Kate Middleton Not Pregnant? Her Friend Emma Probert is!

There was so much of speculation about whether Kate Middleton was pregnant that the Royal family finally decided to reveal some pregnancy news.

Turns out someone is pregnant. Middleton's bodyguard and friend Emma Probert is expecting a baby.

Middleton's close confidant announced her maternity leave, leaving the 30-year-old Duchess with mixed emotions.

"Catherine was so happy for Emma," a source told Grazia magazine. "She told her she'd be the best mum and joked that she had 'beaten her to it'!"

Though Middleton couldn't be happier for Probert, this sure comes at not a very appropriate time. Middleton will definitely find it difficult to cope with all the media attention and official engagements surrounding her naked and topless pictures controversies. Probert usually accompanies the Duchess to all official engagements.

"I think Catherine was upset that she will be losing one of her closest friends just when she is needing her the most," said the insider. "Obviously there's meant to be a discreet distance between the Royals and their security. But they're humans, not machines.

"Emma's become a really close confidante to Catherine and she gets on really well with her partner Colin [Childs], too."

Last month, the Duchess of Cambridge appeared in Star magazine's front cover, which sported a photo-shopped picture of Middleton at an event during the Diamond Jubilee Tour.

"Scandal turns to joy: It's Twins!" reads Star's cover, which also says "Pregnant Kate gets thrilling news amid nude-photo uproar."

However something good has also come out of the naked pictures of Middleton that were leaked. Showbiz Spy reports that insiders claim that Middleton has now become more confident of her body after the photos were leaked.

"Kate has always been insecure about her body," a source said. "While she wasn't amused that the world's media published photos of her topless and naked, she has been given something of a boost from the whole scandal.

"Kate has seen some of the positive comments about her body on the internet. It's made her feel much more positive. But she'll be more careful in the future."