Tantalising baby clues behind those Royal bumps

Yes, you can tell if it’s more likely to be a boy or a girl, what number child mum’s having — and even how fit she is. Here we reveal ...

KATE’S was low and seemed to poke out of her Catherine Walker coat, while Zara’s seemed to be spread widthways across her middle. We’re speaking, of course, about the baby bumps of The Duchess of Cambridge and Zara Tindall, on glorious display at the Easter service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor on Sunday. Indeed, no one had eyes for anything except the two bumps, each different in shape, but equally eye-catching. Observers could not help but compare the two. But what is fascinating is what the shape of the bumps can signify. Can we tell the sex of a baby from this? And why is it some bumps barely show while others proclaim themselves so loudly? Here we take a look at some of the most prominent royal baby bumps over the years.