Kate Middleton reveals the royal baby is due in mid-July, says she's learning to knit THE pregnant Duchess of Cambridge has revealed her baby is due in mid-July, and that she's been learning to knit ahead of the arrival. Kate was unusually happy to reveal details about her condition yesterday as she visited a homeless shelter in Glasgow with Prince William. Dressed in a chic tartan coat and her trademark black suede boots, Kate said she plans to go on maternity leave from her royal duties from "around June time." The duchess, who is six months" pregnant, also revealed that her due date is "around mid-July" - a slightly more precise hint than the official announcement. St James's Palace has previously only confirmed the royal couple's baby will be born "in July," with officials refusing to give the exact due date. Kate, 31, also said that she and William had drawn up a list of boys" and girls" names for their first child - and that she has taken up knitting. I should be asking for tips," she said. When Rachel Sawyer, a project manager at the shelter, asked when her due date was and if she had any names, Kate replied: "It's around mid-July but apparently babies have their own agenda ... We have a shortlist for both (boy and girl) but it's very difficult. My friends keep texting me names. And when asked if she had got her nursery ready, she smiled and said: "No... we have got a lot to do!" During the visit, Kate also got an unusual insight into being a mother - from an eight-month-old baby with a taste for flowers. The duchess chatted to Heidi Addison and her mother Shirley, who had a bouquet of flowers to give to Kate, while they were in a crowd outside a sports centre. Mrs Addison, who represented Team GB at the hammer throwing in the 2004 Athens Olympics, said: "Kate came over after spotting Heidi and she asked her name and how old she is. We said we had flowers for a special someone. I told her it was the most amazing experience ahead of her. But she needed to be careful because Heidi was more interested in trying to eat the flowers. At the shelter, the Quarriers Project, William looked awkward when he was asked to do some DJ-ing. After his attempt at "scratching," Kate said to him: "Step away from the music." Prince William tries his hand as a DJ, joking it was harder than flying a helicopter. Picture: Danny Lawson/AFP The heir to the throne was left kissing the air as an overwhelmed young princess turned away and hid in her mother's shoulder. Karen Ritchie, 34, from Croftfoot in Glasgow, said: "She was dressed up like that since 6am. And we were waiting since nine. But when she finally plucked up the courage to ask him for a kiss, she got really shy. The Duchess of Cambridge greets the crowd as she visits the Donald Dewar Leisure Centre to launch a new project for their foundation in Glasgow, Scotland. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images But there was one person Shona wasn't too shy to meet - Kate. When he saw the flower she was holding, William asked her: "Ooh, is that for me?" But Shona thrust the flower in Kate's direction, and William said: "No, you want to give it to Kate. Quite right.