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[[File:St Mary's Hospital 02.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[St Mary's Hospital, London]], where the baby is expected to be born]]
[[File:St Mary's Hospital 02.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[St Mary's Hospital, London]], where the baby is expected to be born]]
[[File:Duchess and Duke of Cambridge.JPG|thumb|The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of [[Buckingham Palace]] on 15 June 2013]]
[[File:Duchess and Duke of Cambridge.JPG|thumb|The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of [[Buckingham Palace]] on 15 June 2013]]
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According to officials, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen not to find out the sex of their child prior to the birth.<ref name="duedate"/><ref name="BBC">{{cite web|title=William and Kate 'don't know' royal baby's sex|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22976895|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=27 June 2013|date=19 June 2013}}</ref> The birth is expected to take place in the Lindo Wing of [[St Mary's Hospital, London]] – the same hospital in which Prince William and his brother, [[Prince Harry of Wales|Prince Harry]], were born to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], in 1982 and 1984 respectively. The Queen's former gynaecologist, [[Marcus Setchell]], is expected to deliver the child by [[natural childbirth]].<ref name="duedate"/><ref name="BBC"/> Following the birth, an official announcement signed by medical staff will be delivered to the [[Buckingham Palace]] central gates, most likely under police escort.<ref name="duedate"/><ref name="BBC1">{{cite web|title=Royal historian on plans for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22977518|publisher=BBC|accessdate=28 June 2013|date=19 June 2013}}</ref> No public statement will be issued until the Queen, senior members of the [[British Royal Family|royal family]] and the [[family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|Duchess of Cambridge's family]] have been informed about the birth.<ref name="BBC"/> The event is expected to generate £260 million worldwide, mostly from tourism, souvenirs, and birth-related festivities.<ref name="Rainey"/> The Duke and Duchess are expected to move into their [[Kensington Palace]] apartment with their child in the autumn, following its £1m refurbishment as a family home.<ref>{{cite web|title=£1 million home for new Royal baby|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/1-million-home-for-new-royal-baby-1-2979027|publisher=Scotsman.com|accessdate=28 June 2013|date=28 June 2013}}</ref>
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[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]], grandmother of the Duke of Cambridge, has declared that the child will be a [[British prince|prince]] or a [[British princess|princess of the United Kingdom]] with the style ''[[Royal Highness]]''.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60384|startpage=213 |date=8 January 2013}}</ref> Following the custom of royal babies born to princes that hold a royal dukedom, the baby will likely be styled Prince/ss (Name) of Cambridge. The baby, regardless of sex, will be third in the [[line of succession to the British throne|line of succession]] to the thrones of sixteen independent sovereign states known as the [[Commonwealth realm]]s: the [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Jamaica]], [[Barbados]], [[The Bahamas]], [[Grenada]], [[Papua New Guinea]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Belize]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]], and [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], behind Prince William's father, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]], and Prince William himself.<ref name="BBC"/>


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===Reactions===
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According to officials, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen not to find out the sex of their baby prior to the birth.<ref name="duedate"/><ref name="BBC">{{cite web|title=William and Kate 'don't know' royal baby's sex|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22976895|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=27 June 2013|date=19 June 2013}}</ref> The birth is expected to take place in the Lindo Wing of [[St Mary's Hospital, London]] – the same hospital in which Prince William and his brother, [[Prince Harry of Wales|Prince Harry]], were born to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], in 1982 and 1984 respectively. The Queen's former gynaecologist, [[Marcus Setchell]], is expected to deliver the baby by [[natural childbirth]].<ref name="duedate"/><ref name="BBC"/> Following the birth, an official announcement signed by medical staff will be delivered to the [[Buckingham Palace]] central gates, most likely under police escort.<ref name="duedate"/><ref name="BBC1">{{cite web|title=Royal historian on plans for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22977518|publisher=BBC|accessdate=28 June 2013|date=19 June 2013}}</ref> No public statement will be issued until the Queen, senior members of the [[British Royal Family|royal family]] and the [[family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|Duchess of Cambridge's family]] have been informed about the birth.<ref name="BBC"/> The event is expected to generate £260 million worldwide, mostly from tourism, souvenirs, and birth-related festivities.<ref name="Rainey"/> The Duke and Duchess are expected to move into their [[Kensington Palace]] apartment with their child in the autumn, following its £1m refurbishment as a family home.<ref>{{cite web|title=£1 million home for new Royal baby|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/1-million-home-for-new-royal-baby-1-2979027|publisher=Scotsman.com|accessdate=28 June 2013|date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

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== Reactions ==
The then [[Prime Minister of Australia]] [[Julia Gillard]], despite advocating the [[Republicanism in Australia|abolition of the monarchy in Australia]], was photographed knitting a toy kangaroo for the unborn prince or princess.<ref name="Rainey">{{cite news|last=Rainey|first=Sarah|title=Duchess of Cambridge: The world is going wild for the royal baby|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10145993/Duchess-of-Cambridge-The-world-is-going-wild-for-the-royal-baby.html?placement=mid1|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=28 June 2013|date=27 June 2013}}</ref> Members of the [[Monarchist League of Canada]] have been asking for "significant monuments to be lit up in blue or pink, such as [[Toronto]]'s [[CN Tower]] or [[Niagara Falls]]", to mark the impending birth.<ref name="Rainey"/> In response to the increasing public interest in the event, the [[Museum of London]] opened an exhibition of royal infant clothes and memorabilia on 28 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal baby fever at the Museum of London|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/royal-baby-fever-at-the-museum-of-london-8678184.html|work=London Evening Standard|accessdate=28 June 2013|date=28 June 2013}}</ref>
The then [[Prime Minister of Australia]] [[Julia Gillard]], despite advocating the [[Republicanism in Australia|abolition of the monarchy in Australia]], was photographed knitting a toy kangaroo for the unborn prince or princess.<ref name="Rainey">{{cite news|last=Rainey|first=Sarah|title=Duchess of Cambridge: The world is going wild for the royal baby|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10145993/Duchess-of-Cambridge-The-world-is-going-wild-for-the-royal-baby.html?placement=mid1|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=28 June 2013|date=27 June 2013}}</ref> Members of the [[Monarchist League of Canada]] have been asking for "significant monuments to be lit up in blue or pink, such as [[Toronto]]'s [[CN Tower]] or [[Niagara Falls]]", to mark the impending birth.<ref name="Rainey"/> In response to the increasing public interest in the event, the [[Museum of London]] opened an exhibition of royal infant clothes and memorabilia on 28 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal baby fever at the Museum of London|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/royal-baby-fever-at-the-museum-of-london-8678184.html|work=London Evening Standard|accessdate=28 June 2013|date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

==Title and style==
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[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]], grandmother of the Duke of Cambridge, has declared that the child will be a [[British prince|prince]] or a [[British princess|princess of the United Kingdom]] with the style ''[[Royal Highness]]''.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60384|startpage=213 |date=8 January 2013}}</ref> Following the custom of royal babies born to princes that hold a royal dukedom, the child will likely be styled ''Prince/Princess (Name) of Cambridge''. The child, regardless of sex, will be third in the [[line of succession to the British throne|line of succession]] to the thrones of sixteen independent sovereign states known as the [[Commonwealth realm]]s: the [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Jamaica]], [[Barbados]], [[The Bahamas]], [[Grenada]], [[Papua New Guinea]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Belize]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]], and [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], behind Prince William's father, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]], and Prince William himself.<ref name="BBC"/>


==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==

Revision as of 10:29, 6 July 2013

BornSt Mary's Hospital, London
HouseHouse of Windsor
FatherPrince William, Duke of Cambridge
MotherCatherine, Duchess of Cambridge

The first child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is due to be born on 13 July 2013.[1][2][3][4][5] The Washington Post described it as "the world’s most famous baby".[6]

Pregnancy

St Mary's Hospital, London, where the baby is expected to be born
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on 15 June 2013

According to officials, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen not to find out the sex of their child prior to the birth.[1][7] The birth is expected to take place in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, London – the same hospital in which Prince William and his brother, Prince Harry, were born to Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1982 and 1984 respectively. The Queen's former gynaecologist, Marcus Setchell, is expected to deliver the child by natural childbirth.[1][7] Following the birth, an official announcement signed by medical staff will be delivered to the Buckingham Palace central gates, most likely under police escort.[1][8] No public statement will be issued until the Queen, senior members of the royal family and the Duchess of Cambridge's family have been informed about the birth.[7] The event is expected to generate £260 million worldwide, mostly from tourism, souvenirs, and birth-related festivities.[6] The Duke and Duchess are expected to move into their Kensington Palace apartment with their child in the autumn, following its £1m refurbishment as a family home.[9]

Reactions

The then Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard, despite advocating the abolition of the monarchy in Australia, was photographed knitting a toy kangaroo for the unborn prince or princess.[6] Members of the Monarchist League of Canada have been asking for "significant monuments to be lit up in blue or pink, such as Toronto's CN Tower or Niagara Falls", to mark the impending birth.[6] In response to the increasing public interest in the event, the Museum of London opened an exhibition of royal infant clothes and memorabilia on 28 June 2013.[10]

Title and style

Queen Elizabeth II, grandmother of the Duke of Cambridge, has declared that the child will be a prince or a princess of the United Kingdom with the style Royal Highness.[11] Following the custom of royal babies born to princes that hold a royal dukedom, the child will likely be styled Prince/Princess (Name) of Cambridge. The child, regardless of sex, will be third in the line of succession to the thrones of sixteen independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, The Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, behind Prince William's father, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Prince William himself.[7]

Ancestry

Family of Prince George of Wales
16. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
8. Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark
17. Princess Alice of Battenberg
4. Charles, Prince of Wales
18. George VI of the United Kingdom
9. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
19. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
2. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
20. Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
10. John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
21. Lady Cynthia Hamilton
5. Lady Diana Spencer
22. Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
11. Hon. Frances Burke Roche
23. Ruth Sylvia Gill
1. Child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
24. Noel Middleton
12. Peter Francis Middleton
25. Olive Lupton
6. Michael Middleton
26. Frederick George Glassborow
13. Valerie Glassborow
27. Constance Robison
3. Catherine Middleton
28. Stephen Charles Goldsmith
14. Ronald Goldsmith
29. Edith Eliza Chandler
7. Carole Goldsmith
30. Thomas Harrison
15. Dorothy Harrison
31. Elizabeth Temple

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Duchess of Cambridge's baby 'could be due 10 days earlier'". The Telegraph. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Speculation mounts on early arrival for royal baby". Reuters. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Royal baby watch: Buggies, birth signs and bookies - the latest regal rumours". The Independent. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Prince Charles gives strong hint Royal baby is a boy". One News. TVNZ. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Will Kate Middleton Breast-Feed the Royal Baby?". ABC News. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d Rainey, Sarah (27 June 2013). "Duchess of Cambridge: The world is going wild for the royal baby". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d "William and Kate 'don't know' royal baby's sex". BBC News. BBC. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Royal historian on plans for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby". BBC. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  9. ^ "£1 million home for new Royal baby". Scotsman.com. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Royal baby fever at the Museum of London". London Evening Standard. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  11. ^ "No. 60384". The London Gazette. 8 January 2013.
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