The upcoming June issue of Tatler magazine (on sale Thursday 2nd May) is a Royal Baby Special with a “What to Expect...” feature, which is an open letter of sorts to Kate, with everything she needs to know in the lead up to giving birth, including such gems as:

- Suggesting Kate carry a marrow swathed in cashmere blankets (instead of the baby) upon exiting the hospital, to avoid any mishaps caught on camera by the waiting paps.

- Warning her to have a second dress on hand for the christening, in case of any leaking nipples/baby spit up accidents.

American readers might not believe it, but there was a certain sense of astonishment when reports first started to filter out that Kate might be having a baby shower.

The custom is not so big this side of the pond.

Is this woman pregnant? I think she most definitely is.

Seems like only last week Kate was barely showing, but today Kate Middleton's rapidly expanding belly was centre stage as the young royal mom-to-be visited a kids hospice on the second anniversary of her wedding. William is on duty flying rescue 'copters in Anglesea so there is to be no romantic dinner tonight.

Kate  wore a $500 Tara Jarmon coat for her engagement at Naomi House children’s hospice in Hampshire.

The nurse who killed herself after being hoaxed into connecting a call from two Australian radio DJ's to Kate Middleton's room left a note directly blaming the two radio DJs.

The note, which emerged publicly this weekend ahead of the official inquest into her death said: "I hold the Radio Australians Mel Greig and Michael Christian responsible for this act. Please make them pay for my mortgage."

The two DJs have since returned to work in low-profile positions.

Mrs Saldanha  took her own life last December. just three days after she transferred the hoax call to a ward nurse.

William and Kate truly let their hair down on a tour of the new Warner Bros studio in the UK today, taking part in a Harry Potter-style wand duel on a day of fun and games while experiencing the movie giant's new visitor tour.

The young royals - along with their brother Harry -  were introduced to Harry Potter author JK Rowling and the  couple  were given a lesson in how to cast spells with wands - then duelled against each other.

William had a blast today when he got up on the Bat Bike while experiencing the new tour at Warner Bros's UK studios.

Kate looked on giggling dutifully.

In a publicity spell more powerful than even the most astute teenage wizard could dream up, Harry, William and Kate today attended the opening of the new British Warner Bros. Studios tour. The studio tour encompasses many of the sets on which the Harry Potter series was filmed.

Including the unborn, the second, third and fourth in line to the throne were all present.

His dad was a hit when he did the weather forecast, but Prince Harry proved less compelling viewing when tried his hand at reading the news on television during his visit to Nottingham today.

The young royal was at the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies which is part of the consortium which will run Nottingham's first local television station Notts TV, due to start broadcasting next year, when he had a go.

Prince Harry showed he is still game for a laugh today when he attempted to change the nappy of a baby (doll) with just one hand.

He was performing the task during a royal visit to Headway, a charity that helps people with brain injuries. The exercise, during which Harry had to hold a weight in hsi other hand, was designed to mimic the challenges facing brain-injured people as they attempt every day tasks.

Kate Middleton bowed to the inevitable last night, wearing a maternity dress in public for the first time.

Still, at somewhere between six and seven months pregnant, she can hardly be accused of not holding out as long as possible.

And she looked stunning, natch.

The royal bump was out on parade as never before as the future Queen attended an event at the National Portrait Gallery to support the charity Art Room of which she is patron.

A female photographer and a publishing executive have been charged over the topless pictures of Kate Middleton taken in France last year and published around the world, it is being reported.

The France-based AFP news agency is reporting that a senior executive at the Mondadori Group - the publisher of glossy magazine Closer where the shots were first printed - and a photographer at regional daily La Provence have both been charged.

The photographer in question is Valerie Suau and the executive is Ernesto Mauri, the publisher of French Closer magazine.

Secret plans are being drawn up for Prince Harry to spend six months in the land down under, on secondment with the Australian Army, according to a report published in the Australian newspaper today. However, Harry's spokespeople told the Royalist that there are 'no such plans'.

Australia is part of the Commonwealth, the club of ex-British Empire nations which maintain a friendly confederacy and many of which, like Australia, retain the Queen as their head of state.

Royal aides and security officials are assessing the risks of such a deployment according to the paper, which says it has learned that Prince Harry has said he is keen to serve alongside Australian soldiers.

The paper says:

A close friend of William and Harry is suing News International over alleged phone hacking by the News of the World, according to the UK Guardian, the paper that has been at the forefront of reporting over the long-running saga.

It is thought that operatives acting on behalf of the paper may have intercepted Meade's voicemails to get information about William and Kate, who attended Meade's wedding in October 2010 in an appearance that prompted speculation that they were engaged.

Harry Meade has filed a civil claim against News Group Newspapers at the high court in London.

Meade is a party pal of Harry's who first came to public attention as the host of the fancy dress party in 2005 to which Prince Harry wore a swastika armband. Meade is an accomplished showjumper and is also friends with Zara Philips.

Naughty boy, Harry!

Prince Harry has been passed over for elevation to the Order of the Garter, an omission which may be interpreted as a chastisement from the monarch over the disrepute into which he has brought the monarchy with last year's naked partying.

The Order of the Garter is the highest order of chivalry in the UK, and is in the exclusive gift of the monarch.

Kate continues a busy week of engagements today with a visit to a school on troubled estate in Wythenshawe, Manchester that is the setting for the original 'Shameless' TV show.

She looked neat and petite despite the ever-growing baby bump in a spring-accented Erdem Sophia Visconti-Bloom Dress. The navy-blue, burgundy, white, blue and pink Visconti-bloom silk-crepe dress has a square-neckline and sheer half-sleeves. The fitted dress has a hidden zip and a small back hem slit.The dress is available for €1248 at Matches. It's also available Neiman Marcus and Net-a-Porter.

Kate was visiting the Willows Primary School, which is, against all the odds, one of the city's most successful primaries. The troubles the area faces were graphically illustrated when arsonists attacked the school just hours after Kate's visit was first announced.