Wednesday, 24 July 2013

A new addition to the royal family of United Kingdom – Baby Cambridge has finally arrived!

People’s princess – Diana France, the first wife of Prince Charles, who died in a Paris car crash in1997, gave birth to ‘baby Wales’ 31 years ago, a royal heir, Prince William on 21 June, 1982 at 21:03 BST. At the time of birth, the boy weighted 7lb 1½oz.
Here is a photo of those glorious times:


The son of Charles, Prince William is second in line to the British throne married Catherine Middleton in April 2011. Here is a photo of the glorious princess and the handsome prince.

Since then everyone was expecting that the royal couple will start their family life soon and when the royal couple announced baby news on Dec. 3, 2012, with the following statement: "Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby. The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news." Buzz has been building ever since.
The first months of her pregnancy were difficult and she was even hospitalized in December suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a dangerous type of morning sickness that left her weak and dehydrated.
The below is a photo from the time when she recovered and got discharged from the hospital:

Later, she recovered her stamina quickly and made several public appearances until the final weeks.
It’s a photo from her last public appearance before the new member is added to the royal family:


From left to right: Lady Rose, Prince Michael, Princess Michael, Prince Edward, Lady Louise Windsor, James, Sophie, Camilla, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Andrew, Prince Harry, Catherine, Prince William, Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Prince Edward and Princess Edward.
On a fine Monday morning on 22 July 2013, the Duchess of Cambridge with Prince William, was brought by car from Kensington Palace to St. Mary's Hospital’s private ‘Lindo Wing’ in London before 6 a.m. BST when she was  in the early stages of labor.

They entered the hospital quietly from a side door, avoiding the journalists who camped outside. Officials did not even announce that she was hospitalized until more than an hour later.

The son of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was then born on 22 July 2013 at 16:24 p.m. at central London’s St. Mary’s hospital's private Lindo Wing, where Princess Diana gave birth to William in 1982 and Harry in 1984. He is the couple's first child and weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces (3.8 kilograms) at the time of birth. He is third in line to the British throne.
Here is a chart of the British Monarchy:



But, as the world media gathered outside the Lindo Wing filled hours of airtime with speculation, the baby boy’s birth went unannounced for almost four hours, allowing the royals the private time they needed to act like a regular family.
In line with royal tradition - A car carrying the announcement drove from the St. Mary’s Hospital to the Palace, where the news was greeted with shrieks of “It’s a boy!”
Later, the Queen's Press Secretary Ailsa Anderson with Badar Azim placed an official document to announce the birth of the future king on an easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.

This is the original photo of the famous easel:

It stated the time of birth, the infant’s gender and that mother and child were doing well:


Another document issued later by the Kensington palace was:


Champagne bottles popped and shouts of “Hip! Hip! Hooray!” erupted outside Buckingham Palace as hundreds of Britons and tourists from all around the world broke into song and dance outside the gates of Buckingham Palace as officials announced that the future king was born.


Outside the hospital, a man dressed as a town crier in traditional robes and an extravagant feathered hat shouted the news and rang a bell. Here is a photo:


Prince William, who was by Kate’s side during the birth, spent the night in the hospital and the way the birth was handled gave the royals a bubble of privacy even in the age of 24-hour news broadcasts. The royal couple and the baby prince are expected to spend much of their time in the coming years at Kensington Palace, where Prince William and Prince Harry also spent much of their childhood.
The impact a newborn baby prince had on the world:
London Eye, London Tower Bridge and Trafalgar Square lit up in ether blue for a boy or the national colors of red, white and blue, and the city had a party atmosphere unmatched since the summer Olympics.






Gun salutes by royal artillery companied to honor the royal birth and riders in uniform trotted past the palace to Green Park, where six field guns fired 41 blank rounds.


The Navy also congratulated the new parents from the sea like this:


The Royal Mint has minted 2,013 silver coins bearing a shield of the Royal Arms, to be given to newborns who share their birthday with the baby Cambridge.


Niagara Falls in Canada, parliament buildings in Ottawa and the CN tower in Toronto were also lit blue for marking the birth of the future king. In New Zealand, 37 landmark buildings were lit blue in celebration.

Reaction of the popular personalities at the birth of a royal heir in the U.K.

1. Royal doctor Mr. Setchell described the new addition to the royal family as "wonderful baby, beautiful baby."
2. Prince William said that “I and Kate could not be happier to welcome our first child.”
3. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla were "overjoyed" at the arrival.
4. David Cameron, British Prime Minister made a brief statement outside 10 Downing Street, saying:
“I’m delighted for the Duke and Duchess now that their son has been born. The whole country will celebrate. They’ll make wonderful parents.”
5. Barack Obama, American President said:
“Michelle and I are so pleased to congratulate The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the joyous occasion of the birth of their first child. We wish them all the happiness and blessings parenthood brings.
6. Stephen Harper, Canadian Prime Minister was very welcoming at the news of the birth and said:
“The arrival of a future sovereign of Canada is a highly anticipated moment for Canadians given the special and warm relationship that we share with our Royal Family.”
 

It’s to note that Canada is the first ever country to send a formal invitation to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to bring their baby Cambridge to Canada to enjoy some quality time.
Prince of Cambridge's parents present him to the world at first photo call
The newborn prince made his first ever debut on the steps of the Lindo Wing at St Mary's hospital, a little over 24 hours after being born, as the duchess was discharged around 19:15 p.m. BST.



Prince William cradling the baby boy on the same spot where he himself was introduced to the public 31 years ago said they were still working on a name for “The Son.”


Then new mommy cradling the baby prince :)
 

The royal couple then drove off to Kensington Palace, with William at the wheel and Kate at the backseat with the secured child car seat in which her tiny son was securely strapped by his father.


Enjoy Kate and Will – bye bye :)

2 comments:

  1. such a nice article, thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thank you so much Nouman Zakir. If you like the articles, feel free to share them :)

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