Sweet Surprise: Palace delivers pastry to royal fans.

Byline: DANICA KIRKA

LONDON -- The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge offered a sweet surprise to die-hard fans on Tuesday, sending luxury pastries to thank them for camping outside the hospital and awaiting the birth of the royal baby.

Prince William and the former Kate Middleton sent boxes with croissants, apple turnovers and cakes -- together with coffee --to the five fans waiting in tents outside St. Mary's Hospital in London, where the royal couple plan for their second child to be born, Kensington Palace said. Temperatures in London dipped overnight to 45 Fahrenheit and the fans like John Loughrey were cold.

''They thought of us,'' said Loughrey, 60, as he fought back tears. ''I'm really touched.''

Kathy Martin, 50, from London, says the group noticed that the package came wrapped in pink ribbons. She...