I think unless you live on another planet you cannot help but notice we have a new Prince and a third direct heir to The Throne in the United Kingdom. On 22 July 2013 (just a day after yours truly's own birthday) HRH The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son - not so tiny mind!
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| Photo: Daily Mail Baby Prince George |
Prince George Alexander Louis weighed in at a whopping 8lb 6oz!! Hard to believe skinny Kate managed that!! Kate and William delighted the crowds outside the hospital when they took George home the next day and happily answered questions from the waiting media.
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| Photo: Getty Images The new royal family leave hospital. |
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| Photo: Press Association Kate looked glowing I thought considering she had just had a baby the day before! |
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| I have to admit that I was VERY disappointed with the family snaps (and that is all they are) that were released last week and which were taken by Kate's father. |
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| The light in both photos is terrible, and considering the importance of baby George's birth something a lot better should have been released. 0/10 from me I'm afraid. |
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| I had hoped for a proper portrait of the royal family together like when Prince William was born. This photo by Lord Snowdon is lovely. |
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| Of course the souvenirs industry went into overdrive with George's arrival! Here at Kensington Palace's shop you can buy silver pennies for new borns and if your baby was born on 22 July you will qualify for a free one from the Royal Mint! |
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| The Dodo shop at Sloane Square had a lovely display of goodies. |
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| Dodo jewellery |
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| A Dodo mobile/carousel. |
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| At the Buckingham Palace shop the Royal Collection has got in on the act too! They have a delightful range of baby blue items which are very pretty indeed. |
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| And I love this lovely velvet cushion in powder blue! Anyway in future we can expect to see a formal photograph of Prince George along with his great grandmother the Queen, his grandfather, Prince Charles and his father Prince William as this is the first time in a very long time that there has a been a reigning monarch and 3 heirs alive at the same time. It is said that HM Queen is keen to get a photograph of the 4 taken at Balmoral. Let's hope this happens! Then there will be the christening which I think will be in October when the Queen returns from Balmoral. |
Lovely sumnmary of events - I couldn't believe I stared at those Lindo Wing doors for SO long - hasn't the time flown!!
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Indeed!! I twas fun though. SAx
DeleteThe souvenirs are indeed pretty; I'd love to see them in reality. And I agree with you, I was also very disappointed in the family snaps of Prince George, but have not noticed anyone else brave (?) enough to say so! Considering his place in history, I think a decent portrait of his dear little face was the least they could do..
ReplyDeleteHi Patricia - yes I agree with you - we will see little enough of the baby prince so it would be nice to have had a proper photo - especially for the history books! The presenter on Sky News said he thought the pictures were "rubbish" - and I think he was right! Hope all Ok with you. SAx
DeleteI could not agree more re the photo of the new family..... what a shame! x
ReplyDeleteHi Elle - yes I think it was a wasted opportunity! I think W&K need to look to the Swedish royals for how to profile your child sensibly - the photos of little Princess Estelle are great! SAx
DeleteVery disappointed with the family snaps. I said so on my FB page and got scathing comments from friends. I thought the dog was more prominent in the pictures than the baby, and the lighting was awful.
ReplyDeleteThere was, as the very same time, a similar picture of the Obama's new dog, same angle, same set up, but a gorgeous picture indeed.
Hi P*D - I could not agree with you more and I find it a very sad state of affairs when people cannot have an opinion and not be vilified for it. You were just being honest and not a hypocrite! I think W&K are in danger of going a bit "too far the other way" I am sure someone like Snowdon or Testino would have done a lovely job for them. I must go check out the Obama dog pic!! Best wishes SA:-)
DeleteDear SA, A bit late to the party here...I knew we could count on you for a lovely summary of the royal arrival! I love the idea of a multi generational photo. Certainly hope they do that, will be wonderful to see!
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