I tend to think that Prince William and Duchess Kate’s move full-time to Anmer Hall has not been largely well-received at home or abroad. Most people have gotten the gist of what the move means in real terms – that Will and Kate’s already sparse public schedule will be even lighter in the coming years, and we’ll probably go months at a time without either of them doing any public events. Which isn’t the way to keep “the public” interested in your whole “we’re so normal” shtick, especially when said shtick costs the British taxpayers an ass-ton of money in security, staffers, upkeep and endless castle renovations. But you know what will turn this whole bad news cycle around? If Kate starts popping out MOAR BABIES.
WITH their new home in Norfolk almost finished and William poised to start a new job flying with the nearby air ambulance, it has the look of the inevitable. Now it seems we could once again be hearing the pitter-patter of tiny royal feet after Kate told friends that she is “ready for baby number two”.
The Duchess of Cambridge, 32, is now apparently eager to extend her brood and has even hinted at wanting more children in the future. Yesterday a source close to the couple revealed: “Kate has been talking about having at least three children, which is why she is keen to be pregnant again. The Duke would probably be happy with two but Kate is very close to her brother and sister and there is a sense that as she is one of three, she would like to have three herself.”
Earlier this month, Kensington Palace confirmed that the 32-year-old Duke will join the East Anglian Air Ambulance next spring following five months of training. He will be based at either Norwich or Cambridge Airport, which is virtually equidistant from their newly refurbished London apartment 1A at Kensington Palace and Anmer Hall, the Georgian mansion on the Sandringham estate given to them by the Queen as a country bolthole. The couple have spent £1.5million of their own money renovating the 200-year-old Grade II listed property, which has a swimming pool and tennis court, and plan to base themselves there for the “next couple of years”, according to sources.
“The couple are hugely excited about spending more time in Norfolk. They feel like caged animals at Kensington Palace but in Norfolk can live the kind of life they enjoyed on Anglesey. There are no paparazzi waiting on the doorstep. It’s the perfect place to bring up a young family,” the source added.
Another baby or two would certainly help with PR. Plus, it would give her yet another excuse for why her schedule hasn’t picked up at all, which is what happened when she was pregnant with Prince George too. She spent the first five months of her pregnancy “taking it easy,” which is to say, “on vacation.” And I don’t know why William cares how many babies they have – it’s not like he’s helping out with George at all.
A few more Kate items… an artist/cartoonist for The Simpsons turned Kate into a Simpsons character – go here to see the drawing. It’s really good! And Hello reports that Kate and William will be visiting Oxford University on September 8th to open The Dickson Poon University of Oxford China Centre Building. It’s a building dedicated to “China-related studies.” It will be William and Kate’s first public event since August 5th.
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Thanks to Cele Bitchy
