Buckingham Palace shares big news!

[badgeguy]

http://m.usmag.com/?redirurl=/celebr...advice-2012412

Snooki giving advice to Kate?!?!? Really????

The world IS ending soon!!!!!

BG

[PiKA2001]

So apparently Buckingham Palace didn't even know Kate was pregnant when she was being admitted to the hospital for morning sickness. I wonder how long they would have kept the pregnancy a secret had there been no complications?

[Psi U MC Vito]

I wouldn't be surprised if they had planned to hide it until she became obvious she was pregnant. Honestly I probably would have done the same thing. As far as I am concerned they are entitled to the same right to privacy as the average person. There is absolutely no political reason they needed to hurry because William isn't even the Prince of Wales.

[DubaiSis]

Standard protocol is 12 weeks, when the largest threat of miscarriage has passed. Besides, if you've ever dealt with someone who felt the need to share the fact that they were pregnant the moment they peed on a stick the morning after the comingling of baby making fluids, 9 months of it is a LONG time. If I were them, I'd have held out until lying about weight gain was ridiculous. But her being hospitalized without telling could have easily turned into some horrible rumors about abortion and all kinds of other nonsense, so they were really stuck. The British tabloid press is relentless and cruel.

[atrianglepi]

Originally Posted by carnation

I bet the twin thing comes from her current problems with vomiting, which often occurs in twin pregnancies due to hormones.

When I was pregnant with my twins, I was very sick. It lasted until the 6-7 month. BTW, I didn't have an ultrasound until 7 months. Surprise Twins!


With my first, I had the usual morning sickness that ended after the first trimester. My sister, had what Kate appears to have and spent a good portion of her pregnancy in and out of the hospital. For that reason, she only had the one child. I hope she (Kate) doesn't have to spend her pregnancy in the hospital. Although, that might keep the photographers away from her.

[LAblondeGPhi]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Strange but true: technically, Diana was born a commoner as well. The daughters of earls are not members of the nobility, and are styled "Lady Firstname" as a courtesy. See also Lady Marjorie of "Upstairs, Downstairs," daughter of the Earl of Southwold.

At the time of her birth, she was styled The Honourable Diana Spencer as daughter of John Spencer (Viscount Althorp) and the granddaughter of Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer.

She became Lady Diana Spencer at the time of her grandfather's death, when her father inherited the title John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi

I don't think it's technically true to say that Diana was born a commoner - she was most certainly born into a noble family.

No, it is technically true.

"Commoner" is commonly (no pun intended) used to mean something along the lines of "someone who is a member of a noble or aristocratic family." But in Britain, it legally (technically) means anyone who is not sovereign, not royalty (meaning the consort or child of the sovereign, a grandchild through a son of the sovereign, or the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales), and not a peer. While in continental Europe, the families of the nobility were themselves considered noble, that is not the case in Britain. A duke or earl is noble, but members of his family are all legally commoners, even if no one thinks of them that way. Courtesy titles do not make one noble; only substantive titles do.

I don't think it's a slam to say that Diana was a commoner, or that Kate is. After all, two of the Queen's grandchildren -- Peter and Zara Phillips -- are also commoners (and would be even if their father had been made a peer).

[LAblondeGPhi]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

No, it is technically true.

"Commoner" is commonly (no pun intended) used to mean something along the lines of "someone who is a member of a noble or aristocratic family." But in Britain, it legally (technically) means anyone who is not sovereign, not royalty (meaning the consort or child of the sovereign, a grandchild through a son of the sovereign, or the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales), and not a peer. While in continental Europe, the families of the nobility were themselves considered noble, that is not the case in Britain. A duke or earl is noble, but members of his family are all legally commoners, even if no one thinks of them that way. Courtesy titles do not make one noble; only substantive titles do.

I don't think it's a slam to say that Diana was a commoner, or that Kate is. After all, two of the Queen's grandchildren -- Peter and Zara Phillips -- are also commoners (and would be even if their father had been made a peer).

I stand corrected.

[thewasher418]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Standard protocol is 12 weeks, when the largest threat of miscarriage has passed. Besides, if you've ever dealt with someone who felt the need to share the fact that they were pregnant the moment they peed on a stick the morning after the comingling of baby making fluids, 9 months of it is a LONG time. If I were them, I'd have held out until lying about weight gain was ridiculous. But her being hospitalized without telling could have easily turned into some horrible rumors about abortion and all kinds of other nonsense, so they were really stuck. The British tabloid press is relentless and cruel.

As an obstetrician, ridiculously early pregnancy announcements are a pet peeve of mine. Most of the people I work with wait to announce until after everything checks out okay at their 20-week ultrasound. I get that this is a unique situation, however.

[SWTXBelle]

I get 20 points!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I get 20 points!

[DDDlady]

Does Britian have a HIPPA like privacy law? This nurse better hope not.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/p...-call/1747619/

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by DDDlady

Does Britian have a HIPPA like privacy law? This nurse better hope not.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/p...-call/1747619/

This story has now taken a surprising and sad turn:

http://gma.yahoo.com/nurse-hoaxed-qu...opstories.html

[MysticCat]

Yikes! Very sad.

This really gets me:

The radio station has since apologized for the prank call.

"2Day FM sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the inquiry to Kate's hospital. The radio segment was done with lighthearted intentions," the station said in a statement.

"We were very surprised that our call was put through. We thought we'd be hung up on as soon as they heard our terrible accents," the radio hosts said in the statement. "We're very sorry if we've caused any issues, and we're glad to hear that Kate is doing well. We wish Kate and her family all the best."

Really? They apologize for "any inconveniences" and are sorry if they caused "any issues"? How about actually taking real responsibility and apologizing for your actions and your lack of judgment?

[honeychile]

Am I the only one who is interested (and hoping!) in whether or not that poor nurse died a natural death?


And now it's reported that she committed suicide: Nurse radio hosts pranked to get royal baby details commits suicide.

I believe that the radio station can expect a lawsuit from this woman's family in the near future.