There are still no signs of the royal baby anywhere, but as the momentous day draws closer, we're counting down the top five things you may not know about the prince or princess-to-be and the royal due date.
1. The royal baby could arrive this weekend.
No one knows for certain when the little bundle of joy will be born, but if there's someone who knows more than us mere mortals, that would be the future heir-to-be's step grandmother, Camilla.
According to Prince William's stepmother, the baby may arrive by the end of the week.
"We're all waiting by the end of the telephone," Camilla said in an event at Cornwall, reports ABC News. "I think by the end of the week, he or she will be there."
2. An announcement will be made once Kate Middleton is admitted to St. Mary's Hospital.
We all want to be the first to know when the baby arrives, but you don't have to sneak into the hospital to do that (and you probably can't with the tight security). A source told CNN royal staff will make an announcement to the media once the duchess is admitted to the hospital in her early stages of labor. This should be the first indication that the third-in-line to the throne will soon be coming into the world.
3. The Queen will be the first to know.
Even if there is a media mob camping in front of Lindo Wing where the duchess will be giving birth, they won't be the first ones to learn about the baby's arrival. CNN notes that Queen Elizabeth II will be the first to know about the royal birth, as will Prime Minister David Cameron, and Kate's family. So if the baby arrives in the middle of the night, the official public announcement will probably be made in the morning, as the queen cannot be awakened from her sleep.
4. Gunshots will be blasted to celebrate the new royalty.
CNN also noted that once the new prince or princess arrives, celebratory gun salutes will be sounded by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and the Honorable Artillery Company. In Green Park 41 rounds will be shot, and another 62 rounds will be fired at the Tower of London.
5. Prince William will leave his new born after two weeks.
No, it's nothing like what you have in mind. But being a search and rescue helicopter pilot, the Ministry of Defence only gives the new father two weeks off for paternity leave. So, once the time's up he's required to get back on duty. But then again, being a royal, William may have a little longer than most to spend with his newborn before returning to flying helicopters.
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