Whether she’s pregnant or not, the fact of the matter remains that the royal newlyweds do want a family of their own. While her hair itself doesn’t warrant a royal bump-watch alert, it is a departure from the Duchess of Sussex’s regular style.

The Duchess is more commonly seen in a blowout that features her trademark curls. She has also been know to sweep her hair up into a messy bun. But long, straight flowing locks? That’s definitely different for her.

Her sister-in-law Kate has also been known to switch it up before and after her pregnancies. Here she is about two months before her most recent pregnancy reveal, looking like her usual self.

Then, here she is one month before the reveal, sporting a new chop.

Taking it back a little further, here she was in the summer of 2014 two months before the news of baby Charlotte was announced.

But here’s a photo of her just one month before the Charlotte news hit, and media pointed out that she was “embracing her roots” more than ever.

One month before the Prince George news, Kate was wearing her perfectly blown out brown curls as per usual.

But then, only a week or two before they announced the pregnancy, she shocked the world by getting bangs. People were so distracted by the mane change that the announcement of Prince George’s in-utero status came as another shock.

Where do you stand on this theory…different hair means a pregnancy announcement is imminent: YES or NO?

(Text: Jess Pullar, bauersyndication.com.au / Additional reporting: Natalya Molok)