Crowds continue to grow outside Buckingham Palace, as the world awaits the birth of Princess Elizabeth's first child. The baby will be second in line of the British throne. Today, the princess was seen by two of her four doctors. She took a walk in the palace garden with her corgi, Susan, and two of Susan's puppies, and she had lunch with her husband. In the afternoon, the Duke of Edinburgh took part in a meeting of Navy League Sea Scouts, and pronounced his wife "very well and in good spirits." When he returned to the Palace, the crowds cheered, and one shouted "Good old Philip!"
It was noted that many Americans are in the crowd and "are as thrilled over the event as we are," as one Briton told a reporter.
The New York Times reported that "a reticent people are not reticent when it is a question of royal offspring."
Sir William Gilliatt visited the princess at 8 p.m., and made the decision to stay overnight at the palace.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth have decided to stay at the Palace for the weekend, and not drive down to Windsor Castle.
By evening, the throng outside the palace numbered more than thousand. It is now only a matter of time before the Princess gives birth.
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