Kate Middleton is now reportedly nearly a week past her due date, but it's not like you can talk to KMid's bump and tell the soon-to-be fourth in line to the British throne to hurry up and birth themselves, because there could be consequences, vengeful consequences, down the line. No-one wants to take that risk, not even the royal gynecologist.
New security protocols put into place for the royal birth (part 2) mean that the overly-excitable media contingent can't set up outside St. Mary's Hospital in London until KMid's labor, and safe admission into the hospital's Lindo Wing, is confirmed. However, there are no restrictions on fervent monarchists and people with nothing better to do than sit outside all day, every day, in Union Jack-patterned leisure. Case in point:
And this morning, these sad/lucky folks got a special gift from Kensington Palace! While it's not the royal baby they're so hoping for just yet, it is free snacks. Prince William and KMid had some of their servants go pick up some pastries and tea (hopefully English Breakfast tea specifically) for their fans, The Daily Mail reports, and deliver it to them also. Also, the breakfast came in boxes WRAPPED WITH PINK RIBBON, so what could that mean?!?!!?!?!?!?!?
Anyway, it's a sweet gesture sure, but to be honest some of the croissants look rather burnt. And it's not like it's proper ~royal food~ either, it just came "from a local coffee shop" the palace staff stopped off at on their trip to the hospital (and trust me when I say the baked goods for sale in Starbucks and the like across London are, well, of a varied quality, let's leave it there.) OK OK, I'm just bitter because I sat outside the hospital for what felt like forever reporting during the run-up to Prince George's birth and no-one so much as brought me a free mint.
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