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The expectant parents are “hugely grateful for the warm wishes they have received from people throughout the U.K. and indeed around the world over the last few months,” a palace aide said Thursday at a press briefing at Buckingham Palace.
“They know that people are excited thatPrince Georgewill soon have a little brother or sister,” said the aide, “and it means a great deal to them that so many will be celebrating this important moment for their family.”
But there are “contingency plans” should Kate, 33, find herself outside of London, such as at her parents’ home in Bucklebury or in Norfolk at the couple’s country estate, Anmer Hall.
Unlike last time, there will not be throngs of photographers and reporters in pens for days leading up to the birth, as restrictions will be put in place to ensure that hospital life is not disrupted. And palace officials will only confirm when Kate has gone into labor and entered the hospital.
This will come from their office at Kensington Palace in an email to media and then released on its social media feeds.
The couple will decide on the day whether or not to bringPrince Georgeto see his new sibling at the hospital.
The little prince or princess will spend his or her first days at the couple’s London home, Apartment 1a at Kensington Palace.
From there the family will head to the 10-bedroom Anmer Hall, about 150 miles north of London in Norfolk. That’s a change from George’s first weeks in July 2013, when they nested at the estate of Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, in Bucklebury, about 50 miles west of London.
Kate willtake more time offfrom official duties than she did last time and she is not planning on adding any extra help.
The prince will take two weeks of paternity leave from his job at Bond Air Services, which directly employs him in his role as a pilot for the East Anglia Air Ambulance service.
“With two very young children, the focus will be on the family this summer,” a royal source says.
source: people.com
