Is it a girl?

Massive speculation in the papers today about the Royal Baby – because Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, allegedly dropped a hint (by mistake) when accepting the gift of a teddy bear on walkabout during a public appearance. ‘Thankyou,’ she supposedly said. ‘I’ll take the teddy for my d…’

But you don’t refer to the baby inside you as ‘my son’ or ‘my daughter’, do you? It’s weeks, even months before you do that. You always talk about it as ‘the baby’ even when it’s got a name!

The speculation is fun – but that’s all it is.