Pregnant Duchess of Cambridge beams as she is spotted with growing baby bump on way to church service with Queen and sister Pippa

Kate joined husband William and Prince Philip for a morning walk to church
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Francesca Gillett7 January 2018

The Duchess of Cambridge beamed as she joined senior royals and sister Pippa at a church service in Sandringham.

Kate, who is five months pregnant, was spotted with a rounded baby bump as she walked with husband William and elderly Prince Philip, 96, across the royal estate to church on Sunday morning.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are thought to be staying at their home in Anmer Hall in Norfolk, just three miles from Sandringham House where the royals spent the festive period.

Kate grinned as she was handed a bunch of roses from a child who had come with her family to see the royal family.

The trio chose to walk across the estate to church.
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Also attending the service at St Mary Magdalene Church was Kate’s sister, Pippa Matthews, who wed James Matthews in Berkshire in May last year.

Kate's sister, Pippa, and husband James Matthews.
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The Queen was driven by car to the parish church, which is used regularly for worship by the royal family and estate staff, for the first Sunday service of 2018.

Kate's baby bump could be seen underneath her winter coat.
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Last week the Queen’s granddaughter, Zara Tindall, announced she is expecting her second child with husband Mike after suffering a miscarriage in December 2016. The couple are already parents to three-year-old Mia Grace.

The Queen chose to take the car.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child in April after announcing the happy news last September.

This year is set to be awash with joyful news in the royal family, as Prince Harry prepares to marry fiancée Meghan Markle in a ceremony in May.

The American actress made British royal history at Christmas after becoming the first unmarried partner to join the Queen for Christmas Day celebrations at Sandringham.

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