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Hark, I bring you all tidings of good news! Let it be proclaimed across the kingdom and over far-off lands that Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed a bouncing baby girl. [Read more…]
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This morning at 8:34am BST, the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth a girl, an 8 lb, 3 oz Princess who is now fourth-in-line to the British throne.
Prince William was present at the birth, which came rather quickly following Kensington Palace’s announcement that Her Royal Highness went into labor and was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital just two-and-a-half hours earlier. [Read more…]
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He’s created almost as much buzz as the royal baby in the past few weeks, but waiting for the arrival of a member of the royal family is nothing new for Cambridge-based fan Terry Hutt. Yesterday, the team at Kensington Palace sent him a cake and note (above) to celebrate his 80th birthday, a nod to Hutt’s dedication and support over the years.
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Nearly two years after the inaugural “Great Kate Wait,” the press and royal fans have been vigilantly checking their phones for any update pertaining to the Duchess of Cambridge, who is reportedly overdue with her second child.
There was a bit of a false alarm early this morning when someone thought they saw Royal Protection Officers at St. Mary’s Hospital. Then press officers showed up and made reporters (who are not allowed to congregate across from the Lindo wing until Her Royal Highness goes into labor) a bit nervous. Did we all miss something? Why are they loitering outside the hospital. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
Catherine was seen driving out of Buckingham Palace earlier today, presumably to take Prince George swimming, according to the Daily Mail. This morning, she and William made a very kind gesture to those who are super-pumped about the new baby. [Read more…]
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Biscuiteers, a company started by Harriet Hastings and her husband, Steven Congdon, has been creating special-edition biscuit tins for royal occasions since William and Catherine’s wedding in April 2011. [Read more…]
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Today, journalists in London were briefed on the impending arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge‘s second child. Back in July 2013, reporters and photographers were camped out across the street from the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington since the beginning of the month.
Things will be a little different this time around, with restrictions in place after lessons learned from Prince George‘s birth.
Royal reporters Emily Nash, Rebecca English and Richard Palmer tweeted highlights from the press conference, while royal photographer Mark Stewart echoed the sentiments of the entire press pack after news of “camping out” restrictions. [Read more…]
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As any firstborn can tell you, the arrival of a sister or brother is….fine. My sister was born a little over two years after me, and I vaguely remember wearing a blue peacoat as I visited the new addition. I think I remember wailing as my mother waved to me from her hospital window, wondering why the hell she had to stay there when I had to be taken care of.
Since then, we welcomed another sister, and by that point I was more interested in swimming and tic tacs than seeing a newborn (neither will read this post, and if they do, I REGRET NOTHING).
At 4:20pm on September 24th, 1984, a six-pound, 14-oz Prince Harry was born inside St. Mary’s Lindo wing, the same place as his cousins, older brother and future nephew. [Read more…]
As my nana says, “nothing beats new life!”
What’s cuter than perusing photos of little royal whipper snappers throughout history who had no clue about their standing in this great big world.
These kids exude the whole “zero f**** give” mantra better than anyone I’ve ever met.
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Hark! There, on the table. It’s a photo of Prince Charles holding another heir, most likely explaining to the bopper how important it is that we save the earth.
After a pregnant pause, Prince George tells his grandfather that none of this matters and we’re all going to have to live on some other planet where the weather is twice as bad and there are no palaces to separate subjects from royalty. [Read more…]
In what will be her last set of engagements before welcoming Prince or Princess Alexandra/Charlotte/Alice/Philip/Spencer/Edward, the Duchess of Cambridge made sure that her greatest asset was on point.
And on point, it was. I don’t know if it’s the work of Amanda Cook Tucker, Richard Ward, Rossano Ferretti or a group of angels, but those curls were full of life. There was bounce, there was shine, there was volume. It. All. Worked. [Read more…]