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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

William And Kate Expecting Third Child

2017-09-05

[NPR.ORG] Way to go, prince and princess!
An heir and possibly a spare.

Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir to the throne, his son Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is second in line, Williams's son Prince George is third, George's sister Princess Charlotte is fourth, and little question mark will be fifth. When Katherine was pregnant the first time, a law was passed ending primogeniture and alloweing daughters equal right to place in the line of succession. See here for more. William and Kate are very much on trend for their generation -- those who feel financially secure seem to be having three or four children rather than just one or two.

Posted by:Fred

#5 As I told a Brit at work. That's what happens when you get royally screwed

Posted by: Cheaderhead 2017-09-05 19:14

#4 Might start with killing the divorce industry being a form of lotto and invoking the 13th Amendment when it comes to paternity (as in 'not yours, but you found out too late, you pay').

Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-09-05 15:26

#3 An effort to affect prolific breeding in the affluent white follower classes.

Posted by: Skidmark 2017-09-05 11:59

#2 I guess I was unclear, Procopius 2k -- my apologies. I was referring to people like Ivanka Trump and a variety of successful young Hollywood actresses.

Posted by: trailing wife 2017-09-05 11:51

#1 - those who feel financially secure seem to be having three or four children rather than just one or two

Well, in this country, it's being assured that Big Brother will financially support you and your spawns forever regardless of those 'old values' like the nuclear family, responsibility, hard work et al.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-09-05 09:34

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