It seems the Queen is just as frustrated as everyone else with the delayed arrival of her next great-grandchild and future King or Queen of England, but is content to crack jokes about it when out meeting her subjects.

Liz II was out and about doing her usual tour of somewhere in the UK when a young girl asked if she would rather William and Kate had a boy or a girl, and without a beat she responded with 'I don't think I mind. I would very much like it to arrive. I'm going on holiday.'

Who knew she was such a comic?

Meanwhile the rest of the Royals are also patiently waiting on the new arrival, with Camilla telling a crowd on her visit to a children's hospice that 'We are all just waiting by the telephone. We are hopeful that by the end of the week he or she will be here.' And in the meantime, press have gathered en masse outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London waiting for anything to happen. There's so much hysteria over it that The Sun have set up a live stream dubbed 'The Royal Baby Monitor' (which is admittedly quite clever) where you can watch the door of the hospital 24/7 if you so wish.

We're just waiting for someone to moon the camera.