The Duchess of Cambridge yesterday confessed that she was nervous about giving birth as some of her supporters leapt to her defence against a scathing attack by novelist Hilary Mantel.
The Duchess of Cambridge yesterday confessed that she was nervous about giving birth as some of her supporters leapt to her defence against a scathing attack by novelist Hilary Mantel.
BABY BUMP: Kate said she was naturally apprehensive, but ensured she was all smiles when talking to children yesterday. Picture: Getty Images critic: Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel.
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The royal, who is four months pregnant, showed off her baby bump for the first time at a public event.
Her concerns about the birth in July came as she chatted to a group of women recovering from drink and drug addictions at a treatment centre run by the charity Action On Addiction, of which she is patron.
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