During a visit to Clitheroe Community Hospital in Lancashire, England, on Thursday, Prince William teased his wife, Kate Middleton, about not wanting any more children.
“Don’t give my wife any more ideas!” Prince William, 39, told staffers as they swooned over Kate Middleton, 40, cradling an onlooker’s baby in her arms.
As Kate Middleton handed the baby back to her parents, her husband said, “Don’t take her with you.”
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The royal couple married in April 2011 and have three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
Kate has previously stated that the Duke of Cambridge does not wish to have any more children, telling royal fan Josh Macpalce in 2020, “I don’t think William wishes to have any more.”
„Don’t give my wife any more ideas!“
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“I’m a lot more emotional than I used to be,” William said in the British TV documentary “When Ant and Dec Met The Prince: 40 Years of the Prince’s Trust.”
“I never used to get too wound up or worried about things. But now the smallest little things, you well up a little more, you get affected by the sort of things that happen around the world or whatever a lot more, I think, as a father.”
“Just because you realize how precious life is and it puts it all in perspective. The idea of not being around to see your children grow up [is horrible],” he added, having lost his own mother, Princess Diana, at the age of 15.
Kate Middleton has also waxed lyrical about her children, recognizing the complexities of motherhood since becoming a mother.
“Personally, becoming a mother has been such a rewarding and wonderful experience. However, at times it has also been a huge challenge, even for me who has support at home that most mothers do not. Nothing can really prepare you for the sheer overwhelming experience of what it means to become a mother,” she confessed in 2017.
“It is full of complex emotions of joy, exhaustion, love, and worry all mixed together. Your fundamental identity changes overnight. You go from thinking of yourself as primarily an individual to suddenly being a mother, first and foremost.
“And yet, there is no rule book, no right or wrong — you just have to make it up and do the very best you can to care for your family,” she continued.