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9 Rumours About Kate Middleton's Pregnancy

Kate Middleton's pregnancy has been shrouded in mystery since day one. That is of course expected to happen when a royal baby arrives. However, the number of pregnancy rumours for the Duchess of Cambridge were particularly high. Blame it on social media or the Internet, but Kate Middleton's pregnancy became the biggest gossip story of 2013.

First of all, the pregnancy rumours started even when Kate Middleton was far from being pregnant. The moment Kate and Will said 'I do' at the Westminster's Abbey, the media started spotting the non-existent baby bump. The media has been predicting Kate Middleton's pregnancy as early as May 2011!

So when Kate finally conceived, the malicious and silly pregnancy rumours just increased manifold. Since January 2013, we have heard several untrue details about Kate Middleton's pregnancy. Starting from the actually pregnancy due date to the gender of the royal baby, nothing has been left to imagination.

Now that the graceful Duchess is nearing her actual delivery date, here is a round up of the most outrageous things we have heard about Kate Middleton's pregnancy so far.

The Non-Existent Baby Bump

The Non-Existent Baby Bump

Ever since May 2011, the media has spotted Kate with a non-existent baby bump several times. Guys, can't the Duchess put on some belly fat for god sake!

They Are Twins

They Are Twins

As soon as Kate was admitted to the hospital with acute morning sickness, the media declared that she was going to have twins.

Sorry, Its A Girl

Sorry, Its A Girl

But later the media stood corrected and claimed that Kate Middleton had accidentally let slip the gender of the royal baby. Its going to be a girl!

Hypnosis Therapy

Hypnosis Therapy

We also heard rumours that the Duchess is under hypno-therapy to ease morning sickness. Some people went ahead and claimed that Kate wanted to give birth under hypnosis.

Queen Favours Water Birth

Queen Favours Water Birth

When Queen Elizabeth toured the maternity ward of a hospital recently, she showed interest in birthing pools used in water births. The media immediately concluded that Kate would have a water birth! Even if she is Queen, she can still have normal human curiosity!

Kate's Baby Shower

Kate's Baby Shower

It is not traditional for the royals to have a baby shower. However, gossip mongers decided that Kate must have a private baby shower that she didn't tell anybody about.

Hospital Hunting

Hospital Hunting

Some tabloids claimed that Kate Middleton is breaking with tradition and not giving birth at St. Mary's hospital were William an Harry were born. If rumours are to be believed, Kate will be giving birth at several different hospitals in July.

The Exact Due Date

The Exact Due Date

Some gossip raisers seem to have private access to God; they predicted Kate Middleton's due date even before the doctors could.

A New Crown For The Duchess

A New Crown For The Duchess

Kate is giving Prince William a royal heir for sure. But there is a lot of doubt about what he is giving her in return. Some rumours mention a shining new tiara or crown while others hope it will be a private island!

Story first published: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 16:47 [IST]