ROYAL BABY WATCH! CAMERA'S LINE UP WEEKS EARLY AT KATE MIDDLETON'S HOSPITAL!

                          

Hurry up and wait!

Photographers have already begun lining up at St. Mary's Hospital, where Kate Middleton is set to give birth to her first child with Prince William.

The cameras may be getting warmed up, but the Duchess of Cambridge's due date isn't for another few weeks.

It appears that British media is so ecstatic about the impending birth they can hardly wait!

The hospital, which is located in London's Paddington district, is making the final preparations to house Middleton and the future royal heir.

St. Mary's is the same hospital where Kate's husband was born 31 years ago, as was her brother-in-law, Prince Harry, a few years after that. William was actually the first future king of England to be born in a hospital, his father, Prince Charles, was born at Buckingham Palace while Charles' sister, Princess Anne, was born at Clarence House.

Middleton is slated to set up shop in the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's, which is quite literally fit for a queen. Each suite offers a satellite TV, radio, safe, bedside phone, Internet access and a refrigerator. There is also a hotel services team which will personally cater to Kate's dietary needs. A wine list is also offered in the Lindo Wing, for when family and friends want to share a toast to their special delivery.

A "normal" night at the Lindo Wing requires a £5,500 ($8,600) deposit, and rates run £1,000 ($1,560) per 24 hours stayed over any originally scheduled time.

So what are the cameras lining up for exactly?

History would have it that the world gets its first glimpse of the royal baby when Kate and William bring him or her out in front of the hospital to meet the press, just as Princess Diana did with her two boys.

Everyone wins it seems: Mum and dad are prepared about what to expect (total madness, most likely) and we don't have to wait! However, should the new parents decide to go against tradition and not go that route, an official picture of the baby will be forthcoming.

It's only a matter of time before everyone gets to meet the latest addition to the royal family!

KATE MIDDLETON'S LOOK-ALIKE MAKES $1,500 PER APPEARANCE!

Is that you, Kate Middleton?

No, it's just Gabriella Munro-Douglas, a Windsor woman who's cashing in on looking like Prince William’s pregnant wife.

The 26-year-old brunette, who definitely strikes a resemblance to the famous royal and mom-to-be, recently began working as a Kate look-alike. And get this: Munro-Douglas can make up to $1,565 per appearance!

"I had people asking if I would pose topless after the duchess was snapped on holiday in France," she tells the Daily Mail, "I don't want to tarnish Kate's image and do not want to do anything to damage mine or her reputation."

While she turned down the topless gig, Munro-Douglas does often meet with fans in public and pose for pics outside Windsor Castle


"It is so much fun being Kate's look-alike and people are so nice and friendly to me all the time," she admits. "But getting mobbed is quite bizarre and is like a snapshot of being a celebrity. In a few minutes I go from being my normal self to putting my dress on and people following me around. When they start to crowd around it can be intimidating."

Just imagine what the real Kate Middleton goes through!

KATE MIDDLETON REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING HYPNO-BIRTH!

Looks like Kate Middleton will be a thoroughly modern princess … even as she gives birth.

                  

A new report says the Duchess of Cambridge is looking into hypno-birthing – an experimental practice that aims to reduce anxiety – when she delivers the latest member of the Windsor Dynasty.

"Kate has researched various birthing methods. She wants it to be natural, so hypno-birthing is one option that appealed and she had been reading up on it and listening to CDs to get into the right frame of mind," a source was said to have told Italian tabloid Grazie.

Hypno-birthing’s philosophy is all about simplicity -- think of it as a Whole Foods-style birth plan as opposed to Target.

"The birthing body and the baby know just what to do. Hypno-birthing is designed to teach women to trust in Nature's way of birth and to relax and let their bodies do what is needed,"

The report also says Kate will deliver the royal heir at Paddington Hospital in London, where her husband, Prince William was born.

While the glowing Duchess is almost at the finish line, she stepped out on Thursday to christen a new fleet of Princess Cruise ships -- a chore done by William's beloved mother, Diana, in the ‘80s.

Rocking a chic overcoat and fascinator, Middleton looks ready to offer up that royal baby -- and soon.