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After 103 years, organisation changes oath to welcome 'all girls, of all faiths, and none'

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Nurse Jacintha Saldanha who took a prank phone call at Duchess of Cambridge's hospital is found dead in suspected suicide

Jacintha Saldanha is understood to be the first person heard during the hoax call from presenters pretending to be the Queen

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge leaving the King Edward VII hospital in central London after her treatment for severe morning sickness

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Australian radio presenters trick staff at Duchess of Cambridge's hospital into giving details of her condition

The 2Day FM presenters phoned the hospital pretending to be the Queen

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Weird and weirder: I never knew *that* about Royal reproduction...

Just when it felt, 18 months after THAT wedding and six months on from the Diamond Jubilee, that there was nothing more to learn about the Royals, along comes the baby bombshell (who’d have thought a young, affluent, married couple might do that?), and with it a whole raft of strange speculations and truly bizarre facts.

If it's a boy, John and Charles are the bookies favourites

Names: Will it be Prince John or Princess Hashtag?

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Rapid start to push through royal law to ensure Kate and William's child will become monarch regardless of sex

Legislation to ensure the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby becomes monarch - whether it's a boy or a girl - is to be introduced as “rapidly” as possible, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said tonight.

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Kate Middleton pregnant: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge expecting their first baby

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and members of both families are said to be delighted with the news

Mark Carney won praise for his stewardship of Canada’s economy

New man at the Bank left under no illusions over perils facing economy

UK faces slow recovery as growth forecasts slashed

GDP growth revised down after worse-than-expected performance in construction and manufacturing

Gross domestic product growth in the third quarter is forecast to be revised down by the ONS to 0.9% from 1% in the first estimate

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