Prince William has made a plea for people to keep things in perspective after a mini media frenzy greeted the news that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are having another baby.
William on Monday revealed Kate was having a "tricky few days" with acute morning sickness which she also suffered in 2012 when pregnant with Prince George.
"She's feeling okay, thanks," William told reporters during a visit to Oxford.
"It's been a tricky few days - week or so - but obviously we're immensely thrilled, it's great news, early days, we're hoping things settle down and she feels a bit better."
"It's very exciting news, I can't wait to see my brother suffer more. With any luck if it's a girl he'll suffer even greater I think and I'd love to see him try and cope with that." -- Prince Harry
The prince then made a plea which he no doubt knew would be widely ignored.
"It's important that we all focus on the big news and the big international and domestic things that are going on at the moment," the 32-year-old said.
Kate was meant to visit Oxford with her husband on Monday but instead stayed in London where she was being cared for by doctors at Kensington Palace.
It's believed the Duchess is not yet 12 weeks pregnant.
Palace officials in 2012 chose to reveal early on that Kate was expecting after she was admitted to hospital with severe morning sickness.
Prince Harry seemed delighted at the thought of William suffering more sleepless nights.
"It's very exciting news, I can't wait to see my brother suffer more," he told reporters.
"With any luck if it's a girl he'll suffer even greater I think and I'd love to see him try and cope with that."
The 29-year-old on Monday was visiting competitors training for his inaugural Invictus Games for wounded soldiers.
When it was put to Harry that the new addition to the royal family would further reduce his own chances of being King he laughed and replied: "Great!"
But jokes aside, William's younger brother also called for some restraint.
"I hope the two of them have the opportunity to go through the process again with a little bit of peace and quiet," Prince Harry said.
William's uncle, Earl Spencer, told London radio Kate's pregnancy was "such happy-making news".
"I have never known a period of news where things have looked so dark and bleak around the world and to have this pop up is just fantastic," he said.
"It's just making the nation a happier place."
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's next child will be fourth in line to the throne behind Prince George. Harry will be bumped down another rung to fifth.
The news of Kate's pregnancy comes as the United Kingdom faces a potential split with Scotland voting on independence on September 18.
Some in the Better Together camp hope a baby bounce could boost the No vote.
But Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg refused to be drawn on whether the news could help the campaign to keep the union together.
"The last thing we should do with such wonderful, heart-warming news which will thrill the whole nation is to start bringing politics into it," Mr Clegg said.
The head of the Yes campaign, Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, cheekily sent his best wishes using William and Kate's Scottish titles.
"Congratulations & best wishes to the Earl and Countess of Strathearn," he tweeted.
"Wonderful to hear they're expecting their second baby."
It is speculated that Kate is due in April.
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