Breaking news: Kate and Wills will change their own baby's nappy

OPINION: KATE and Wills plan to raise their own baby. 'Big whoop', say absolutely all other parents, everywhere.

This couple is sooooooo amazing they?re planning on actually changing their child?s nappy (AP Photo/Phil Noble, Pool)

NEWS from Buckingham Palace: Kate and Wills won't be hiring a nanny.

The expectant royal couple have made waves, as only they can, by swearing to look after their soon-to-arrive baby themselves. Apparently Kate wants to get to know her child.

Cue staged shock and horror, right?

But for some people, including Prince Charles the idea the royal progeny will be raised by its - wait for it - parents was an unsettling thought.

Presumably he's wondering where 'one' would also find the time between feeds and nappy changes, for extramarital affairs, playing polo and creating organic shortbread.

The Cambridge's no-nanny rule isn't really that much of a surprise - more an extension of the couple's continued wish to live 'just like everyone else'.

William is said to have extended his job as Sea King helicopter pilot at Anglesey RAF base to ensure he doesn't waste the army's allotted two week paternity leave. Kate buys clothes from online fashion warehouse ASOS, rejected a housekeeper ordered from the palace and spends night's at home watching Downtown Abbey.

Not for them the chartered flights or fleet of staff that turn down the bed.

Well that's nice and honourable and everything, but here's my question - so bloody what?

Aside from attending the opening of a series of envelopes, what else does Kate do exactly?

Having and raising babies pretty much was her job description - skip to it, girl!

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