Jacintha Saldanha is understood to be the first person heard during the hoax call from presenters pretending to be the Queen

The head of the hospital which treated the Duchess of Cambridge has praised the nurse who was found dead today, who had earlier answered a prank call from Australian radio DJs impersonating the Queen.

Kate Middleton left the hospital carrying a bouquet of yellow flowers and looking relaxed, with her husband Prince William at her side.

Legislation to ensure the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby becomes monarch - whether it's a boy or a girl - is to be introduced as “rapidly” as possible, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said tonight.

Queen Victoria's private beach, where she fell in love with the outdoors, is to be opened to the public. Jack Watkins reports

Queen Victoria's private beach, where she fell in love with the great British outdoors, is to be opened to the public for the first time. Jack Watkins reports

The Duke of Edinburgh's condition has "improved considerably" since he was admitted to hospital on Monday, but he is likely to remain there for the next few days, Buckingham Palace has said.

Prince could have developed condition while standing in heavy rain during river pageant

While more illustrious rivals like Chelsea ponder leaving their traditional home to cure the unimaginable ill of only having a 42,000-seater stadium, one altogether more modest football club faces the prospect of being turfed out of the ground it has occupied for around nine decades because today marks the twenty first anniversary of the death of the Norwegian King.

When bookmakers made him favourite for the Ladbrokes St Leger, connections of Nathaniel were adamant that their colt had still bigger fish to fry. Sure enough, yesterday they revealed that they are giving earnest consideration to paying £75,000 to supplement him for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.