article_snippet.sent: Police were making Police final security checks outside St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington today, as the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's second child approaches.
article_snippet.sent: With Kate's due date is just over three days away, officers were out in force, pulling lamp posts apart as officers scoured the area for anything troubling.
article_snippet.sent: Police were watched by a small but growing group of royal fans, many of whom had set up camp on a set of benches and had decorated the area with posters and bunting.
article_snippet.sent: Something to do: The Press, who have had little to do so far, happily filmed the waiting fans .
article_snippet.sent: Serious business: While the royal fans sang, the police conducted a search of the area .
article_snippet.sent: Checks scoured the area for anything undesirable, watched by press and fans .
article_snippet.sent: Thorough: The police even searched inside the lamp posts outside the Lindo Wing .
article_snippet.sent: Careful: The security searches at the Lindo Wing took most of the morning .
highlights_snippet.sent: Police have also begun making final preparations and conducted a search .
  