Kate ‘too unwell’ from morning sickness to attend Harry’s Invictus Games

The Duchess of Cambridge’s acute morning sickness will prevent her from attending the opening ceremony and start of the Invictus Games. Kate, who is expecting her second child following the birth of Prince George, was also forced to cancel an engagement in Oxford earlier this week. Kate is suffering from another bout of hyperemesis gravidarum, which she experienced during the early stages of her first pregnancy.

The Duchess of Cambridge will not attend the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games this evening or the athletics event tomorrow. The Duchess’s attendance on the forthcoming visit to Malta will be kept under review and a decision taken closer to the time.

Kensington Palace statement

Her current pregnancy has not passed the 12-week stage and her second child could be due in April next year. Hyperemesis gravidarum causes severe vomiting and can lead to dehydration, weight loss and a buildup of toxins in the blood or urine. When her husband Prince William visited Oxford University on Monday without her to open the new China Centre, he said she had experienced a “tricky few days”. The Invictus Games, for injured servicemen and women, have been organised by Kate’s brother-in-law Prince Harry. She had been due to attend the opening ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London later, along with Harry and William.

Get some sleep because jumping from one child to two is a big step even though I thought jumping from two to three was bigger.

David Beckham, a guest at William and Kate’s wedding, speaking to ITV’s Lorraine show

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