Prince William’s Wife in Labor, the Royal Birth is Coming

22 Jul, 2013

Prince William’s wife Kate was in labor at a London hospital on Monday after weeks of feverish anticipation over the birth of their first child, who will be third in line to the British throne.

The royal couple, officially known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, travelled by car to the St. Mary’s Hospital in west London before dawn and entered through a back door to avoid media camped outside the main entrance.

Kate is due to give birth to the child at the private Lindo wing of the hospital, where her husband was born to the late Princess Diana in 1982.

Kate and William, both aged 31, met when they were students at St. Andrews University and were married in April 2011 in a spectacular wedding broadcast around the world.

The royal birth has provoked a similar frenzy, with national and international media keeping up a deluge of speculative reports throughout Monday from outside the hospital.

The birth will be announced in the traditional way with an envelope containing the baby’s details taken from the hospital to Queen Elizabeth’s London residence, Buckingham Palace, where the news will be posted on a board outside the main gates.

“Things are progressing as normal. It wasn’t an emergency,” a royal spokeswoman said.

Prime Minister David Cameron said it was an exciting time for Britain.

“Best wishes to them, a very exciting occasion and the whole country is excited with them. Everyone’s hoping for the best,” Cameron told the BBC.

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