Duchess of Cambridge hospitalised

IANS  |  London 

The was admitted to hospital on Monday in the early stages of labour with her third child.

The Lindo Wing saw the birth of in 2013 and in 2015. was also born there.

The has been on maternity leave since making a last royal visit to a charity lunch in on March 22, the reported.

The child will be the fifth in line to the throne, behind big sister Charlotte, bumping William's younger brother one place down the line of succession and also Elizabeth's sixth great-grandchild.

The birth will be announced via an email to the press and a celebratory message posted on the feed.

There will also be the traditional custom of placing a framed paper proclamation on an ornate gold stand behind the iron railings of

To become or as the third-born royal child is rare, reports the

But the third child of III and Charlotte, IV, took on the task and ruled from 1830 to 1837.

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First Published: Mon, April 23 2018. 13:59 IST