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Prince William and Kate pregnant: Let the congratulations (and jokes) begin
Seemingly as quick as the news came out that Will and Kate are parents-to-be, Twitter was already buzzing with congratulations, eye-rolling, and jokes. Here's a look at what people are saying online about the #royalbaby on its way.
Read the story: Prince William, Kate Middleton expecting a baby, says Palace bit.ly/UbrfRy #royalbaby @Star_foreign“Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby,” Prince William's office said in a statement. It added that Catherine was in hospital in London suffering from acute morning sickness and the pregnancy was in its early stages.
- Now the question turns to gender and names. Will it be a boy or girl (or twins)? What will they name it?
100 most popular baby names of 2012Hand Aiden and Sophia a big, shiny trophy - they've topped the list of popular baby names once again. Nipping at Aiden's heels is Ethan, ...- Tweet us your guesses to @TorontoStar with #royalbabyname.
What will be the name for the #royalbaby? Diana? It would be sweet if Prince William named her daughter (if it's a girl) after her mom's :)
They should mix it up and call the #royalbaby something like Shaniqua or Latifah.
Here's hoping we don't ever get to know the name of Kate and William's kid and we have to just call them #royalbaby.- Whatever the name, Stephen Harper and Elizabeth May "finally agreed on something" with these tweets.
Laureen and I congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their wonderful news #royalbaby
@pmharper @darrylwolk We finally agree on something! And congratulations to the Prince of Wales on 1st grand-baby. #royalbaby- First comes love, next comes marriage...
Twitter was ripe with lots of happy tweets of congrats for the royal couple, who were married in April last year. 
I'm just gonna say it: I'm super excited about the #royalbaby. I missed the wedding; I sure won't miss this excuse for a tea party!
The #RoyalBaby development is the most excited I have been about a news story since Geri Halliwell guest-judged on X Factor.- Mixed heavily in with the happy tweets were ones featuring much eye-rolling and people already sick of the royal coverage. And, of course, the jokes are already starting to pour in.
Hardly surprising Kate's feeling so sick - according to the National Enquirer, she's been pregnant since 2003. #royalbaby
I hope this is how the royal baby is presented to the world. http://pic.twitter.com/OotpYJZW
The anti-Leveson: Britain makes it up to newspapers by letting Will & Kate reproduce, generate infinite pageviews. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-205863…
