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Pippa Middleton‘s bundle of joy won’t be the only addition to the family tree this year.

The younger sister ofKate Middleton, who isexpecting her first childwith husbandJames Matthews,officially announced she was pregnantin June — just a few months after her brother-in-law,Spencer Matthews, revealed he and model Vogue Williams are expecting their first child together.

Sharing a picture fromHello!magazineonInstagramin March, Spencer wrote, “So… I’m going to be a father! Couldn’t be happier to be sharing these times with the love of my life @voguewilliams . We feel truly blessed ❤️”

Spencer’s child is due to arrive a few weeks before his brother and Pippa’s.

TheMade in Chelseastar, 30, recently revealed on U.K. talk showThis Morningthat they feel “very blessed” that the cousins will be so close in age.

“I think it will be great for the kids to kind of grow up together. We’re all looking forward,” he said.

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“And your brother is about to become a dad as well a little bit after you withPippa Middleton,” saidThis Morninghost Ruth Langsford. “So, do they know if they’re having a boy or a girl?”

“They don’t,” Spencer replied. “They’re extremely private and honestly, we know nothing.”

In addition, Pippa’s child will also be very close in age to another cousin: Kate andPrince William‘s third child,Prince Louis, who was born in April.

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Pippa, 34,officially announced she was pregnantin an article for U.K. supermarket monthlyWaitrose Kitchen,where she’s been documenting how she’s keeping up her workout regimen while expecting.

“When I learned the happy news that I was pregnant, I realized I needed to adjust my four to five-day-a-week [fitness] routine,” she wrote, noting that she kept her pregnancy a secret from her gym instructor until the “riskier months” were over.

source: people.com