning is good AFAIC.   :-)

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: GUEST,Chongo Chimp
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 01:11 PM

One thing I wanta make perfectly clear. The kid ain't mine. I had nothin' to do with it.

- Chongo

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Wesley S
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 01:11 PM

Does anybody know how this happened?

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 01:26 PM

I was in a pet shop the other day and there was this sign behind the til - 'ADOPT A TURTLE'

Inspired by William and Kate, I will now consider adoption. Denise and I have been trying for years for a turtle - but God has not been kind, and smiled upon our efforts.

Now adoption seems the only course.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: GUEST,Chongo Chimp
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 01:26 PM

You should see if you can get an invite to their next public occasion, and just ask 'em straight out, Wesley. You might even get yer name in the papers.

- Chongo

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 01:29 PM

"Does anybody know how this happened? "

LOL!!

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 01:40 PM

BTW, the supermarket checkout magazines have had this news for a couple of weeks now.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Little Hawk
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 01:47 PM

Dang! I missed it somehow. I was in the drugstore yesterday, and all I noticed at the checkout was some nonsense about Kim Kardashian getting a lot of people upset with her in the Middle East.

I believe Chongo when he says he had nothing to do with this. After all, he is a one-woman ape. Everyone knows that. I think he can be trusted.

At any rate, I am pleased to hear that Kate and William have a baby on the way, and I wish them much happiness.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 03:04 PM

what a bunch of miserable old gits!

i wish them much joy and may the child be protected from the nasty slings and arrows.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Little Hawk
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 03:15 PM

It's like a old crabs convention, eh, Kat? ;-) I call it the Nasty Old Men Online Club.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Bill D
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 03:19 PM

So...will this kid be 3rd in line to the throne? Does Andrew move down?

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 03:56 PM

They've all got it in for them. :) Or somebody has.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: olddude
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 04:26 PM

Does the taxpayer really support them, I am not from GB so I know little about the castle and stuff arrangement or do they just pay for themselves? Either way, I wish them a happy and healthy child. That is what I want for everyone

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 04:31 PM

No they do not, it's just wishful thinking on the part of socialist prats.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: GUEST,Bob Ryszkiewicz
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 04:52 PM

Happy baby Kate & Prince William...

What if the baby becomes a famous Folk Singer? Turns his/her back on the Royalty thing, and becomes the new SUPERSTAR of the U.K. Then the NEW FOLK BOOM of the century happens and everybody picks up a guitar, autoharp, etc. you know the drill...

Stay tuned...:0)

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 05:30 PM

His Royal Highness Prince Charles, receives the annual net surplus of the Duchy of Cornwall and chooses to use a large proportion of the income to meet the cost of his public and charitable work.

The Prince also uses part of the income to meet the costs of his private life and those of his wife, The Duchess of Cornwall, and his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.

The Duchy is tax exempt, but The Prince of Wales voluntarily pays income tax (currently at 40 per cent) on his taxable income from it.

Snipped from here.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: GUEST,Allan Conn
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 06:30 PM

"Does Andrew move down?" Harry and Andrew would both move down one space to fourth and fifth respectively!

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 07:16 PM

Does anybody know how this happened?

Apparently someone had it in for him...

:D tG

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 08:05 PM

I thought gender was being removed from succession of the Crown. Would that not make Anne second in line? IE if Charlie does not survive his mother Anne would rule. Then her children etc., sending others to the bottom of the list. Only if Charlie becomes king does this follow and Lizzie ain't planning on leaving anytime soon!

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: gnu
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 08:23 PM

DtG...0 hahahahahahaheheheheheee!!!!!! Hillllarious!

I wish them much happiness and a healthy child. As for all the crap from the Brits who feel the "spawn" will be a drain on them... yer lucky to live in the greatest country(s) on earth and The Royals played a great part in that over the last thousand or so years so you ungratefuls should welcome another one of them with some civility and some respect.

IMO, you shit on yourselves and your heritage and your history when you talk trash like that. Ya don't like it, move. Apparently, a lot of your country(s)men like it. As well as at least 25 other Commonwealth country(s)men.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Songwronger
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 10:06 PM

Watch for an "early delivery." The occultic Windsors will induce labor or cut the thing out of her when the numerological time is right.

I read a thing about 3,000 dead with some national health screwup today. Will Kate be getting the "benefit" of that glorious system?

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 10:41 PM

No surprise she's pregnant, they've been a couple for 10 years now. Sounds like they planned well as far as timing. She is very thin, I hope she is able to keep a few pounds on gracefully after the child's birth.

SRS

You haven't figured out that "Dexter" is the same old troll?

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 10:52 PM

Best wishes to the baby-to-be-born, parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.

Sandy,over here in the US I'm hardly an expert on the royal line, but I think Anne is out of it but this baby, boy or girl, will be in line. I think it still follows the first-born child and second- and later-borns don't count unless the heir dies and the spare inherits the throne. I think for Anne to get it, there would have to be no surviving children of William and Kate, and William, Harry, and Charles would have to die with no surviving children. But even then I'm not sure if Anne would get it before her younger brothers who were born long before the gender issue was removed--unless it is retroactive.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 11:09 PM

I do not consider myself either miserable or a git. I hope that the family is and remains well. I don't see much point in giving them personal greetings on this forum. But if it is confirmed that they read this forum, I will be happy to.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: frogprince
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 11:21 PM

Songwronger, how long have you and Henry Krinkle been married?

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 11:31 PM

They do seem to be "of a feather."

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Beer
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 11:36 PM

Bless em All.
Adrien

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Allan Conn
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 02:32 AM

"I thought gender was being removed from succession of the Crown. Would that not make Anne second in line?"

No on two fronts! Firstly the plan is to change the law specifically worded in regard to the descendents of Charles. Hence the first ones to be effected would be his grand-children as both his children are male anyway. Secondly even if the law immediately changed for all exisitng royals shaking up the current line then Anne still wouldn't be second in line. The oldest sibling next to Charles would have been second in line until Charles himself had offspring. Disregarding anyone's sex then Anne would only be 4th in line at the moment and would be pushed down to 5th on the birth of this baby!

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Allan Conn
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 02:56 AM

"Ya don't like it, move. Apparently, a lot of your country(s)men like it."

It is a bit absurd that Brits should receive a lecture from foreigners about how lucky they are to live in a country where the royal family reigns! Many of us are royalists but a great many of us aren't. It doesn't make anyone less patriotic or respectful of their history! In fact much of the history since at least the 17thC had to do with the curbing and diminishing of royal power. (ie think of the Scottish Covenanters; the English Civil War; Cromwell; the Williamite Revolution;arguably the Act of Union itself) Some would like to take that a bit further - or even to do away with them altogether. I suspect most Americans would baulk at the idea that a baby currently in the womb should be promised (barring premature death) the position of Head of State of the US sometime in the future! Why should Brits be castigated for holding those seem feelings?

Anyway what is more to the point is that even many people who are happy enough with the status quo re the monarchy will be less than happy with the blanket media coverage we are in for. I woke up this morning to little world news on our local station other than two women prattling on as to whether William will or won't change nappies!

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 02:56 AM

Thank God they don't get to decide anything!

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 03:00 AM

If he can afford to hire someone to do it and he doesn't he is a fool. IMHO.

Not that I have ever had a child. My wife, the proud mother of one does not agree.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: ChrisJBrady
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 03:17 AM

Twins?

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: GUEST,Backwoodsman sans Cookie
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 04:35 AM

I changed my kids' nappies (or, to use the silly US-Ian expression, "diapers"), hundreds of them. And I bathed the kids, wiped their arses, fed them, dressed them, cuddled them when they cried, did everything and anything they needed. And every single time, it was a joy and a privilege.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 04:38 AM

What do I know about nappies?

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 04:46 AM

I can't imagine the type of characters who would post such vituperative, crude and misanthropic rubbish about a pregnant woman. I wish the couple well and hope that Catherine's morning sickness is speedily resolved. It's perfectly natural to be interested in the birth of a child who will one day inherit the throne. Goodwill towards a young couple embarking on parenthood isn't much to ask. I'm very pleased for them and for the Royal Family.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: GUEST,Marianne S.
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 04:48 AM

There's one good side effect - the saturation coverage is explaining in agonising detail that for many women, morning sickness isn't just feeling queasy in the morning for a couple of months.

As someone who was still honking on the way to the delivery room, I will be delighted if this leads to more understanding and sympathy for sufferers.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: GUEST,Big Al whittle
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 05:32 AM

Predictable.....

now if they were expecting a lizard, green shoots of recovery in the British economy, England winning the world cup, ...or what if all these Islamic countries said we want Moorish dancing restored to its proper place, and sod all these so called Morris dancers...give us it back, or we'll send suicide bombers!

that would be unexpected, and it would be interfesting.

hand on heart, does anyone give a bugger?

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: banjoman
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 05:40 AM

The birth of any baby is something to be celebrated. However, I am pissed off at the constant headlines since the anouncement. Its not as if she (or he) have done anything unusual or something restricted to Royals Only.
Most other expectant mothers dont have the choice of extended rest or hospital care for sickness.
Please can the media leave them alone or are we going to be subject to a nine month monitoring of her condition followed by the homecoming, the baptism etc etc.
Please spare us

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 05:45 AM

No, not much of a bugger, Al. I've never met them, though I once met his Uncle Edward when he used to perform in student shows at Cambridge when I was a theatre critic there, and rather a boring young man I found him, though quite a good dancer. But I can't see why such as Dexter seem to get such satisfaction out of coming on as if the very existence of the young couple under consideration were some sort of personal insult by a hostile world aimed specifically & personally at him. I mean, he might protest "they are only people", and come on all innocent of any animus towards them; but of what other people whom he doesn't even know would he then go on to describe the wife as a 'tart', and define their personhood solely by the attributes of scratching their piles and farting? He is a coarse and disagreeable individual, however one looks at him.

~M~

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 05:49 AM

BTW ~ Re the press coverage: I just turn over the page when I get to those pages in the paper. There is no compulsion to 'read all about it' if not so inclined. Some people like to, however, and I can't see why anyone should grudge them that innocent pleasure.

~M~

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 06:02 AM

I agree entirely with you, Eliza. Many of the comments in here should be removed, not only because they are appalling, but because it also degrades Mudcat by letting them stay on here.

As to Kate and William, they are both sweet people, regardless of their backgrounds. I just hope this little babe is born safely, for she is having major problems at a very early stage and she hasn't looked well for a very long time, being way too thin.

To be pregnant in an ordinary world is hard enough at times, especially when you feel so ill, but to be have to go through it all in a media-frenzied Goldfish Bowl, surrounded by some of the like-minded people as are in this thread, is going to be horrible for her.

I just hope her doctor has her diagnosis correct, for having had a Hydatidiform Molar pregnancy myself, where sickness continues 24/7 until you can barely stand up, ending in either the almost unavoidable death of your child, or you having to be taken into hospital for other reasons, I know how truly Bloody Grim it is to feel as she's feeling right now.

Leave her alone, for God's sake and just let her cope with all she has to cope with right now without feckingly foul numbskulls saying such hateful and disgusting things as can be seen in here!

Clean up your act, Mudcat Mods and zap some of these putrid posts.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 06:35 AM

Lizzie, Kate has the option to live and give birth in any number of royal palaces, I'm sure with the finest of medical care and with a loving husband. Compared to that, a few foul words on the Mudcat ain't much.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 06:40 AM

Unfortunately Lizzie, bad taste isn't a good enough excuse to delete posts on Madcut. I know, because I've been there.
While Jade Goody was dieing of cervical cancer, some eedjit on here asked if anybody had any good jokes about her. Now that is what I call bad taste. Sure she was no better than she should be, but she was dieing FFS. Thread was deleted by me, and reinstated by Joe Offer. One of the many reasons I am no longer a mod on this site. I would add that Madcut left me, not the other way round :) Before the mud slinging starts.

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Allan Conn
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 06:55 AM

"I just turn over the page when I get to those pages in the paper."

In the case of one certain newspaper this morning it would be turning over the first 15 pages! One doesn't need to read it right enough but many people will already have paid for their newspaper to find little actual news in it apart from what her hair was like last week and what kind of maternity fashionwear she is likely to have. It isn't news of any kind. It is something that more properly belongs in fashion mags like Hello. Of course there must be a market for it. Of course they have a right to read it just as others have a right to moan about the blanket saturation they have to put up with. Saying that I don't like the rude and personal attacks on Kate etc. I wish her well in her pregnancy. I just don't look forward to hearing about it all the time!

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 06:59 AM

Then read another paper, Allan It really isn't compulsory to read the stuff if one doesn't want to.

~M~

Subject: RE: Prince William and Kate expecting a baby
From: Allan Conn
Date: 04 Dec 12 - 07:35 AM

"It really isn't compulsory to read the stuff if one doesn't want to."

I didn't read it! wouldn't waste my time. Just gleamed that info from the headlines as I turned page after page. It isn't as easy as buy another paper anyway. As i've already said I woke up this morning to my local radio news and the main story on that was "will William change nappies or not?". The general media saturation is way over the top - as it always is with things like this. People can't help but hear about it adnauseum. It is not surprising that people get fed up if with it and moan when it goes over the top! People are just as entitled to moan as other ar entitled to get wrapped up in the soap opera!