Everything You Need to Know About the New Royal Baby

The Palace confirmed that Kate was once again suffering from acute morning sickness, or hyperemesis gravidarum. As with her previous pregnancy, it was believed that Kate's illness was what pushed the Palace to make a pregnancy announcement ahead of the usual four-month wait. Since Kate was slated to appear at an event with William on the same day as the announcement, her absence would have raised a few eyebrows.

Fortunately, this time around Kate was able to recover from her illness privately in Kensington Palace. Back in 2012 she was rushed to King Edward VII hospital to get treatment when the announcement was made.