After royal baby, what's next for Will and Kate? Really?

[Chemisse]

The royal infant is less than a day old and USA Today is already bored. What do you think is next? How about taking care of the new baby and getting used to being a family?

But no, that is just not adequate:

Their first baby has arrived, everyone is awash in goodwill, but what happens next for Prince William and Duchess Kate?

Another baby? Maybe. New job? Possibly. New homes? Certainly.

No one can say for sure, of course, and the palace would never dream of discussing it, but it's not a stretch to suggest they might get pregnant again soon.


That's right. It's time to get pregnant again. Never mind that she has barely passed the placenta from the last one!


http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/07/22/after-royal-baby-what-next-for-will-and-kate/2396847/

[Luminous Animal]

1. Another baby!!!!!!!!

[RegexReader]

7. Obession

not just a Calvin Klein perfume.

[Luminous Animal]

13. Do royal babies poop? If so, then what makes them so special?

[arthritisR_US]

2. The heir needs a spare ;) n/t

[alittlelark]

10. LOL !!

True That!

[Ilsa]

3. Many families

have babies one-three years apart. The siblings are close, and the parents get through those stages of development quicker. I suspect they'll wait a year and start trying for "the spare".

[FSogol]

5. They should space them out by 5 years. That way, one will be out of college before they

have to come up with the money to send the 2nd one to college.

[Chemisse]

19. Umm. I don't think they are going to be scrambling for college funds.

[Pelican]

21. Looks for the head smashy smilie

Ahh.. there it is...

[Chemisse]

23. Haha! Clearly appropriate here.

[Pelican]

25. And bravo to you...

... for not tweaking out at the slightest poke.

[FSogol]

28. Why not? If they start saving now....

[treestar]

4. Like that one's over!

I guess it is for the media. It's just starting for Will and Kate!

They'll be back onto it when the name comes out and the Royal Christening is sure to get them all breathless again.

[Chemisse]

20. True. There is still juice to squeeze out of this story.

[Warpy]

6. They've got their heir, now for the spare

and after that, they can suit themselves as long as they don't make complete asses of themselves in public.

[msongs]

8. they go out and get real jobs? nt

[Tx4obama]

9. They already have real jobs.

Edited to add...

William is a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter pilot

and

Kate is a professional photographer

[Luminous Animal]

12. Hahahahaha!!!!

[Tx4obama]

14. My comment has been edited with more info added. What are you laughing about? n/t

[riderinthestorm]

16. Will is a pretty commited search and rescue helicopter pilot

I presume Kate will be a SAHM like millions of other UK citizens...



I don't follow the UK royals at all but these two appear to be trying to lead pretty "normal" lives.

[Luminous Animal]

17. Yes, and they have to live on what they make from their career choices.

Going by your standards, GWB has had a real job all of his adult life.

[Orrex]

27. That's it exactly

It's commendable that the young couple is doing good work, but an essential part of having a job is having to deal with the reality of what it would mean to lose that job.

Their actual "job" is "pampered royalty." Nice work, if you can get it.

[Chemisse]

22. Good for them.

You've got to respect people who contribute to society despite their wealth and fame.


They seem like a really nice couple, and I am mildly interested in their lives. I keep up by gazing at an occasional headline. But this baby thing went way over the top (yesterday's Live Coverage of the Royal Birth seemed downright silly). And the What's Next . . . speculation seems almost obscene.

[hack89]

11. Isn't a search and rescue helicopter pilot not a real job? nt

[Tx4obama]

15. Yes, in my opinion it is.

[LuvLoogie]

18. Royales with Cheese

"What's a Eurozone, Harry?"
"Don't know, Will...Oi! Look at HER!"

"Union Jack, Baby!"

[Le Taz Hot]

24. If you think about it,

this couple has taken their time on everything they've done. They dated for what, 8 years or something? They waited a year after they were married for her to get used to, a) being married and b) being a royal before she got pregnant. My guess is that they'll enjoy their new baby for a couple of years before announcing another pregnancy.

They seem to have sensible heads on their shoulders and I think they'll be GREAT parents. Always something about which to be happy.

[Chan790]

26. Hiring a staff to raise their child for them?

I mean you don't think Willz or Kate are going to stoop to changing diapers, getting up at 4am to comfort a crying baby, breastfeeding or playing with the thing? They have to hire it a few friends while they're at it, make sure to represent the diverse rainbow that is modern Britannia.

Why? There's hired help for that...they even probably get special titles like royal nanny, royal wet-nurse, royal playmates, royal poopier, personal assistant to the royal baby.

My favorite part of that whole affair yesterday was when someone said "royal gynecologist" and I realized that the Queen even gets to pick out her granddaughter-in-law's lady-parts doctor. It's good to be Queen.

Monarchism is an absurdist comedy.