Doesn’t it seem like it’s high time Kate Middleton got pregnant again?
She gave birth to her first child with Prince William, that adorable little George, in July of 2013, and then they welcomed precious Charlotte in May of 2015.
That’s almost exactly two years between those two kids — so judging by that timetable she’s set up, we should actually be expecting that third baby any day now.
But as much as we would like another royal baby, of course Kate isn’t technically obligated to have more children.
Maybe two kids are enough for her, and that’s a perfectly valid choice.
She and William don’t owe us an explanation for their plans for their family.
Still, even though we know logically that their baby-making schedule is really none of our business, it’s just human nature to be curious about it.
And a new report from Celebrity Dirty Laundry gives a pretty interesting explanation for the lack of new babies …
Hint: it’s all Meghan Markle’s fault.
“If there’s one thing that the Duchess of Cambridge doesn’t want to do,” the report begins, “it’s compete with Meghan Markle for media attention and headlines.”
Which makes sense — Kate has been in the family for a while now, but Meghan is new and exciting and getting a whole mess of press.
We keep hearing rumors that Prince Harry is planning on proposing to Meghan sometime this year, most likely in the fall.
We also keep hearing that their wedding would take place shortly after.
And, as the saying goes, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the whole entire world keeping an eye on Meghan’s midsection in hopes they might spot a bump.
Basically, Kate knows that when it comes to royal news, it’s The Meghan and Harry Show right now, and if she were to get pregnant, it wouldn’t get as much attention as it might get another time.
She seems to have a rough time with pregnancy anyway, so why waste one when she knows she won’t be everyone’s main focus?
Sure, it seems like a weird reason to put off having a baby, but as the report says, “there’s no doubt that she loves all the attention that she gets whenever she’s pregnant.”
And hey, the heart wants what it wants, right?
Besides, the report adds that Kate is “already having a difficult time keeping an eye on her two small children,” and we know the queen wants her and William to start doing more royal engagements.
Little George will be ready to start school soon, too, and she wants to be involved in that.
There are lots of reasons why she’s putting off pregnancy, apparently.
But the biggest one is that Meghan Markle is stealing all the attention.
