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| Royal pair expecting second child | Royal pair expecting second child |
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| The Countess of Wessex and Prince Edward are expecting a baby in December, Buckingham Palace has said. | The Countess of Wessex and Prince Edward are expecting a baby in December, Buckingham Palace has said. |
| A spokesman for Sophie, 42, and the Earl of Wessex, 43, said the couple were "thrilled and excited". | A spokesman for Sophie, 42, and the Earl of Wessex, 43, said the couple were "thrilled and excited". |
| The couple, who live in Bagshot, Surrey, have one daughter, three-year-old Lady Louise Windsor, who was born four weeks premature in 2003. | The couple, who live in Bagshot, Surrey, have one daughter, three-year-old Lady Louise Windsor, who was born four weeks premature in 2003. |
| Sophie had suffered a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy in 2001 before becoming pregnant with Lady Louise. | Sophie had suffered a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy in 2001 before becoming pregnant with Lady Louise. |
| Normal engagements | Normal engagements |
| The countess will continue with engagements as normal and take doctors' advice Buckingham Palace spokeswoman Profile: Edward and Sophie | |
| The new baby will be the eighth grandchild for the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, who are said to be "delighted" at the news. | The new baby will be the eighth grandchild for the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, who are said to be "delighted" at the news. |
| A Palace spokeswoman said: "They're over the moon. The earl and the countess are both thrilled and excited. The countess will continue with engagements as normal and take doctors' advice." | |
| On the day of the announcement, the countess was carrying out royal engagements at the Royal Agricultural Society of England's Royal Show in Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. | On the day of the announcement, the countess was carrying out royal engagements at the Royal Agricultural Society of England's Royal Show in Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. |
| Sophie Rhys-Jones married Prince Edward at St George's Chapel in Windsor in June 1999. They had met at a tennis event in the summer of 1993. | Sophie Rhys-Jones married Prince Edward at St George's Chapel in Windsor in June 1999. They had met at a tennis event in the summer of 1993. |