Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, in early stages of labour at London hospital

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at the St Patrick's Day parade for the Irish Guards Regiment at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, near London, on March 17, 2015. -- PHOTO: AFP.

LONDON (AFP): Prince William’s wife Kate was admitted to hospital on Saturday in the early stages of labour with the couple’s eagerly-awaited second child, Kensington Palace said.

“The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted at 6.00 hours to St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London and is in the early stages of labour,” the palace press office said in a statement. “The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge,” it said.