{"id":209076,"date":"2025-06-24T01:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209076\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T01:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:07:11","slug":"william-kate-finally-confirm-new-family-member-after-reports-of-their-4th-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209076\/","title":{"rendered":"William & Kate Finally Confirm New Family Member After Reports of Their \u20184th Child\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Prince and Princess of Wales<\/a> are growing their family. The news comes after a few complicated months for the Royal family, as King Charles is reportedly very sick, and Prince William and King Charles<\/a> remain at odds with Prince Harry. However, Prince William and Kate Middleton, who have been facing divorce rumors for a while, seem to be moving on from those in a very positive way.<\/p>\n

The Sun<\/a> had previously reported the news that the couple\u2019s black cocker spaniel Orla<\/a> had given birth to several healthy puppies, with a source telling the publication that Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis were hoping to keep the puppies. \u201cEveryone loves a new royal baby news and so new royal puppies run very close,\u201d the source added. Orla was given to the couple by Kate Middleton\u2019s brother James in 2020, after the death of their dog Lupo.<\/p>\n

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Now, we\u2019ve gotten our first look at the new members of the royal family. Kensington Palace posted a picture of Prince William on social media to commemorate his 43rd birthday. The picture, taken by the Princess of Wales, shows Prince William<\/a> with Orla and three of her four puppies.<\/p>\n

The message was signed \u201cwith love\u201d, with the initials of Catherine and their children, George, Charlotte, Louis, and \u201cthe puppies,\u201d with a paw print emoji. It was reportedly taken in Windsor earlier this month.<\/p>\n

But just because the family is growing in one way, that doesn\u2019t mean the Prince and Princess of Wales are ready for their family to grow in another way. Tom Quinn, the author of\u00a0Yes Ma\u2019am: Upstairs Downstairs in the British Royal Family<\/a>, joked in an interview with Fox News in March 2025 that Prince William and Kate Middleton weren\u2019t planning on having another baby soon because the Princess of Wales views her husband as her \u201cfourth\u201d child.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so, there\u2019s a joke among the staff that\u00a0Kate treats William<\/a>\u00a0as the fourth because he occasionally behaves like one,\u201d Quinn said at the time, with the claim later confirmed by an anonymous royal staff member.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe hasn\u2019t had everything done for her throughout her life, so she calms him down when he gets a bit fractious,\u201d the report said, with the source adding that they \u201cdon\u2019t know\u201d where William would be without Middleton. \u201cShe says he sometimes has to be treated as her fourth child!\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more. Another royal staff member explained in the book that this type of behavior is common not just to Prince William, but his father, King Charles III, calling them \u201cvery picky\u201d due to the fact that they\u2019re used to things being done for them. \u201cPeople who have everything done for them from childhood tend to be rather spoiled and prone to bouts of irritation because they have no idea how much work is involved in washing and ironing, polishing and sewing when they have never done any of it themselves,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

As it stands, it looks like the Prince and Princess of Wales are happy to grow their family with just more dogs.<\/p>\n

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