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Prince Harry reacts to royal baby news: "I can't wait to see my brother suffer more"

The news that Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their second child means that William's younger brother, Prince Harry, will soon be an uncle twice over.

And while he says it's "very exciting" that he'll have a new niece or nephew, he also couldn't resist making a few jokes about it at his brother's expense.

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"I can't wait to see my brother suffer more," he quipped to a reporter Monday at an Invictus Games athletes training session. And if William and Kate have a girl this time, he added, "I'd love to see him try and cope with that."

Harry also said Kate, who is suffering from the same acute morning sickness she had during her first pregnancy, is "feeling pretty poorly" but "doing the best she can." (A spokesman said Monday that she's being treated by doctors at Kensington Palace.)

"In all seriousness, I hope my sister-in-law gets better soon and the two of them have the opportunity to go through the whole process again with a little bit of peace and quiet," Harry said.

When asked if he could give the new baby any advice for coping with an older sibling, Harry, 29, replied, "There's never a strategy. I think George will be over the moon. He will be thrilled having another small younger brother or sister."

The arrival of the new little prince or princess will push Harry from fourth in line to the throne down to fifth. When it was mentioned to him that this royal baby will further reduce his chances of becoming king, he laughed and replied, "Great!"

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