The Duchess of Cambridge is already up to four days overdue with her second child - and her labour could now be induced this week, it was claimed today.

There'll be no need to queue up at the gates of Buckingham Palace and crane your neck to discover the sex of the new royal baby. In fact, all you'll need is access to the internet.

Can’t wait to catch a glimpse of the new arrival? Here we bring you The Mail on Sunday’s indispensable guide to the Royal birth.

A ward at the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth has been closed due to a superbug.

A growing crowd of royal fans has set up camp outside the London hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is expected to soon give birth to her second child.

The threat of acute morning sickness making you bed-ridden for weeks would be enough to put anyone off reproducing a second time.

With days until the birth of the second royal baby, we look back at the major milestones the Duke and Duchess faced the first time Kate was pregnant, with Prince George.

Sydney radio station 2Day FM treated a nurse at a London hospital in a highly exploitative way when it put to air a “royal prank” call, the broadcasting watchdog has found.

We take a look back at The Duchess of Cambridge's fashion style during her second pregnancy.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second baby to arrive this week and excitement is building.

The death of William's mother Diana, Princess of Wales, was a turning point in the royal family's relationship with the media.

She has been a godsend over the past 21 months, as a hands-on grandmother to Prince George, and she is all set to help when baby number two arrives.

The British army captain better known as Prince Harry has played wheelchair AFL and learnt bush survival techniques during his first fortnight with the Australian Army.

The Duchess of Cambridge will give birth to a blonde daughter called Alice tomorrow, according to the instincts of the British betting public.

Pippa Middleton criticised for 'promoting the cruel and unnecessary whaling industry' after writing about eating smoked whale carpaccio.

"Special event" parking restrictions will come in to force today around the hospital where Kate Middleton is due to give birth this month.

Prince Harry will make six stop-offs during his week-long visit to New Zealand next month.

Descendants of British veterans who took part in the doomed World War I campaign at Gallipoli have been invited to join the Prince of Wales and his son Prince Harry at a centenary commemoration event in Turkey later this month.

Prince Harry paid his respects to the lost brothers of the Australian military he's joined for a month-long secondment Downunder.

Prince Harry has flown a Spitfire as he caught up with an injured serviceman and veterans hoping to pilot the aircraft in a Battle of Britain flypast.

September 9 represents an extraordinary milestone in British history. It is the day on which Elizabeth II becomes the longest-reigning monarch

Kate and Wills, please don’t inflict this on any daughter of yours. Punters are putting their money on the royal baby being a girl who will be named Alice.

Punters have staked a significant amount on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge naming their second baby Alice.

A photograph of a smiling Prince Charles cuddling his grandson Prince George has appeared for the first time in a video made by the Prince of Wales to promote climate change awareness.

As New Zealanders and Australians mark the centenary of Anzac Day, England will be in the midst of royal fever.

A villainous Plantagenet monarch was transformed into the People's King - for a few days at least - as thousands witnessed Richard III turn in his graves.

The Duchess of Cambridge has told families and volunteers at a children's centre for struggling parents when she is expecting her second child.