The reports come after Duchess Catherine was spotted at St Mary’s hospital late last week, with a well-placed source telling Woman’s Day exclusively, “I saw her arrive.”
If it was simply a check-up it’s still quite possible the fourth in line to the throne could arrive on April 25th – the date that British punters are betting is the most likely for the new bub’s arrival.
It is of course also the date of the 100th year anniversary of the landing of troops at Gallipoli – an important event for citizens of the Commonwealth and Turkey.
A special commemorative service is being held in the UK capital at the Cenotaph, a war memorial in Central London, just for the occasion, which will be attended by The Queen, Prince Phillip and The Duke Of Cambridge.
A spokesman for Prince William said: “The Duke’s intention is to be at the commemorations. Being the 100th anniversary it is very important to him.”
Meanwhile, Prince Charles and Prince Harry will be attending a memorial service on the shores of Gallipoli, alongside Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Prince Harry will be taking a brief hiatus from his current secondment with Australian troops in the North of Australia, especially for the occasion.
If Duchess Catherine does indeed go into labour the same day as William attends the event, it could put him at risk of missing the birth of the new Prince or Princess.
No doubt every measure has already been taken into consideration to ensure the smoothest of transitions if the 31-year-old has to rush to St Mary’s hospital.
Having recently commenced his commercial pilot training for the East Anglia Air Ambulance service, it is quite likely that the Prince could face a two-hour dash to the hospital to be with Catherine if he’s at work when Kate goes into labour.
With such a busy schedule, it’s possible William could be in any one of three different areas that the service has airfields with when the news finally breaks.
If we were Wills and boasted a pilot licence, we’d probably be tempted to commandeer one of the ambulance choppers to come to the rescue of Kate!
Indeed, using one of the royal helicopters totransport Catherine to the Lindo Wing in London is not out of the question, as has been used on such occasions before.
However royal aides have refused to address how the mum-to-be will make the trip from the family home Anmer Hall in Norwich.
