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Why didn’t we guess? Signs Kate was pregnant

After years of speculation Kate was expecting, the media were taken by surprise when the Duchess revealed she was pregnant today.

William and Kate have been the subject of so many false stories that it’s perhaps unsurprising that we missed all the tell-tale signs the Duchess was with child.

For the past two months, Kate has been photographed rubbing her belly and looking particularly smug.

Her usually-thin face has been looking puffy too, and William has been looking like the cat that got the cream. Here are the signs we missed!

Kate has been touching her tummy constantly in recent weeks.

Kate rubbing her belly excitedly.

Kate kept her hands on her stomach last month.

Just found out? She looked absolutely thrilled on a visit to Cambridge in October.

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Kate has been sporting a suspiciously puffy face lately.

She has also been hiding her stomach behind bags.

Kate showed off what could be the first hint of a baby bump last week.

Clucky? Kate seemed entranced by this newborn in Cambrdige.

William accepted a babygro from the mother of this newborn.

Kate was glowing in Cambridge last Friday.

Later in the day, she looked a little queasy.

The couple has been looking very smug.

Kate’s face looking puffier than usual.

Pregnancy didn’t stop her playing hockey last week.

She stopped to chat with every child she saw.

Kate chats to kids.

Kate looking nauseous in London.

There was no sign of a baby bump in October.

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