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Royal baby sparks British media frenzy

Speculation at fever pitch as Kate stays in hospital with morning sickness

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The Duchess of Cambridge earlier this month and Prince William leaving the hospital. Photos: AFP, Reuters
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The news that Britain's Prince William and Kate are to become parents has sent the world's media into overdrive.

Will it be a boy or a girl? Is she expecting twins? How fat will she look in her pregnancy clothes?

And then there's this question: where did the royal couple conceive the child that will be third in line to the throne?

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Speculation among some news organisations - including The Guardian in London - is that the Duchess of Cambridge isn't quite past the 12-week mark, when it is considered safe to announce the pregnancy.

According to Buckingham Palace, the pregnancy is in its "very early stages" and it is thought the news was released because her admission to hospital for morning sickness would have made her condition public.

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So is it possible the child was conceived during the couple's "second honeymoon" tour of Asia Pacific? The tour took place between September 11 and 18, with the 11th being 12 weeks ago.

The nine-day trip through Singapore, Malaysia, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu featured the former Kate Middleton's first overseas speech as she settled into her royal duties.

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