Prince William’s wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, is at the hospital to give birth to the couple’s first child.
She has been admitted to the private Lindo wing at St Mary's hospital in London in preparation for the birth of her first child.
In a brief statement, Kensington Palace said: "Her royal highness the Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted this morning to St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London in the early stages of labour.
"The duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St Mary's hospital with the Duke of Cambridge."
