It’s time! Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, has gone into labour.
Kensington Palace have confirmed that Catherine is in the early stages of labour.
“Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted this morning to St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London in the early stages of labour,” the official statement reads.
“The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge.”
William is by her side as she prepares to give birth to their first child and the third in line to the British throne.
The 31-year-old Duchess is sticking to tradition by choosing the private Lindo wing at St Mary’s in Paddington, West London which usually caters to complex or multiple births and could cost up to $16,000.
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The wing has a number of deluxe suites, each with dedicated kitchen staff on hand. Catherine has also decided to use royal surgeon-gynaecologists Marcus Setchell and Alan Farthing to help deliver her baby. Dr Setchell will take control of Catherine’s delivery, assisted by Dr Farthing.
Dr Setchell has been a royal surgeon-gynaecologist for 18 years and delivered two babies for Sophie, Countess of Wessex – Lady Louise Windsor, nine, and Viscount Severn, four.
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When the third-in-line to the throne is born, a royal salute of 41 guns will be fired to mark the occasion.
The Queen will be the first to know if the pair have welcomed a boy or a girl.
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