Parking Notice Gives Clue To Kate's Due Date

Parking restrictions have been put in place near the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth to her second child.

The restrictions, detailed on yellow signs outside the private Lindo wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, will run until 30 April, suggesting the Duchess will give birth by this date at the latest.

Her due date has not been confirmed but reports have suggested it is around 25 April.

There is speculation that the baby, which will be fourth in line to the throne, could arrive on the Queen's birthday on 21 April, or William and Kate's fourth wedding anniversary on 29 April.

Kate is already on maternity leave and will return to St Mary’s for the birth following the delivery of Prince George there two years ago.

She and Prince William chose the Lindo Wing as the place to have their first child, following in the footsteps of Diana, Princess of Wales, who gave birth to both her sons there.

Official confirmation that the Duchess is in labour is expected to come from Kensington Palace once she has been admitted to hospital.

Her care at St Mary’s will be led by surgeon-gynaecologist Guy Thorpe-Beeston.

She will be given 10% off the Lindo Wing's fees as part of a loyalty discount to mothers who go back to have a second child.

A suite of two rooms costs £6,570 for a one-night stay with normal delivery plus consultant fees of around £6,000.