Royal baby due date: Claims that Duchess of Cambridge is NOT overdue Thrilled: Fay Batey (left) asked the Queen: 'Would you like the baby to be a boy or a girl?' To which the Queen replied she would like the royal baby to 'hurry up' before she goes off on holiday to Balmoral a week today Magic moment: Fay Batey, 10, (with her back to the camera) asks the Queen her question whether she would like the Royal baby to be a boy or a girl on her trip to Cumbria Outside the hospital are scores of people from all over Britain and the world, who are waiting for the royal arrival. Pat and Norman Bate took two months to get to St Mary's Hospital, Paddington because the retired fruit and veg merchants travelled from their Liverpool home to London via Britain's canal network at four mph. Their 55ft canal boat Ellie May, is moored just behind the royal hospital, filled with bagfuls of cards and presents for the baby, and its cabin draped with bunting. "As soon as we heard Kate was pregnant, I said that we should aim to get there for the birth, so we left home on May 1," Mrs Bate said. Dedication: Pat and Norman Bate who have sailed down from Liverpool on their narrowboat to be near the hospital for the royal birth. NBC presenter Natalie Morales has been knitting a pink bootie live on NBC's flagship Today programme. "I think it may be even bigger news at home than it is here," she said, adding: "Once Kate goes into labour," she says, "we'll be sleeping right here." 'Everybody has babies!': Queen's cousin admits she isn't 'wildly excited' about the royal child's arrival