Royal Baby: Hospital Frenzy Testing Patients

By Kat Higgins, Sky News Online, St Mary's Hospital

Keeping a busy hospital running normally when a Royal birth is happening was never going to be easy.

There are road closures, diversions and a 6ft-deep press pen running the length of the road outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London.

Calling it a crush is an understatement.

Mothers with pushchairs as well as patients on crutches and in wheelchairs have been battling against a sea of cameras, photographers' ladders and reporters from around the world.

Passers-by take photos of the media

While many passers-by are stopping to take photos to mark the historic occasion for themselves, some are not so keen to be part of the media frenzy.

One woman who was visiting her son, who has had a bone marrow transplant, told Sky News the crowds were "ridiculous".

"It's not fair, people in here are sick, it's pathetic that the police can't do more," she said.

Jake Pearson, 22, has been in the hospital for nine days and said it has been "very difficult" to get outside to make a phone call or have a cigarette.

He said: "People are not being as considerate as they should be considering there are patients in wheelchairs trying to move around."

The area has been swamped with journalists and Royal fans

Hospital staff have been trying their best to keep the onlookers moving and have opened extra entrances, but many have looked at a loss for what to do as more and more people arrive.

"We're trying as best we can," one security guard said as he diverted a woman pushing a double buggy away from the main entrance.

Mother-of-two Carly, 24, was trying to take her son to an appointment but said she was 20 minutes late after buses in Paddington were diverted.

"We had to have a police escort to the appointment in the end," she said.

Many have been counting down the days for this baby to arrive, but others will be glad the wait is almost over. 

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