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The Duchess of Cambridge was today admitted to hospital as she prepares to give birth to her third child.
Kate, 36, was driven from Kensington Palace earlier this morning to the private Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, where she is said to be in the "early stages of labour".
Prince William has also travelled to hospital.
Kensington Palace said in a statement: "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, earlier this morning in the early stages of labour.
"The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge."
The exclusive maternity unit is where Kate gave birth to her older children George, four, and Charlotte, two.
The baby prince or princess will be fifth in line to the throne, shifting Prince Harry to sixth in the royal succession, and will be the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's sixth great-grandchild.
Royal watchers will be expecting a swift delivery.
With George, the Duchess gave birth 10-and-a-half hours after being admitted to hospital, but Charlotte was born just two hours and 34 minutes after Kate arrived at the Lindo Wing.
Die-hard fans have been camped outside the front entrance of the hospital for several days in anticipation of a first glimpse of the newest member of the Royal Family.
The baby's title will be HRH Prince or Princess of Cambridge.
Favourite names at the bookmakers include Mary, Alice, Alexandra, Elizabeth, and Victoria for a girl and Arthur, Albert, Frederick, James and Philip for a boy.
There had been speculation that the Duchess would choose to give birth at home, the norm for generations of royal mothers, after two problem-free labours.
But she eventually decided to return to the London hospital where she had delivered her two older children.
The Cambridges have chosen not to know the sex of their new baby – a pattern they have followed throughout all three pregnancies.
Kate beams as she cradles George after delivering him at the exclusive maternity unit in Paddington
She and William pose with their daughter Charlotte after she was also born at the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital
There have been other less pleasant similarities, with the Duchess once again suffering from the extreme form of morning sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum.
Kate undertook her last official engagement on March 22 before going on maternity leave.
Chic in a £600 cream coat from Goat and a top from high street favourite Hobbs, the future Queen looked relaxed and glowing ahead of the arrival of her third child.
The Duchess is due to attend the wedding of brother-in-law Prince Harry to American actress Meghan Markle in Windsor on May 19. George and Charlotte are expected to have a starring role.
There had been speculation that Kate, pictured on March 21, would choose to give birth at home
The Duchess is due to attend the wedding of US actress Meghan Markle, right, and Prince Harry in Windsor on May 19
Kate and William met in 2001 when they were at the University of St Andrews, in Scotland. They dated for 10 years and got engaged in Kenya in October 2010.
Their lavish wedding at Westminster Abbey in April 2011 was watched by millions around the world and revitalised a monarchy dogged by scandal and haunted by the spectre of William's mother, Diana.
Kate was young, fresh and from a family who provided the stability that both her husband, now 35, and his brother Harry had lacked.
The couple's first child George Alexander Louis was born in July 2013 after a difficult pregnancy. The Duchess had suffered deeply debilitating morning sickness which had left her hospitalised.
While she was being treated, two Australian radio station presenters made a prank call pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles.
Jacintha Saldanha, a nurse at King Edward's Hospital where Kate was being treated, believed the hoax and put them through to the ward.
She committed suicide days later.
Royal fans came from all corners of the globe for the births of Kate and William's two older children
The Cambridges' second child Charlotte Elizabeth Diana was born in May 2015.
Her name is a tribute to grandfather Prince Charles, the Queen, Kate's great-grandmother (also Elizabeth) and William's mother, the late Princess of Wales.
The new arrival's home will be a lavish 22-room apartment at Kensington Palace which was extensively refurbished to William and Kate's specifications.
Where will the baby fall in the line of succession?
A great-grandchild of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, he or she will be born fifth in line to the throne, bumping uncle Prince Harry out of the top five into sixth place.
The Prince of Wales is first in line, followed by William who is second in line, Prince George third and Princess Charlotte fourth.
Younger male siblings are no longer allowed to jump ahead of their older sisters in the line of succession.
Will he or she ever be monarch?
Unlikely. It's rare, but not unheard of, for a third-born royal in direct succession to become king or queen.
This Cambridge sibling will live their life happy in the knowledge they will not be expected to wear the crown, leaving that role to older brother George.
William IV, a Hanoverian king who ruled from 1830 to 1837, was a third child - of George III and Queen Charlotte.
He acceded to the throne when he outlived his older brothers, George IV, who died without an heir, and Frederick, Duke of York.
What will the baby be called?
After picking the regal George and Charlotte for their first two, William and Kate will not be expected to suddenly choose an unusual name for their third.
Alice, Mary, Alexandra or Victoria for a girl, or Frederick, James, Arthur or Philip for a boy are good bets.
Will they be a prince or princess?
Yes. The new baby will be an HRH and a Prince or Princess of Cambridge - thanks to the Queen who stepped in ahead of Prince George's birth to ensure all William's children had fitting titles.
Will they hire a second nanny?
Kate and William already have the help of George and Charlotte's full-time live-in nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo.
But Maria could be given a helper - perhaps a fellow Norland nanny - as she cares for the three youngsters.
William and Harry had two much-loved nannies at the same time when they were young - Barbara Barnes and her deputy Olga Powell, who later took the lead role.
When and where will the baby be born?
With Kate experiencing two successful, straightforward deliveries at the Lindo Wing in St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, she will head back to the exclusive private delivery suite for the arrival of her third child.
Charlotte's birth appeared to be much quicker than George's so there is always the outside chance this baby could make a speedy, surprise arrival at home.
Kensington Palace has only said the baby is due sometime in April. Suggestions have included St George's Day - April 23.
Looking at when Kate went on maternity leave last time and when her babies arrived, the baby could arrive as late as April 27 or April 28.
Will there be the same level of baby fever?
Although this baby will only be fifth in line, the popularity of William, Kate, George and Charlotte across the globe means the arrival of the newest member of the Windsors will be high-profile once again.
In May 2015 ahead of Charlotte's birth, scores of foreign media outlets descended on the Lindo Wing. Her birth dominated the news agenda in the UK and hit the headlines around the world.
Will they stop at three?
Who knows? The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh had four children and the Queen was 37 when she had her youngest, Prince Edward.
Kate is only 36 so has time to even out the numbers.
William's great-great-great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria had nine children.
