Duchess of Cambridge in hospital for birth

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge speaks with a girl after a visiting the Stephen Lawrence Centre on March 27, 2015 in London. The Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, designed by renowned architect David Adjaye, is home to the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust and was set up in memory of Stephen. It was opened in 2008 as a centre of excellence for architecture and design and the wider built environment. AFP PHOTO / ALASTAIR GRANT / POOL

Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge speaks with a girl after a visiting the Stephen Lawrence Centre on March 27, 2015 in London. The Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, designed by renowned architect David Adjaye, is home to the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust and was set up in memory of Stephen. It was opened in 2008 as a centre of excellence for architecture and design and the wider built environment. AFP PHOTO / ALASTAIR GRANT / POOL

LONDON — Officials say Prince William’s wife Kate has been admitted to a London hospital for the birth of the couple’s second child.

In a brief statement, Kensington Palace officials announced Saturday that the Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital.

The baby will be a younger brother or sister to William and Kate’s first child, Prince George, who was born in July 2013 at the same hospital.

The couple has said that they don’t know whether the baby will be a boy or a girl.

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