Princess Kate Middleton, who is pregnant with a baby, has a due date that is quickly approaching. It has now been announced that Kate will be raising the new boy or girl similar to how Princess Diana raised William and Harry. Is this already creating a divide between her and the Queen?
Christopher Warwick, biographer of the royals, claims that Kate will be raising her children in a similar fashion as the late Princess Diana. In a statement to the press, Mr Warwick claimed:
“William and Harry were very, very fortunate with Diana as a mother because her ideas were so different to the previous generation. The importance of this to her two sons have been enormous. William will want this for his children. Kate's childhood was pretty ordinary. She won’t want her baby to be the subject of rules and protocol before they need to be.”
Another nontraditional parenting technique (for a royal) may come in the way of breastfeeding. Hollywood Life reports that:
"Kate plans on emulating the late princess is through breastfeeding! While royals traditionally chose not to breastfeed their children, Princess Diana was reportedly the first royal to breastfeed her first son William. If Kate does decide to breastfeed her newborn, which author Daisy Goodwin suggests she will do during an interview on 20/20: Bringing Up Baby: Royal Edition, she will be following in Princess Diana’s footsteps."
This type of parenting philosophy may already be creating a divide between Kate and the Queen.
It was announced last week that the Queen of England will not be attending the birth of her first great-grandchild. The matriarch will be on her summer vacation at the Balmoral estate in Scotland and has no plans of cutting her royal vacation short.
Prince William, himself, will only be taking two weeks off from his search and rescue career to spend with his newborn. That leaves poor old Kate all alone, which probably explains why she plans on spending a significant period of time at her mother's home.
An aide to the royals, told US Weekly that the couple is planning on placing a framed announcement of the birth on the gates of Buckingham Palace--similar to the announcement made for Prince William's birth in 1982.
In fact, it's actually the same frame used to announce William's birth. The document will list the baby's name, gender, weight and time of birth.
The same source also revealed that:
"We want there to be a degree of theatre about the birth announcement. This is the birth of the third in line to the throne so it is very important. It is an extremely important occasion."
Be careful what you wish for. Kate may be getting more theatre than she wants. Recent reports indicate that she is terrified that Prince William will miss the birth of their child.
Prince William has been busy doing work with the RAF. He is serving as a search and rescue pilot for the organization.
While his work should be commended, it is causing consternation in one fan...his beautiful (and very pregnant) wife.
A source told NOW Magazine:
"Kate's worried he might not be around. She's feeling self-conscious because it's uncharted territory for both of them. While she's concerned he won't be there, Kate knows that William will do everything in his power not to let her down."
With a due date announced of mid-July, it only makes sense that Princess Kate will no longer be making public appearances.
That's a shame for fans who are clamoring to know any additional info they can get their hands on. The family has been largely quiet as to the details of the birth.
Claims arouse that Britain would stand to make several hundreds of millions of dollars (or in their case, pounds) from the birth.
As we reported back in June:
The couple may be using hypnotherapy to ease with the delivery of her little prince or princess.
Some claim that hypno-birthing can reduce the amount of time a woman spends in delivery, as well as reducing the amount of pain the mother feels.
How did this rumor get started? Sources close to the royal couple have given a series of interviews with British publication, Grazia Magazine.
The unnamed source dishes the dirt in their latest issue:
"Kate has researched various birthing methods. She wants it to be natural, so hypno-birthing is one option that appealed and she had been reading up on it and listening to CDs to get into the right frame of mind. Some of her friends have used this method and swear by it. Kate wants to do it her way and be relaxed."
This wouldn't be the first time that Kate has turned to hypnotherapy as a form of treatment. Reports indicate that Middleton began hypnotherapy in the early stages of her pregnancy.
Kate was experiencing such terrible morning sickness that she had to seek medical treatment. Apparently, the treatment was so successful that Middleton plans to implement the techniques during childbirth.
A spokesman for the royal couple issues the following statement:
"We appreciate it's a happy occasion, but there are some matters which should remain private to the duchess."
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