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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Royal baby rumour frenzy officially begins - republicans beware!

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge
Is Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, in labour? The answer may well be no. Photograph: Olivia Harris/PA

If you're a royalist, it could be the news you've been waiting for all year - but if you're a staunch republican, it might be time to book those emergency tickets to somewhere very, very far away … the Duchess of Cambridge-imminent-event-rumour-mill just went into overdrive.

What we know:

Very little, if indeed anything at all. Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts has tweeted "Hearing that Kate's gorn into labour..."

This has sparked huge interest on Twitter and frenzies in newsrooms around the world.

The word in newsrooms is that the rumour first circulated in the offices of a celebrity magazine. There's been no official confirmation or denial.

What we don't know:

Anything more than you do now!

But obviously we'll let you know when we do.

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