Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge To Give Birth Outside Of London?

Don’t tell it to the hundreds of fans camped outside St. Mary’s Hospital in London but Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge might not be giving birth there after all.

Hospitals in Norfolk and Reading have been put on standby in the case of pregnant Kate Middleton going into labour outside of the capital, according to the Telegraph.

The 33-year-old Duchess, who’s rumoured to be due on April 25, is currently residing at her Kensington Palace apartment – a 10-minute drive from the Paddington hospital where she gave birth to Prince George.

But two local hospitals – one in Norfolk, one in Reading - have been asked to prepare in case her pregnancy goes on longer than expected.

The first is Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, a short drive from the Duke and Duchess’ family home of Anmer Hall on the Queen’s Sandringham Estate.

While the second is Royal Berkshire Hospital, a 30-minute drive from the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, where Kate may well decide to visit in the next few weeks.

The Duchess’ private medical team, including Dr Guy Thorpe-Beeston and Dr Alan Farthing (who were both present at the birth of Prince George), are also understood to have been told they may be summoned to either hospital.

If the second royal baby is born in Norfolk or Berkshire, as rumoured, they’ll be one of very few members of the Royal Family born outside of London.

The Queen’s late sister, Princess Margaret, was born at Glamis Castle in Scotland in 1930, while Prince Edward’s young children Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, were both born at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey.

Prince William and Harry were both born at the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital, as was Prince George of Cambridge in July 2013.

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