Kate Middleton Ready To Give Birth Any Minute! 7 Latest Developments

July 19 2013, Published 9:43 a.m. ET
Kate Middleton's expected to give birth any minute now to her first child with husband Prince William, and we've got the seven latest developments surrounding the little royal-in-waiting.
Is Today The Day?: Some hospital personnel at St. Mary's in London "were told the due date was July 19," a royal source told the Daily Telegraph, noting, "A small number of staff at St Mary's who might be called upon when the Duchess gives birth were told they had to not consume alcohol for a month before the due date."
She Takes The Cake: Who Made the Cake, a Houston bakery, is making a life-sized cake replica of the Duchess of Cambridge holding a baby, with intent to send it to Kensington Palace when it's complete. The royal dessert will first be displayed at a bridal show at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center. Designer Nadine Moon said, “This is the most anticipated birth since Princess Diana had Prince William three decades ago. They’re going to be getting a ton of blankets and bibs. This is one-of-a-kind baby gift that will lord over the rest.”
Change Of Plans?: With uncertainty surrounding the due date, palace officials have looked toward an alternate hospital -- Reading's Royal Berkshire Hospital, according to People — where Kate could deliver the child, as it's closer to her parents' Bucklebury home (about a 30-minute drive), where she's been resting in anticipation of the birth. As news spread of a possible change of venue, media and photographers began making plans to set up shop in the area, should she deliver there. Palace insiders told the magazine the separate hospital is strictly in case of emergency.