The temperature has dropped in heatwave stricken London, and with it the enthusiasm of the press pack on royal baby watch has dwindled.
Perhaps owing to yesterday’s panic and trickery, the crowd outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s hospital in Paddington, where the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth (hopefully) soon, had thinned significantly earlier today.
But interest in the wait for Kate is at an all time high from those outside the media as tourists begin to flock to the exclusive royal birthing location to get in on the royal baby action, or lack thereof.
While there is little news of developments in the impending arrival of baby Cambridge, speculation about the due date and labour contingency plans is rife.
The Daily Beast’s Tom Sykes put it best with his “summary of today’s royal baby news” on Twitter.
“No-one knows where Kate is, or when she will give birth. But it is very hot.”
With no solid info to go on regarding the little prince or princess’s arrival, royal commentators are relying on gossip and dredging up old stories for clues on when the Duchess, regrettably dubbed “waity Katie” early in her royal career, might deliver the heir.
A popular one doing the rounds is a report from the Sunday Telegraph’s “impeccably sourced” diarist Richard Eden who wrote earlier in the year that Kate’s mother Carole was expecting “a Leo” according to her friends.
“The dates for the star sign, whose characteristics include loyalty and ambition, are July 24 to Aug 23.”
Another possible birth date being circulated is July 23, which follows Mondays’ full moon on the 22nd.
While it was earlier debated whether the royal baby’s birthday would be closer to his or her late grandmother Diana, or the second wife of Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, both in July, bookies are now taking bets on an August birth bringing the suspected royal birthday closer to that of the queen mother’s, August 4.
The Sunday Express is reporting if the wait for the royal baby lengthens further, it could be months until the Queen meets her great-grandchild.
Kate’s “antenatal guru” has given an interview, telling The Telegraph she believes the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge make “a very strong team”.
The pediatric and obstetric physiotherapist to the stars confirmed she had worked with Kate throughout her pregnancy and that she was confident in the couple saying Prince Willaim “will do the right stuff on the day”.
Even the family pet, Lupo, can’t keep his head out of the royal baby rumour mill, featuring in one of the weekend’s most popular royal baby reports.
Following reports the Duchess had made a dash from her family home in Berkshire, it was circulated that emergency crews rushed to Bucklebury manor, where the Duchess is believed to be staying, after receiving reports a dog had got its head stuck in a gate.
Later reports suggested the pup was freed before firefighters made it to the house, and it is unconfirmed whether the canine in question was in fact Kate’s beloved Lupo, but it made for an amusing story among royal baby watchers for a short while at least.
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