Duchess Catherine is on ‘top form’

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on ”top form” as they await the arrival of their baby.

The royal couple – who are expected to welcome their first child into the world by the end of the week – took some time away from Kensington Palace in London last night (16.07.13) to enjoy some quality time together at the Duchess’ family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire.

A royal source told the Express: ”They are just enjoying spending some private time together. They are very relaxed. They are calm. They are both really on top form.”

The pair are said to be dividing their time between both residences until Catherine – who was known as Kate Middleton before she married Prince William in 2011 – goes into labor, where she’ll be escorted to St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London.

The newborn will spend the first six weeks of his or her life with Catherine at her parents Carole and Michael Middleton’s $7.3 million Georgian manor in Berkshire, South East England, because the duchess has previously said she will feel ”safest and most secure” at her parents’ abode.