英国王室官员说，威廉王子的夫人凯特住进一家医院，目前处于产程早期。

有关官员说，凯特和威廉星期一早晨6点之前前往伦敦中部的圣玛丽医院。此前他们在肯辛顿宫度过周末。

按照一项新法律，无论凯特生下男孩或女孩，都将成为未来的王位继承人。这项法律还有待英国议会通过。

凯特生下的孩子将取代哈里王子，列在伊丽莎白女王长子查尔斯王子和查尔斯王子长子威廉王子之后，成为第3顺位王位继承人。

British royal officials say Prince William's wife, Kate, has been admitted to the hospital and is in the early stages of labor.

Officials said Kate and William, who spent the weekend at Kensington Palace, traveled to Saint Mary's Hospital in central London just before 6 a.m. ((0500 UTC)) on Monday.

Under a new law, still to be enacted by Britain's parliament, the child will be born a future king or queen in waiting. 

The child will displace Prince Harry as the third in line to the throne, coming behind Queen Elizabeth's eldest, Prince Charles, and his son, Prince William.