London tube gifts pregnant Kate Middleton 'Baby on board' badge

Kate still has a slim figure but, at five months pregnant, her baby bump is growing by the week. She was given the practical present as she joined the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh at Baker Street Tube station to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the transport network.

Special gift: Kate laughed when she was presented with the badge and promised to wear it at home. Pic/Getty Images

The engagement was the Queen's first public event in more than a week but she looked well and chatted with senior London Underground managers, train drivers and station staff during her visit.

The Queen, who has been suffering the symptoms of gastroenteritis, had been forced to miss a number of engagements since she was first declared ill by Buckingham Palace almost three weeks ago.

As the royal party stood on a platform, London Underground chief operating officer Howard Collins made the presentation of the white badge printed with the words ‘Baby on board' and featuring the famous London Underground roundel.
Watching guests laughed as Collins handed over the gift and Kate held it against her teal-coloured coat and joked "I'll make sure I wear it at home."

Collins said afterwards: "Kate said ‘Oh yes, I've seen this before'. She used to travel on the Tube so she probably saw them then. She asked me ‘How do they work?' and I said they're fantastic, they really do make a difference - saves men the embarrassment of having to guess if a woman is pregnant. She asked so many great questions of the staff and seemed really interested in our work."

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