Kate Middleton Royal Baby Due Date, Name And Is It Twins?

All You Need To Know About Prince George's Royal Baby Usurper
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Prince George is soon to be joined by a sibling and Britain will no doubt be gripped once more by royal baby fever.

The Duchess of Cambridge is expected to deliver her second child in late April, thought the exact date has not yet been confirmed.

If the royal sprog makes an early entrance there is the chance it’s birth could clash with the birthday of great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II on April 21. (Bookmakers William Hill have odds of 21/1 of Kate giving birth on this date and 5/1 that the child, if female, will be named Elizabeth just like Nana.)

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Not long til a second bundle of Royal joy!

Double celebrations could also be in order if it arrives on 29 April – which would be William and Kate’s fourth wedding anniversary.

However, an overdue baby could see a clash with the country’s general election on 7 May...

There is no hint as yet as to whether the royal couple are expecting a boy or a girl but as of January 28, bookmakers William Hill and Coral were both offering 5/1 odds on the name Elizabeth, while Charlotte came in at 6/1 and 4/1.

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Royal baby name odds courtesy of Coral (above) and William Hill, as of 28 January

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There are longer odds for Victoria and Alexandra, James, Arthur and Henry, with Diana - the Prince’s late mother - in at 20/1.

There has been speculation that the 33-year-old is carrying twins – with some citing the fact the Duchess is experiencing severe morning sickness as proof - though a careful examination of the official statement from Kensington Palace specifies “a baby”, not two.

Though the NHS states nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is more likely during multiple pregnancies, such as twins or triplets, it is also worth mentioning the Duchess suffered severe morning sickness while she was carrying Prince George too.

What we know about Royal Baby #2

What We Know About Royal Baby Number Two So Far
It will be fourth in line to the throne(01 of04)
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The baby will be behind its grandad, Prince Charles, its dad, Prince William and its brother Prince George. Its uncle Prince Harry will fall to fifth place. (credit:Geoff Pugh/PA Wire)
It will be a Prince or Princess(02 of04)
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Yes, yes, this may sound like a dumb thing to say, but it's only the intervention of the Queen that ensured the children of the Cambridges could use these titles. The Queen issued a Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm in December 2012 when Kate was just a few months' pregnant, declaring "all the children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales should have and enjoy the style, title and attribute of royal highness with the titular dignity of prince or princess prefixed to their Christian names or with such other titles of honour". This nullifed a Letters Patent in 1917, issued by George V, which limited titles within the royal family, meaning a daughter born to William or Kate would not have been an HRH but Lady (forename) Mountbatten-Windsor instead and a second-born son would also have lacked the HRH title and become Lord (forename) Mountbatten-Windsor rather than a prince. William's cousin Princess Eugenie (pictured), who was born in 1990, was the last royal baby to be given the title Princess. (credit:Philip Toscano/PA Wire)
It will be great-great-great-great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria(03 of04)
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William and Kate's new baby will be a great-grandchild to the Queen and a great-great-great-great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria. (credit:Photos.com via Getty Images)
It will be 'spare to the heir'(04 of04)
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Unlike Prince George, this Prince or Princess will be free from the responsibility of one day having to become monarch and second-born Royals often have less restricted lives. Prince Harry (pictured) has traditionally been dubbed a party prince in contrast to his older brother William. (credit:Jeremy Selwyn/The Evening Standa/WPA-Rota)