Right from the millisecond you’re born into a royal family, your life is mapped for something truly special – and with that comes peculiar things. Not only are you gifted with five or six godparents, but your great-great-grandmother used to dodge nappies, while another family member voluntarily opted for no medication during labour.
Of course, times have now changed, and we’re certain that the newly born fourth heir to the British throne won’t have a single thing to worry about.
But, to continue the Royal celebrations, here are some facts you thought you’d never read…
Government officials used to be required to attend the births of a royal babies to make sure the child wasn’t switched. Thankfully, this was abolished by George VI.
The Royal family in 1951: (l-r) Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Prince Phillip, King George VI and Princess Elizabeth with her children Prince Charles and Princess Anne.
The new royal baby is fourth in line to the British throne, behind her grandfather Charles, father, William, and brother George. Her birth has pushed uncle Harry into fifth place.
Prince William and Prince Charles together on the day of the Royal wedding, 2011.
Prince William was the first royal baby to wear disposable nappies.
Prince William in 1984, aged two.
According to ancestry researchers, the new royal siblings ars related to Blue Ivy Carter. They are 23rd cousins, twice-removed.
Blue Ivy Carter with her famous father, Jay-Z.
By tradition, royal baby names aren’t released immediately. It can take weeks – or even a month, as was the case of Prince Charles.
Prince Charles, aged one month.
As a girl, the littlest royal has the right to ascend the throne – a first in British history.
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation, 1952.
Queen Victoria was the first royal to use anaesthesia in childbirth. Diana, Princess of Wales didn’t use pain relief; her labour with William lasted 16 hours.
Diana and William in 1983.
The new princess is only the fourth future monarch to be born in a hospital. Prince William was also born at St. Mary’s Hospital, London, in 1982, followed by Prince Harry, then Prince George. Queen Elizabeth gave birth to Prince Charles in Buckingham Palace.
Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles emerge from St. Mary's with the newborn Prince William in 1982.
The Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, where the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth, serves meals from a dedicated kitchen and offers a 'comprehensive' wine list and Champagnes. A two-night stay costs around £12,000.
The most famous set of doors in the UK right now: the entrance to the Lindo Wing.
If the current order prevails and Prince George lives to be 87 years old, he will be the first British monarch of the 22nd century.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge introduce the then-unnamed Prince George Alexander Louis to the world, 23 July 2013.
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