Royal Baby: World Watches As Due Date Arrives
The world's media has descended at the hospital where Kate is to give birth as her much speculated due date arrives.
The eyes of the world will be on St Mary's Hospital's Lindo Wing today as Kate's presumed due date arrives.
Kensington Palace has refused to comment on speculation July 13 is the Duchess' due date, conceding to reporters only that the baby is due "in July".But that hasn't stopped the media frenzy outside the hospital.
While television crews, photographers and journalists from around the world await that all important first family photo, publications such as Harper's Bazaar prepare to chronicle a moment which will be pored over for generations to come.
"Diana came out with William in her arms and when she saw the press she was terrified. She got in the car and once around the corner and she just burst into tears."
Security checks around the Lindo Wing are perhaps a sign the royal private birthing suite is soon to be occupied.
Contradicting that, however, are Prince William's plans to join his brother Prince Harry at a charity polo match in Gloucestershire on Sunday.
The Duke of Cambridge is understood to be keen to honour a match that will benefit two of his patronages: homelessness charity Centrepoint and Child Bereavement UK.
In reality the only thing we can be sure of is the future King or Queen will be born when they are good and ready.
