Yet-to-be-born royal baby already subject of Twitter parody

Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, confirmed on Monday they were expecting, and already there were parody tweets from the yet-to-be born royal highness.

Just minutes after the announcement, social media sites were alight with the news of the pregnancy. The hashtag “royalbaby� was trending on Twitter, and several parody handles, including @royal_fetus, the British-spelled @royalfoetus, and @IamRoyalBaby had sprung to life and gained thousands of followers.

One American comedian snagged Twitter real estate @RoyalFetus more than a year ago, and first tweeted on April 29, 2011, the couple’s wedding day. Today, after months of radio silence, it tweeted simply – “I EXIST!!!!!�

Turns out the will-be royal tyke’s online alter-ego has quite the sense of humor already, and plenty of attitude. “I may not have bones yet, but I’m already more important than everyone reading this,� reads one tweet. For those wondering about the living conditions, it “smells of gin and baby powder. Also carrots? Kind of.�

To future uncle Prince Harry, who will succeed the royal baby for the throne, a dig: “So … fourth in line now. How quaint.�

And those attempting to “correct� the spelling of @RoyalFoetus, beware. “Somebody needs to learn the Queen’s English, my dear,� the “foetus� fired back.

This is only the latest in satirical Twitter accounts, including @KimKierkegaard, which mashes the celebrity queen’s tweets with the philosophy of Kierkegaard, and @SilentJimLehrer, which cropped up during the presidential debates.

Of course, there’s always room for a dose of reality. Piers Morgan, who requested the first royal baby interview, received this admonition: “You realise you are talking to a spoof account?�

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