Video: Royal baby: Crowds flock to hospital where Duchess of Cambridge will give birth More than 200 journalists, photographers and TV cameramen are at the hospital, waiting for the moment when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will appear with their baby. The Duchess of Cambridge, who went into labour at around 6.00am BST this morning was accompanied by her husband who will be present at the delivery. The sex of the baby, who will be third in line to the throne, is not known by the royal couple and will be announced publicly on a board outside Buckingham Palace once the child is born.