Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Tennis Association, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, and Action for Children. In January 2018, locks of her hair were reportedly donated to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which makes wigs for children diagnosed with cancer. In February 2018, the Duchess became the patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. She also launched Nursing Now, a three-year worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the profile of nurses. She said the campaign was personal to her as both her grandmother and great-grandmother were volunteer nurses. In March 2018, Kensington Palace announced the Duchess of Cambridge would become
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge that the Duchess was pregnant with her first child. The announcement was made earlier in the pregnancy than is usual as she had been admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital suffering from "hyperemesis gravidarum", a severe form of morning sickness. She remained in the hospital for three days. On 14 January 2013, St James's Palace announced that the child was due to be born in July 2013, and that the Duchess's condition was improving. The Duchess was admitted to St Mary's Hospital in London in the early stages of labour on the morning of 22 July 2013 and gave birth