Kate Middleton, or the Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant after months of speculation. According to recent reports, Middleton has been hospitalized after developing acute morning sickness.
30, is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum - a rare and debilitating condition that hits women in the earliest stages of pregancy, causing severe vomiting, according to a report by the Daily Mail.
Prince William is said to have driven her to hospital as she began to feel very unwell over the weekend at her parent's home in Bucklebury, Berkshire.
Regardless, the couple and the royal family are delighted with the news of Kate Middleton's pregnancy.
"Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby," a rep said in a statement.
"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."
William's uncle Earl Spencer welcomed the announcement, saying in a statement: "It is wonderful news and I am thrilled for them both."
The baby would have been a first grandchild for William's late mother and the Earl's sister, Diana, Princess of Wales.
Meanwhile the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, who married the royal couple in Westminster Abbey in April 2011, said: "The whole nation will want to join in celebrating this wonderful news. We wish the Duchess the best of health and happiness in the months ahead."
Kate Middleton endured an unpleasant media attention after topless photos of her honeymoon vacation were snapped and published without her permission.
