Mere hours after the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child, the world is already asking: How long do we have to wait for a second royal baby?
The new royal parents have expressed desire for ‘an heir and a spare’ in the past, with Prince William reportedly letting slip without hesitation he wanted two children while on tour in Singapore last year.
William’s mother Diana similarly said she wanted two kids and was true to her word as she welcomed a second prince, Harry, to the royal family two years after giving birth to Prince William in 1982.
William and Harry’s younger cousins, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie born about two years apart as well, with Beatrice arriving to parents the Duke and Duchess of York in August 1988 and Eugenie following in March 1990.
Princess Anne arrived to the Queen two years after her older brother Charles, but waited a little longer after the birth of her first son Peter Phillips at the end of 1977 to welcome Zara in May 1981.
A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports healthier outcomes for both the mother and child when there is a gap of 18 – 23 months between births #151; something it appears royals have taken note of.
William and Catherine have so far stuck with royal family planning tradition with an engagement spanning a respectable six months and announcing their pregnancy 18 months after marriage.
Could we be hearing the pitter patter of little prince or princess feet in Kensington palace in another two years’ time?
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