Royal baby: Kate Middleton’s due date looms as it's revealed child will have no last name

The royal baby will not have a last name, according to experts. Kate Middleton’s due date is said to be imminent.

However, this baby will be born without a last name. While it is a requirement for normal parents to give their child a surname, this is not the case with royal births.

Kate Middleton and Prince William’s third child will have a blank space on their birth certificate where a normal child’s last name would be.

Royal expert Marlene Eilers Koenig told Town & Country: “The royal baby will not have a last name.

"The name on the birth certificate will say HRH Prince or Princess, and all three names of Cambridge."

What this means is that the baby’s first three names will be put on the document, but not its last name.

Similarly, Prince George’s birth certificate will read: “HRH Prince George Alexander Louis.”

And that is it. While it seems strange not to have a last name, this is a royal tradition for the British.

Ms Koenig added: “The House name is Windsor and the family name for those who do use a surname is Mountbatten-Windsor.”

Queen Elizabeth II added ‘Mountbatten’, Prince Philip’s last name, to the Windsor name as a nod to him when they married.

However, Prince George chose to not use this name when he joined school, perhaps his parent’s thought it would be too complicated for a young boy to write.

George goes by Cambridge at school, being referred to as George Cambridge.

It is not unusual for royal children to use their parent’s peerage as their last name.

In the past Prince William and Harry have used the last name “Wales” as Prince Charles is the Prince of Wales.

When is Kate Middleton due? 

According to reports the child could be born any day now, and the Lindo Wing is preparing for the birth.

The Duchess of Cambridge is expected to give birth on the date of 23 April, revealed royal correspondent Emily Andrews on Lorraine.

“Kate is due on St George’s Day which is the 23rd of April,” revealed the insider to excited viewers on the programme.

How will Kate Middleton get to hospital when she gives birth? Royals use this surprising secret method to get mothers to the maternity ward. 

Most women generally hope to give birth in privacy, and the Duchess of Cambridge is no different.

However, it is not easy to keep intimate details secret when the whole world watches your every movement.