Kate, Duchess of Cambridge 'to miss The Hobbit premiere'

 
epa03498357 Britain's Prince William (L) departs the King Edward VII hospital with his wife Catherine Duchess of Cambridge (R) in central London, Britain, 06 December 2012. The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby, St James's Palace in London announced on 03 December 2012. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA
10 December 2012

The Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy sickness will almost certainly rule her out of attending the UK premiere of The Hobbit, a charity said today.

Kate and William are guests of honour at Wednesday's screening of the latest blockbuster from director Peter Jackson, who created the popular Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.

But it appears over the weekend the Duchess' bouts of vomiting intensified to such a degree the Duke pulled out of the British Military Tournament yesterday to spend more time with his wife.

St James's Palace said a decision on whether Kate would join the movie audience at the Odeon, Leicester Square would be made nearer the time,

A spokeswoman for Pregnancy Sickness Support, a charity which helps women with Kate's condition known as hyperemesis gravidarum, said the Duchess would be experiencing constant nausea with regular vomiting.

Caitlin Dean, who suffered from the same illness during three pregnancies and is a trustee of the charity, said: "I would be amazed if she's able to go to the premiere. When she's more like 14-plus weeks possibly she will have days when she can do that."

Mrs Dean added: "The sickness is constant and ongoing, it's just a matter of keeping on top of it.

"She might have days that are a bit better than other days but realistically you don't have days when you're actually well."

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