Prince William's wife Kate has gone into labour and been admitted to hospital for the birth of the couple's first child who will be third in line to the British throne, his office said on Monday (July 22).
After weeks of feverish media speculation over the arrival of the royal baby, Kate, 31, was taken shortly before 0500 GMT on Monday to the private wing of St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, where William himself was born in 1982.
William Arthur Philip Louis was born on June 21, the first child of Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, and Princess Diana, the most photographed woman of her generation.
William's royal position and film-star good looks would soon attract intense media attention.
Shortly before his second birthday the young prince appeared fascinated by the clicking cameras at his first photo opportunity in the gardens of Kensington Palace.
But William's largely unwilling relationship with the camera became evident as h
