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"Prince William will reportedly be in attendance at the birth of his first child. The British royal is said to have made plans to be by the Duchess of Cambridge&amp;#039;s side in hospital as they welcome their baby.  He has apparently organised a plan with his RAF colleagues to make sure he will be flown to London at short notice if he is working when Kate Middleton goes into labour. Meanwhile, the Middleton family including sister Pippa Middleton will reportedly not be present at the birth, but will visit the hospital soon after, reports the Daily Express. Prince William will take the RAF&amp;#039;s usual two weeks&amp;#039; paternity leave after the birth of the child, but the Duchess of Cambridge has currently made no plans over how long she will take off for maternity leave. St James&amp;#039;s Palace has yet to confirm the choice of hospital for the birth, but sources have claimed that the Lindo Wing at St Mary&amp;#039;s is the preferred option.  The private unit in London is where both Prince William and Prince Harry were born. Contingency plans are said to have been made to take Kate Middleton to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, or a Bangor hospital near their home on the Isle of Anglesey, in case she goes into labour early. Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge were recently reported to not yet know of the gender of their baby. The birth of the couple&amp;#039;s child will be announced at Buckingham Palace&amp;#039;s gates. Photo gallery - the Duchess of Cambridge&amp;#039;s pregnancy style in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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