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Vacay nearing, Queen wants royal baby here ‘soon’

With the royal baby watch at a fever pitch, royal loyalists in the U.K. have taken to obsessively checking their Twitter feeds, perched outside hospitals awaiting news of the Duke and Duchess’ first born.

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Queen Elizabeth II is certainly one of those affected by the royal baby waiting game, and not just because she’ll be the proud great grandmother.

While speaking with a group of children at Lake Windermere, the Queen was asked by a young girl if she has a preference for the sex of the royal baby.

“Do you want Kate’s baby to be a boy or a girl?”

The Queen answered, “I don’t think I mind but I would very much like it to arrive because I’m going on holiday soon.”

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“No sign yet,” she added.

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