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Britain's Prince William and Duchess Catherine celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary with a swim yesterday (29.04.15).
The couple drove from their Kensington Palace apartment to the pool at Buckingham Palace to enjoy a short dip, just a day after Catherine - who is almost a week overdue with the couple's second child visited the private swimming area with their young son Prince George, 21 months.
Midwife and pregnancy expert Zita West believes the duchess is visiting the pool regularly in an attempt to bring on labour.
She said: "Being physically active when you have gone over your due date may help [bring on contractions]."
And Zita has also suggested the 33-year-old duchess - who was known as Kate Middleton before her marriage - tries out some alternative therapies.
She told People magazine: "There are certain acupuncture points that you can use and I think that would be a good thing to try."
Meanwhile, Westminster City Council have lengthened the suspension of parking restrictions outside the private Lindo Wing at London's St Mary's Hospital, where Catherine is due to give birth, because they had been due to run out today (30.04.15).
A council spokesperson said: "The parking restrictions will be extended at the moment for the next five days until May 5. If there is still no news by then it will be extended again."

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has made a personal donation to disaster relief in Nepal.
The 89-year-old monarch has reportedly given an undisclosed sum to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which will be used to help support the work of their 13-member organisations after an earthquake struck at the weekend.
And the queen's eldest son, Prince Charles and his wife Duchess Camilla have also given personal money to the appeal.
The gesture comes after the queen and her husband Prince Philip have sent their "deepest sympathy" to Nepali president Ram Baran Yadav and those affected by the natural disaster.
In a message to the president, she said: "I was shocked to hear of the appalling loss of life and injuries caused by the earthquake.
"My thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this disaster and with those bereaved and affected.
"Prince Philip joins me in extending our deepest sympathy to you and the Nepali people. The thoughts of everyone in the United Kingdom are with the families of all those caught up in this terrible event."
Nepalese officials estimate the death toll "could rise to 10,000", and between 17 and 22 people had also been killed in avalanches on Mount Everest, which happened as a result of the earthquake.

Britain's Prince Harry is to learn the Haka.
The 30-year-old royal is making his first visit to New Zealand from 9-16 May and during his trip he will participate in a number of military activities with the Army at the Linton Military Camp, including learning their own version of the ceremonial war dance.
Harry's busy agenda will also see him take in a rugby game in Wellington, visit the recently-opened ANZAC Square at Pukeahu National War Memorial in Wellington, and join Prime Minister John Key in Christchurch, to see the city's reconstruction programme, as well as meeting members of the community who provided key roles when an earthquake hit in February 2011.
The prince will also get to explore Maori culture and values with a visit to Whanganui, where he will be invited on to Putiki Marae and travel with the crew of the Marae's waka across the Whanganui River, which has a deep spiritual significance to the local Iwi.
A spokesman for Harry said: "Prince Harry is very much looking forward to his first visit to New Zealand. He has heard so many great things about the country, not least from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after their tour last year.
"He has made a number of Kiwi friends over the years, especially through the course of his military duties and is delighted that he will now have so many opportunities to meet New Zealanders in every community he visits during his tour."
Following the conclusion of the tour, Harry - who will head to New Zealand once his military secondment in Australia ends - will return to the UK.

Mike Tindall plans to buy Britain's Prince William's new baby a Leeds United shirt.
The former rugby player - who is married to William's cousin Zara Phillips - played for Gloucester when the prince and his wife Duchess Catherine's son Prince George was born 21 months ago so gifted him a team jersey, and plans to follow on the sporting theme when the couple welcome their second child into the world by presenting him or her with a replica shirt from his favourite soccer side.
He told talkSPORT host Colin Murray: "I got [George] a Gloucester shirt - I think this time it's going to have to be a Leeds United shirt," he told Colin Murray on talkSPORT.
However, the gift might not go down well with the baby's father as William is a devoted Aston Villa fan.
In a message to mark the Football Association's 150th anniversary in 2013, William joked: "When Villa thrash Man U at Villa Park, my son will be there."
Just one month after those comments William attended a game at Villa Park between the home side and Sunderland but unfortunately he didn't witness any goals and the tie ended in a 0-0 draw.
However, William shouldn't be so sure his kids will inherit his passion for the Midlands side as his own father, Prince Charles, is a Burnley supporter.

Britain's Duchess Catherine went swimming with Prince George yesterday (28.04.15).
The 33-year-old royal - who is believed to be five days overdue with her second child - and her 21-month-old son drove to Buckingham Palace for a dip around lunchtime and appeared relaxed behind the wheel of her Range Rover, before returning to Kensington Palace later in the day.
Swimming is recommended by some baby experts as a way of bringing on labour naturally, though it is unclear whether the duchess joined her young son in the water.
Meanwhile, the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital in London - where the duchess and her husband Prince William will welcome their second child into the world - is being kept under 24-hour armed guard, with their presence at the facility sparking speculation Catherine is in labour, though they have been stationed there for several days.
Former head of royal protection Dai Davies told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "The Duchess is overdue so it's not surprising that they are there.
"It is similar to a royal visit, when the police will be at the venue ahead of the royal family's arrival, only in this instance they don't know when that arrival is going to be.
"They have to make sure the area is secure, they will have carried out sweeps inside and they will be making sure they are familiar with the geography, the entrances and exits, and what options they have if an incident arises.
"They will be armed. In this day and age it would be nonsensical for them not to be armed, even inside a hospital."

Britain's Prince William and Duchess Catherine are expected to increase security when their baby is born.
The couple - who already have 21-month-old son Prince George - will welcome their second child into the world in the coming days and Ken Wharfe, a former head of security for Kensington Palace, says it is standard practice for a new addition to mean extra protection is required.
Ken - who was part of William's security detail when the prince was just five years old - said: "Currently, William and Kate have a protection team, I would imagine, of somewhere in the region of about six and eight between them, with the resources calling upon additional security should they need it.
"In amongst that team, you have an additional two people that will be solely responsible for the protection of George.
"[When the new baby arrives,] that security will be increased again by probably another one.
"Not that George goes out on public duties, but there has to be extra security for obvious reasons. Because they will go out with nannies. That is what the royal family wants. They don't want [the kids] to be completely nursery-bound up until adulthood."
Security has also been increased at St. Mary's Hospital's Lindo Wing, where Catherine will give birth, and Ken admits there are always "exhaustive" checks whenever members of the royals are at a publicly-known location.
He added of the hospital: "It's like a fortress there when a royal is inside."
And Georgie McGrath, who has given birth twice at the Lindo Wing, added: "Even if you got into the ground floor, you couldn't effectively get upstairs unless you were passed in and signed in. It's very safe, very safe indeed."

Britain's Princess Beatrice opened a new classroom at a specialist school yesterday (27.04.15).
The 26-year-old royal travelled to Litchfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands, to visit the Maple Hayes Dyslexia School, where her arrival was greeted by a group of flag-waving children.
Beatrice - who suffers from learning disorder dyslexia - toured the school to learn more about their approach to helping the pupils, before unveiling a plaque to commemorate her visit.
A posting on the school's Facebook page read: "What a fantastic day we've had with HRH Princess Beatrice! Such a honour to have her here."
Beatrice - the daughter of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson - was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was seven years old and previously admitted she used to "struggle".
She has said: "I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was seven and it was a bit of a struggle to begin with. It was a challenge as I began my school career - spelling and reading was something I couldn't really get my head around."
And it took J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books for the princess to enjoy reading for the first time.
She said: The second the story came out, I couldn't put it down. Now I read so much quicker, so much better and I studied history at university which involved a lot of reading."

Holland's King Willem-Alexander celebrated his 48th birthday in Dordrecht yesterday (27.04.15). The monarch was joined on the royal barge by wife Queen Maxima, their children Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, 11, Princess Alexia, nine, and Princes...

Britain's Duchess Catherine made a surprise visit to a petting zoo last week.
The 33-year-old royal - who is believed to be five days overdue with her second child - surprised families at Bucklebury Farm Park when she took her 21-month-old son Prince George to visit the facility, which is located close to her parents' home, just 10 days ago.
And a few days later, the duchess paid a visit to a branch of Zara Home, just a short walk away from her Kensington Palace apartment, where she is currently residing so as to be close to London's St. Mary's Hospital, where she is booked in to give birth on their private Lindo wing.
A shop assistant told People magazine: "She looked so calm. You couldn't really tell that she was pregnant because she looked so great. I mean, she was wearing heels. She was so nice and polite, I was really impressed."
While in the shop, Catherine - who was known as Kate Middleton before her wedding to Prince William - bought a doormat, towels, padded blue and white gingham clothes hangers, and picnic cutlery but the sales assistant insisted her apparent preference for blue items wasn't an indication of the gender of her new baby.
The source added: "Everything she seemed to look at was blue, but not for babies. She must just like the colour."