Jul 20, 2013

Britain waits with great expectation as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is expected to give birth in London any day now. The first child of Prince William and his wife Kate is due in July, with the couple saying they have no idea of the sex of the royal baby, who will be third in line to the British throne.

: Look-alikes of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and William, Duke of Cambridge are removed from the steps of the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London, on July 19, 2013, where Prince William and his wife Catherine’s baby is expected to be born. The long wait for the birth of Britain’s royal baby is record business for bookmakers, as punters worldwide bet on a girl called Alexandra to be born any day now. (Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images)

: Royal supporter Terry Hutt cools off in the mid-afternoon heat outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London, on July 19, 2013, where Prince William and his wife Catherine’s baby is expected to be born. The long wait for the birth of Britain’s royal baby is record business for bookmakers, as punters worldwide bet on a girl called Alexandra to be born any day now. (Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images)

: Look-alikes of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and William, Duke of Cambridge pose for photographers outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London, on July 19, 2013, where Prince William and his wife Catherine’s baby is expected to be born. The long wait for the birth of Britain’s royal baby is record business for bookmakers, as punters worldwide bet on a girl called Alexandra to be born any day now. (Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images)

: A royal supporter and an onlooker laugh as they stand opposite the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, where Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth, in London July 19, 2013. The first child of Prince William and his wife Kate is due in July, with the couple saying they have no idea of the sex of the royal baby. (Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters)

: Japan’s Takashimaya department store displays samples of commemorative figures and table wears for Britain’s expected royal baby at a shop of British porcelain maker Royal Crown Derby at Takashimaya’s main store in Tokyo. One of blue or red teddy bears will be delivered to customers in September with the royal baby’s name on its apron. Customers will have blue one if the royal baby is a boy, while red one will be delivered if the baby is a girl. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/Getty images)

: Public Relations Executive of Ladbrokes, Jessica Bridge, writes today’s odds for the royal baby on a chalk board in front of the Lindo Wing as the UK prepares for the birth of the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at St Mary’s Hospital in London, England. (Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)

: A member of the U.S. media decides which baby clothes to show to the camera outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, where Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth, in London. (Olivia Harris/Reuters photo)

: A photographer checks his position in the media pen opposite the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, where Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is expected to give birth, in London. The first child of Prince William and his wife Kate is due in July, with the couple saying they have no idea of the sex of the royal baby, who will be third in line to the British throne. (Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters photo)

: Promotions manager Daniel Obando wears a baby doll wrapped in union flag decorations as he stands in Piccadilly as the UK prepares for the birth of the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in London, England. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

: News Anchor with NBC Natalie Morales knits to pass the time outside the Lindo wing of St Mary’s Hospital as the UK prepares for the birth of the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in London, England. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

: A Kate Middleton fan is seen dancing outside the hospital as the UK prepares for the birth of the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in London, England. (Danny E. Martindale/Getty Images)

: A Hello magazine promo girl brings a teddy to the hospital as the UK prepares for the birth of the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in London, England. (Danny E. Martindale/Getty Images)

: General view of a gift delivery outside the St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington as the UK prepares for the birth of the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in London, England. (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

: Artist Kaya Mar poses with paintings of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (R) and Catherine (L), Duchess of Cambridge, outside the Lindo Wing of Saint Mary’s Hospital in London where Prince William and his wife Catherine’s baby will be born. Britain’s royal family and the world’s media are on tenterhooks awaiting the birth of Prince William and wife Catherine’s first child, a baby who will one day be king or queen of Britain and a diverse group of commonwealth countries. (Carl Court/Getty Images)

: A bookmaker presents the latest odds on boys names outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London where Prince William and his wife Catherine’s baby is expected to be born. Britain’s Prince Charles joked Monday that his son Prince William’s baby was “hopefully” on the way, but wife Camilla went further, saying it could arrive “by the end of the week”. (Leon Neal/Getty images)

: Royal supporter Terry Hutt looks on as a television crew reports outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, where Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth, in London. Members of Britain’s royal family were “waiting by the telephone” for word of the imminent birth of Prince William and his wife Kate’s first child, expected this week amid a heatwave in London and rising royal baby fever. Photographers and TV crews have been outside the hospital since July 1 waiting for the couple’s first child who, regardless of sex, will be third-in-line to the throne. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters photo)

: A general view of the royal baby inspired “Suite Dreams Nursery” at the Grosvenor House Hotel Park Lane, as the UK prepares for the birth of the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in London, England. (Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)

: A shop displays a mug celebrating the impending royal birth as the UK prepares for the birth of the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in London, England. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

: Paul Harrison, a reporter with Britain’s Sky News, speaks on live television in the media pen opposite the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, where Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is due to give birth, in central London. (Andrew Winning /Reuters photo)

: Women pretending to be pregnant and wearing masks of Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, where the Duchess of Cambridge is expected to give birth, in London. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters photo)

: A clock in the press pen shows the time outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, where Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth, in London. (Olivia Harris/Reuters photo)

Britain waits for the birth of the royal baby

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