By Becky Evans PUBLISHED: 10:54 EST, 17 March 2013 | UPDATED: 03:24 EST, 18 March 2013 The Duchess of Cambridge said today that she hopes her baby is a boy. But Kate, who is five months pregnant, said Prince William would prefer to have a girl. The Duchess made the revelations while speaking to a soldier during the couple's visit to Mons Barracks in Aldershot, Hampshire, for a St Patrick's Day parade. Girl or a boy? Kate told a soldier during a St Patrick's Day parade that she is hoping to have a son, while Prince William wants a daughter
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The Duchess of Cambridge told a soldier she is hoping for a boy
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But she said Prince William would prefer to have a daughter
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She was speaking to soldiers during the St Patrick's Day parade in Aldershot
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The Duke of Cambridge later enjoyed a sherry in the regiment's cookhouse
The Duchess
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Before going inside, the Duke and @placeholder had put on a brave face as they posed for formal photographs with officers and sergeants in the torrential rain.
St Patrick's Day
St Patrick's Day
St Patrick's Day
Kate, who had her hair up, wore an elegant black hat with a felt flower and a patriotic green coat to mark @placeholder.