Prince William & Kate Middleton's Joy: 10 Things You Need To Know About The Royal Baby
July 10 2013, Published 1:05 p.m. ET
There's a royal baby on the way!
Duchess Kate Middleton is due shortly and with her husband Prince William by her side, Kate will give birth to one of the most anticipated baby's of the year — and Breaking Celebrity News is giving you 10 things you need to know about the royal baby.
1. Going Into Labor — As soon as Kate feels her first contraction she will notify her private secretary, who will then contact her doctor via a palace-issued cell phone with an encrypted signal, Us Weekly reports. Prince William will also get a call and be choppered in from Kensington Palace and then driven with a police escort to Kate.
2. Hospital Check In — Kate will be safely admitted to the hospital through a side door and into a $1,500-per-night suite that includes satellite TV and WiFi. A royal birth notice will be posted just inside on the gates of Buckingham palace, Time magazine reported.
3. Penny For Your Thoughts — Once the Prince or Princess of Cambridge is born, a sterling-silver commemorative penny from the Royal Mint will be issued and will be given to all baby's born in the U.K. on the heir's birthday.
4. All Bets Are On! -- Bookies are placing bets on everything from the royal baby's name to what sex it will be and whether or not it inherits the recessive red hair gene. According to William Hill, bookies are offering 4-1 odds that the baby will get Harry's red hair.
5. Baby Name — "They have yet to decide on a name," a palace aide told Us. "And they probably won't until the day of the birth." A royal expert author explains the reason why: "It has to do with protocol," Marcia Moody said. "The child will probably have three or four Christian names and they will have to go through certain channels, to make sure of details such as who's previously had that name."