As our colleague Alan Cowell reports, the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, entered St. Mary’s Hospital in London early on Monday to prepare for the birth of her first child and was “in the early stages of labor,†the royal family announced in a brief message.
As millions in Britain and around the world wait, impatiently, for more news, The Lede will have dispatches from reporters in London and news of the reaction online, where professional and amateur royal watchers have been engaged in the Internet’s version of nervous pacing in the hall for more than a week.
Several British news organizations, including The Telegraph, are broadcasting or streaming live video from outside the hospital, where cameras are trained on the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s in Paddington.
