This Article is From Jul 22, 2013

UK Prince William's wife Kate in early stages of labour

UK Prince William's wife Kate in early stages of labour

Kate Middleton is expected to deliver her first child any time now

Highlights

  • Prince William's pregnant wife Kate has been taken to hospital ahead of the birth of the couple's first child who will be third in line to the British throne, his office has said.
  • Kate was taken to the private Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, where William himself was born in 1982. The baby is due to be delivered by Marcus Setchell, Queen Elizabeth's former gynaecologist.
  • "The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge," Kensington Palace said in a statement.
  • © Thomson Reuters 2013
London: Prince William's pregnant wife Kate has been taken to hospital ahead of the birth of the couple's first child who will be third in line to the British throne, his office has said.

Kate was taken to the private Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, where William himself was born in 1982. The baby is due to be delivered by Marcus Setchell, Queen Elizabeth's former gynaecologist.

"The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge," Kensington Palace said in a statement.

© Thomson Reuters 2013
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