WILLIAM AND KATE EXPECTING A ROYAL KID

William and Kate expecting royal child UPDATED: Dec 3, 201219:18 GMT Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their first child after 19 months of marriage, the palace announced Monday. The royal revelation, which followed months of tabloid speculation, came as Catherine was admitted to a central London hospital with acute morning sickness Monday afternoon. She is expected to be in King Edward VII Hospital for several days, the palace said. The palace said her illness is hyperemesis gravidarum, which involves nausea and vomiting more severe than typical morning sickness. Read more: Who can inherit the British throne? "As the pregnancy is in its very early stages, Her Royal Highness is expected to stay in hospital for several days and will require a period of rest thereafter," the statement said. Catherine, 30, is not yet 12 weeks pregnant, Clarence House told CNN, so the palace is not announcing a due date for the child. PrinceWilliam is at the hospital withCatherine, the palace says. William and Catherine's child will be next in line to the British throne after William, regardless of whether it is aboy or a girl, the British Cabinet Office said Monday. Planned changes to the law of succession that end the tradition of a boy jumping over an elder sister are already de facto in effect, the Cabinet Office said. William and Catherine were married at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011, in London's biggest royal wedding in three decades. The baby would be the first grandchild for the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. The news immediately became a top trending topic worldwide on Twitter.