Could the actual date of arrival of Kate Middleton’s and Prince William’s anxiously expected second royal baby be the “dark horse” factor to determine the result of the upcoming elections in Britain?

So it would seem, if you believe some voices in the British press.

Say the baby is late and not in mid-April as expected — less likely as second-born children tend to hit the due date but allegedly a mouth-watering wish of Tory politicians.  That means Prince George’s younger sibling could make the scene around the time Britons go to the polls on May 7, potentially triggering a “boom in national pride and happiness with the status quo” that could then translate into more “people voting conservative,” the Independent newspaper speculates.

According to that analysis, the entire pregnancy could fit into a plot to make the queen happy and “keep everything in its right and proper place, kingdom-wise.”

The other aspect of the plot would be the fact that William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, confirmed the pregnancy just days before the Scottish referendum in September 2014, helping to convince Scots to vote against independence and instead to remain in Great Britain.

Prince George cuddles happily with mummy Photo: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.org

All of which brings the paper to ask: “Is the new Royal baby the most politically charged in history?”

That position, far-fetched as it sounds, in fact has received support from other serious publications. The Telegraph wrote that a birth around election day “could be good news for the Conservatives, as anything that gives the country a feel-good boost so close to polling day is usually regarded as a plus for whomever is in power.”