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"Prince William was spotted visiting the Duchess of Cambridge as she recovers from acute morning sickness at King Edward VII Hospital in Central London.  St James&amp;#039;s Palace and Clarence House confirmed yesterday (December 3) that the young royal couple were expecting their first child together, releasing the statement: &amp;quot;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. &amp;quot;The Duchess was admitted this afternoon to King Edward VII Hospital in Central London with Hyperemesis Gravidarum [acute morning sickness]. &amp;quot;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.&amp;quot;   Catherine is believed to be less than 12 weeks pregnant and that her admission to hospital led to the announcement.  She&amp;#039;s currently suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum, with retired midwife Val Clarke explaining the rare condition to Sky News: &amp;quot;It often happens in very slim young ladies who - I don&amp;#039;t know the reason why - become pregnant and the demands of the pregnancy are overwhelming to the point that vomiting becomes much more severe much earlier. &amp;quot;I admire Kate. She was playing hockey, she may have been feeling awful, but she put on a very good show for everybody. But now I think she needs to tend to her own wellbeing and that of the baby.&amp;quot; The 30-year-old Duchess was playing hockey last week after she returned to her old school in Pangbourne.  The hospital is currently being guarded by police with the world&amp;#039;s press gathered outside.  See pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William together over the last two years here:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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