Childhood album: The prince and princess diaries

Britain and the rest of the world are on baby watch awaiting the arrival of the first child of Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton. The media has camped outside London’s St Mary's Hospital, where the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth to the child, who will be third in line to the throne.

Amid all the baby talk, rediff.com brings you some of the most adorable childhood moments of children born in royal families across the globe.

Britain's Princess Diana puts on shoes for little Prince Harry as her other son Prince William squints from the bright sun on August 9, 1988, during their vacation with the Spanish royal family at Marivent Palace in Palma De Mallorca.

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Prince William is seen making a royal salute as he watches the scene of Trooping the Colour from the balcony of Buckingham Palace with his brother Harry and mother Princess Diana in London in this June 15, 1985 file photograph.

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The Prince of Wales Charles stands over his youngest son Prince Harry, as he registers at the prestigious fee-paying Eton college.

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Belgium's Crown Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde play with their children, Prince Emmanuel, Prince Gabriel and Princess Elisabeth, during a visit to the Chlorophylle Parc in Dochamps, July 16, 2007.

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Belgium's Crown Princess Mathilde looks at Princess Eleonore during a visit to the Archeosite, an archaeological site in Aubechies, southern Belgium July 8, 2011.

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Swedish Crown Princess Victoria holds her daughter Princess Estelle at the courtyard of the Swedish royal family's summer residence Solliden, on the island of Oeland, Sweden July 14, 2012, during the celebrations of the Crown Princess' 35th birthday.

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Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, Crown Princess Victoria holding Princess Estelle and Prince Daniel and in the background his parents Ewa Westling and Olle Westling smile during the christening ceremony at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm, May 22, 2012. Princess Estelle is the daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel and she is number two in the Swedish royal succession.

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Spanish Princess Letizia embraces her daughter, Infanta Sofia, after she tripped on her way to school with her sister Infanta Leonor (not pictured) during their first week of class in Aravaca, outside Madrid, September 15, 2010.

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Spanish Crown Prince Felipe sits with his wife Princess Letizia and their daugthers Infanta Leonor and Infanta Sofia in their residence in this picture taken November 29, 2007.

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Spanish Crown Prince Felipe talks to his daughter Leonor as his wife Princess Letizia talks to their daughter Sofia during a charity match between Spain's Rafael Nadal and Switzerland's Roger Federer in Madrid December 22, 2010.

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Spanish Crown Prince Felipe strolls with his wife Princes Letizia and their daugther Infanta Leonor and Infanta Sofia through the gardens of their residence in this picture taken November 29, 2007.

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Crown Prince Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and his wife and Argentinean born Princess Maxima take of the jacket of throne Princess Amalia as a school teacher looks on at her first school day in group 1 of the Bloemcamp school in Wassenaar December 10, 2007.

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Japan's Prince Hisahito holding a certificate of graduation, stays in position as he is given a hint that photo call was over by his father Prince Akishino and mother Princess Kiko following his graduation ceremony at Ochanomizu University affiliated kindergarten in Tokyo March 14, 2013.


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Japan's Prince Akishino looks at a book with his son Prince Hisahito, while his wife Princess Kiko and second daughter Princess Kako look on, at his residence in Tokyo in this handout photo taken November 11, 2012.

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Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik, his Australian-born wife Crown Princess Mary and their children Prince Christian and Princess Isabella stand on the balcony at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen May 26, 2008.

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Jordan's Queen Rania talks to her son Prince Hashem during a birthday party for her daughters Princess Iman and Princes Salma at the Royal Palace in Amman September 28, 2006.

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Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon pose for photographers with their children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus and Mette-Marit's son Marius Borg Hoiby during a photo session on the grounds of Skaugum, their home in Asker, a few miles outside Oslo, September 3, 2007.

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Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his elder daughter Princess Catharina-Amalia are photographed during a photocall in the alpine Austrian ski resort of Lech am Arlberg February 26, 2006.

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Spanish Princess Elena and her husband Jaime de Marichalar pose for a picture with their children Victoria Eugenia and Felipe Juan Froilan, which was sent as Christmas greeting card. The picture was released by Spanish Royal House on December 22, 2005.

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