The Duchess of Cambridge is
mourning the death of Christine Hill, the antenatal expert who helped prepare
her for the birth of her first child, Prince George.
Both Kate and Prince
William spent time with Christine ahead of the arrival of their son in July
2013.
They visited her home in west
London on two occasions to seek words of advice and medical information.
Sadly, however, Christine has
passed away at the age of 74, with a spokesperson for her family telling
the Daily Mail’s Eden Confidential column: “She will be
achingly missed. Her feisty, amusing, straightforward demeanour won her many
friends.”
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| Kate spent time with Christine during her first pregnancy |
Christine previously spoke
about her time with Kate and was full of praise for the royal couple.
“Kate is a delightful girl,” she told The Telegraph. “What
you see is what you get.”
After observing the royal
couple, Christine concluded that Prince William and Kate are “a very
strong team,” and said she imagined the father-to-be would provide all the
support his wife needed when Kate goes into labour. “Prince William will
be doing the right stuff on the day,” said Christine.
Kate had a difficult pregnancy
with Prince George. The Duchess suffered with extreme morning sickness, also
known as hyperemesis gravidarum, throughout all three of her pregnancies – but
it was so unbearable while she was expecting George she had to be hospitalized.
Speaking out about her birth
experience on Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast, Kate
later admitted it had been “terrifying” to give birth to her first
child.
With the world’s press waiting
outside of the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s hospital in London for any news,
Giovanna asked Kate to think back to that day to express how she felt.
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| The royal couple outside the Lindo Wing with newborn Prince George |
“It was slightly
terrifying; I’m not going to lie. Everyone had been so supportive and both
William and I were conscious that this was something that everyone was excited
about, and we are hugely grateful for the support that the public has shown us,
and actually for us to share that joy and appreciation with the public was
equally important.
“But equally, it was
coupled with a newborn baby and inexperienced parents and the uncertainty about
what that held. So, there were all sorts of mixed emotions.”
