With Kate Middleton's due date is fast approaching, the rumors surrounding royal baby number two are running wild as we head into the home stretch.
Here's a breakdown of where things stand now as the world's most famous family gears up to expand by one, along with what's fact and what's fiction ...
A spokesperson for Kensington Palace reiterates that despite reports of the Duke and Duchess having a girl, they don't know the sex of their second in child.
As was the case with Prince George in July 2013, they will be finding out along with the rest of the world this month if it's a little prince or a princess!
Also like the last time, Guy Thorpe Beeston will oversee the birth at St. Mary's Lindo Wing, where he oversaw the birth of the royal couple's firstborn child.
Kensington Palace will release an announcement via email as soon as Kate enters the hospital and will even update its Twitter and Instagram accounts.
A footman at Buckingham Palace will then place a birth notice on an easel in the forecourt, including the new baby's gender, weight and time of birth.
All bets are off regarding the gender and name ... actually, a whopping 82 percent of bets placed thus far are on girl, with Alice the royal baby name bet.
When it's time to leave the hospital, Kate, William and the new baby will make a public appearance as they did with George, and she will look perfect.
It's unclear if George will be there for this, however. Also unclear is whether Kate will take an extended maternity leave. Yes, she has a real job, people.
The two will spend a few days at Kensington Palace, in any case, before returning to their home at Amber Hall on Queen Elizabeth's country estate.
Kate's husband will take two weeks of paternity leave following the birth to stay at home with his family in Norfolk. Beyond that, their plans are uncertain.
Prince William is currently away from Kate Middleton in East Anglia, in eastern England, serving as an air ambulance pilot. Yes, he has an actual job too!
He will be a two-hour drive away from the hospital; the spokesperson wouldn't reveal if there would be a helicopter waiting on standby to take him there.
An aide said, "They know that people are excited ... and it means a great deal to them that so many will be celebrating this important moment for their family."
The couple are "hugely grateful for the warm wishes they have received from people throughout the U.K. and indeed around the world over the last few months."
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