Will the Royal Baby be born on Kate and William’s seventh wedding anniversary?
THE DUKE and Duchess of Cambridge have expressed their excitement and joy that their third child could be born “any minute now” with speculation mounting the baby could be born on their wedding anniversary.
Royal baby: Timeline of Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy
Kate and William could have a double celebration on their hands - as the Royal Baby could be born on their seventh wedding anniversary.
The couple, who wed in a lavish ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011, will have enjoyed seven years of marriage this year.
And, while Kensington Palace remains tight-lipped about the exact due date, it is thought that Kate could give birth to her baby over the weekend of April 28-29.
Keen Royal watchers note that both George, four, and Charlotte, two, were born five weeks into her maternity leave.
The Duchess carried out her last official engagement on March 22, this year. And if the patterns of her last two pregnancies are anything to go by for this baby, then she could have her third child, five weeks later on her wedding anniversary.
Kate, 36, is thought to have gone overdue with both Prince George and Princess Charlotte, so a lot will depend on whether the same happens this time.
If the births of George and Charlotte are anything to go by, the new prince or princess could put in an appearance at the end of April.
But Kate may have scheduled her final engagements closer to her due date this time, suspecting the baby is unlikely to arrive early.
The mystery surrounding the new baby’s birth comes after the Duke of Cambridge told Ringo Starr a few weeks ago, during an investiture, that the baby is due “any minute now”.
Other suggestions have cited St George’s Day – April 23 – as the possible date.
Yet, while no one can predict the exact date, Kensington Palace will be keeping everyone up-to-date online, after it created a new page on its official website in preparation for the new arrival.
The web page sparked speculation Kate is due to go into labour at any moment after Kensington Palace set the new web page live in the past two weeks.
As the guessing game goes into overdrive among royalists, it is thought that the Cambridges' baby will be born after the Queen's birthday on April 21 and before brother-in-law Prince Harry’s wedding to Meghan Markle on May 19.
Kate welcomed her first born, George, 38 days after her last public appearance in 2013.
She attended the Trooping the Colour parade in London on June 15 2013 and George was born at the Lindo Wing on July 22.
Princess Charlotte – who was meant to be born in April – finally arrived on May 2 2015 – 37 days after Kate’s final engagement.
In 2015, the Duchess carried out her last public engagement on March 27 in London.