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Royal baby fans have started to gather outside the private wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, where it is expected the Duchess of Cambridge will give birth to her second royal baby.
The royals have kept details of her due date deliberately vague, only confirming that it is from "mid-April to the end of April".
Anticipation has not reached quite the same pitch as for the couple's first child, and police and officials are stage-managing the process much more tightly.
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