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Italian magazine publishes pictures of Kate Middleton’s baby bump

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:30:00 +0000

Naked Kate Middleton is now Pregnant Kate Middleton. Chi Magazine, the same Italian publication that unscrupulously devoted a 26-page spread to private images of a topless, sunbathing Kate Middleton last year, is now giving the Duchess' baby bump the same treatment--or trying to, at least. Chi, owned by the family of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, bought the ~~not at all racy~~ photos recently taken of the Royal couple on a private island (after British tabloid The Mirror turned them down).

St James' Palace released a statement in response to the news, saying, "We are disappointed that photographs of the Duke and Duchess on a private holiday look likely to be published overseas," adding, "This is a clear breach of the couple's right to privacy."

The royal baby isn't due until July, so be prepared for many more non-scandalous scandalous pics in the months to come.

Pregnant Kate discharged from London hospital

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:57:00 +0000

LONDON (AP) -- The Duchess of Cambridge left a London hospital Thursday after being treated for acute morning sickness related to her pregnancy.

Clutching a small bouquet of yellow roses, the former Kate Middleton smiled and posed briefly for a photograph alongside her husband, Prince William, before leaving King Edward VII Hospital. She stepped delicately into a waiting car.

The couple's office said she would head to Kensington Palace in London for a period of rest. She had been in the hospital since Monday. Officials from St. James's Palace have said the duchess is not yet 12 weeks pregnant with the couple's first child.

William visited his wife at the hospital every day, while media from around the world camped outside, seeking any news on the royal pregnancy.

Royal officials announced Monday that the Duchess was pregnant, their hand forced by her admission into the hospital.

But the stay of one of the world's most recognized women was complicated by a breach of her privacy.

Two Australian radio disc jockeys impersonating Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles placed a prank call to the hospital early Tuesday, and persuaded an unwitting nurse to tell them all about the Duchess' condition.

Australian radio station pranks Kate Middleton’s nurse

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:00:00 +0000

The King Edward VII hospital in London has confirmed that a Sydney radio station pranked a nurse monitoring the Duchess of Cambridge, who is currently being hospitalized for acute morning sickness.

Mel Greig and Michael Christian of 2DayFM assumed the identities of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, and were put through to Middleton's nurse, initiating "the easiest prank call ever made." She eagerly updated the co-hosts, saying Middleton was "quite stable at the moment. "She hasn't had any retching with me and she's been sleeping on and off," she said. Greig and Christian played a tape of barking Corgis in the background, for dramatic effect.

Hospital chief executive John Lofthouse said of the incident,"This was a foolish prank call that we all deplore. We take patient confidentiality extremely seriously and we are now reviewing our telephone protocols."