Prepare for a New Royal!

I wonder which of the two the baby will look like and what they'll name it!

Such exciting news!  Here was People.com had to say about it!


The Duchess of Cambridge, 30, is expecting her first child, the Palace has confirmed.

"Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby," read the statement released Monday. "The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news."

"The Duchess was admitted this afternoon to King Edward VII Hospital in Central London with Hyperemesis Gravidarum," the statement continued. "As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter."

William is with her at the hospital, and the morning sickness is "acute," the palace says.

The couple have made no secret of their desire to have start a family. Prince William said in their joint interview on the day they announced their engagement that they'd move cautiously "one step at a time."

"We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids," he told ITN. "But obviously we want a family so we'll have to start thinking about that."

Now the thinking is over – and the speculation that has gripped royal watchers can end.

If it is anything like the couple's 2011 wedding, which was watched so intently and by hundreds of millions of viewers, the excitement is bound to build to the big day of the new royal's birth.


On Monday morning, Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated the couple, saying, "I'm delighted by the news that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby. They will make wonderful parents."

Like William's in 1982, the birth will be heralded not just by headlines at home but around the world. Even if William and Kate's baby is a girl, she can expect to inherit the throne from her father, irrespective of whether any other child the royal couple has is a boy. Until a recent rule change was signalled, boys took precedence.

One thing is certain: They have a wonderful palace home to move their family into when the baby is growing up. The couple will be relocating into the 20-room Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace in early 2013.

In the meantime, they are mainly based in a four bedroom farmhouse at an idyllic location on Anglesey, North Wales, so William can be to his base at RAF Valley, where he's a search and rescue helicopter pilot.

Looks I Love

Katherine show us all how to mix black and navy perfectly.

A look even us muggles could pull off...lbd with a statement necklace...although its hard to tell I'm pretty sure the tips of those pumps are covered in studs and I really like the idea of a pair of shoes like that!

I want to be them.

Such a beautiful couple.

The Honeymooners

After a week in which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went back to work (him) and hit the local shops (her), the newlyweds are now doing something more traditional – they've headed off on honeymoon.

On Tuesday, the Palace confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple have headed off on their romantic vacation. It is thought that William, 28, has two weeks leave from his duties with his RAF Search and Rescue squadron, with whom he helped rescue several people in the mountains of Wales.

Sources at the Palace will not cite the newlyweds' destination. A spokesman states, "The couple have asked for their privacy to be respected during their honeymoon."

The royal duo had announced that they were delaying their trip and instead left Buckingham Palace a day after their April 29 wedding for a "mini-moon" at an undisclosed destination in the U.K.

The British tabloids are speculating that they've gone to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. Per tradition, the destination was reputedly kept secret from the bride.

They had no idea!

Yes I'm still talking about the royal wedding.

I just found out the most of the people at Alexander McQueen had no idea they were making Katherine's dress, just a few select people that had signed confidentiality agreements, everyone else thought they were making a dress for a period movie.

I love that.

Now I Can Have Kate's Dress Too II

Just realized I haven't done a single post today...I swear its because Blogger wasn't working this morning and then I had to slave away at work the rest of the day.

Just thought you should know that Kate's morning after dress was a $90 dress from Zara in case you wanted to go out and buy it for yourself!

Now I Can have Kate's Dress Too!

ABS created this knock off of Kate's dress which will retail for $800...would it be weird if I got it just to wear around the house?  Or for my Halloween costume this year?

The Morning After...

This is what the newly weds looking like the morning after the big day...I hope my hubs and I look that good the morning after our wedding!

By the way...I totally love blazers with khakis and a button up shirt but no tie, very sexy Wills!

The After Party

Dress #2 for the after party, also Alexander McQueen

Wills in a tux.

Pippa who apparently has has been dubbed 'her royal hotness' by the British press.

By the way, I'm pretty sure that if I had gotten a puppy this weekend her name would have had something to do with the royal wedding...maybe Pippa, or Abbey so something else fab and British.

The Get Away Car

I love that Prince William drove his bride away from Buckingham Palace after the wedding but I would have rather seen a floral garland of some sort on the pack of the car rather than balloons from Kroger.

Notice that the license plate says 'Just Wed'...what a nice touch.

I Want to be a Princess.

I'm over the moon, the royal wedding was everything I thought it would be and so much more.

I've asked Alex to start calling me HRH (her royal highness) Sarah and courtesy to me when he sees me and he's agreed. I'll be drinking champ all night as part of my celebration of Lady Katherine and Wills. I'm trading in my flats for some high heels when I hit the town tonight because this is a special occasion that calls for getting dressed up! If I had a fascinator I'd totally wear it, but I might have to settle for my headband with a giant flower on it instead.

Kate looked amazing:

I love everything...the dress, the jewelry, here hair and makeup and even the tiara which I'm normally against, but she's a PRINCESS!

My mom called to say that she thought Kate's dress was very similar to hers...I'll post a pic so we can all compare once I get my little paws on one.

My hands down fav moment was in the beginning when William turned to Kate and mouthed, "You look beautiful." Swoon.

I'll also post more on what I thought about the wedding once I can pull some coherent thoughts together right now all I can think is...

I WANT TO BE A PRINCESS!

A Jelly Bean that Looks Like Kate!

Sorry for all the randomness today, but you should be pretty used to it by now.

I'm going to be so annoyed if this jellybean has been photoshopped!

Presh.

I wish I was their friend.

Seeing Double

I love this side by side comparison...did you know Diana was only 19 when she got engaged and Charles was 33???

Engagement Pics

Kate Middleton and Prince William have shared two of their official engagement pics...how cute are they?

Fav Pics of the Year

People.com put together a slideshow of their 25 fav pics of the year. Here are my favs from their list:

Who Will Bow to Whom?

It blows my mind that someone sat down and figured all this out...but it also very much intrigues me.  Here's the article from People.com:

Ah, the complexities of the royal pecking order.  Now that Kate Middleton is on the fast track to royalty, an interesting question of politics at the palace has been raised: Will Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (a.k.a. Prince William's stepmother) have to curtsy to the young princess?  The short answer, it seems, is yes.

As the wife of the future king, Kate will hold a senior spot among the women in Queen Elizabeth's extended family, and the other women (those born to royalty, no less) will curtsy to her.

"A little-known edict issued by the monarch five years ago is about to sink Kate, Princess Anne, the Queen's cousin Princess Alexandra and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie into a very royal quagmire," writes Christopher Wilson in the U.K.'s Daily Mail.

A document titled "Precedence Of The Royal Family To Be Observed At Court" was drawn up in 2005 in order to clarify the position of the then highly unpopular Camilla among the royal family. As Prince Charles's wife, she should have been high up in the order, but instead, she was moved down to appease Princesses Anne and Alexandra.

"Princess Anne, in particular, was extremely chilly towards Camilla and made it clear she had no intention of curtsying to her ever," a former courtier tells Wilson.  So what does this mean for the newest Princess in town?

As the wife of the future King, Kate will rank second on the pecking order, as long as she is physically with William at royal gatherings. Therefore, Princess Anne, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and a dozen other ladies will rank below her and should curtsy to her.

However, if she is not with her prince, Kate will drop at least four places in the order, and Princesses Anne, Beatrice, Eugenie and Alexandra will outrank her. Kate will always, of course, curtsy to Queen Elizabeth.

Seeing as I am now officially The Lady of the River I would like to declare a similar edict.  Everyone must bow to me when I am in the presence of King Charles.  When he isn't around you may simply greeting me using my proper title.

Elton John Will Jam Out at William and Kate's Wedding

Elton John has hinted he will likely have a role in Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding celebration – even if he has to set up his piano outside the gates of Westminster Abbey.


The British singer, 63, who famously performed at the 1997 funeral of William's mother, Princess Diana, and at her memorial concert a decade later, was asked about the wedding on BBC Radio.

He replied that he'll "probably" perform – but quickly quipped, "I'll probably be outside busking."

Next Wednesday, Dec. 1, for World AIDS Day, John will be guest-editing the British newspaper the Independent, but he told BBC Radio 2's Steve Wright not to expect too much royal-wedding coverage. "I think we've had enough of that for the time being," he said.

Meanwhile, William and Kate were at the Buckingham Palace together on Thursday holding meetings with their aids. Palace officials say invitations have yet to go out for the April 29 wedding, and they won't comment on possible big names on the guest list.

"It is all speculation," a palace spokeswoman tells PEOPLE. "Nothing has been determined. We are still in discussions. They are only now sitting down and starting to think about things."

The guest list is likely to include ordinary people from charities associated with the couple and members of the armed forces.

A report in the Daily Mail suggests that Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, will have a key role at the wedding, perhaps even making a speech, but the palace rep would not confirm that.

Save the Date

Mark your calendars: Prince William and Kate Middleton have chosen a wedding date!  The Royal wedding will take place on Friday, April 29, 2011, according to the British Monarchy Twitter. It will take place at Westminster Abbey, the venue for the 1947 wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth, William's grandmother the Queen.

The couple, both 28, have got their wish to have a relatively early ceremony. William is known to have wanted as short an engagement as was practical, PEOPLE understands, and they both wanted a spring wedding.

Early clues as to the venue came only a day after their November 16 engagement, when Kate was seen leaving the Abbey where she was given a tour by officials.

Sources early Tuesday said that despite the fact it can seat 2,000 guests, the couple like the Abbey's "intimacy." The palace officials have also announced that the Royal Family and will pay for the church service, the music and parties. The cost of security – likely to run into millions – will be met by the British taxpayers.

Meanwhile, the couple are continuing their lives as they had been pre-engagement. Catherine Middleton, as the palace calls her, was seen shopping at upmarket superstore Waitrose in Menai Bridge, not far from the home that the prince rents in North Wales.

It will also be a public holiday in the U.K, the Prime Minister David Cameron announced. There is already the May Day holiday on the following Monday, making for a festive four-day weekend for the country. 

Kate's Ring

William proposed with his mother's engagement ring.

Diana got to chose her own ring from a selection presented by Garrard Jewelers when Prince Charles proposed to her. There are a few different theories on why Diana selected the 18-carat oval sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds: the color matched her eyes, the Queen may have actually selected it, or as Diana was later quoted as saying, “It was the biggest.”