Ambulance Outside Frogmore

The newest member of the royal family is due any day now and we can reveal that an ambulance has been spotted outside the Frogmore grounds.  

There are rumours that Meghan wants a home birth so perhaps the ambulance is in the event that she needs to be transferred for extra medical care.

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Royal Babies Introduced To The World

While we wait for Baby Sussex to be announced or arrive let's look at royal babies being presented to the public over the years:

Lindo Wing, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington

Duke & Duchess of Gloucester with Earl of Ulster, Lady Davina Windsor and Lady Rose Windsor

 

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent with Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Gabriella Windsor 

 Princess Anne and Capt. Mark Phillips with Peter and Zara

Portland Hospital, London 

Duke and Duchess of York with Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

 

Frimley Park Hospital, Windsor

Earl and Countess of Wessex with Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn

Prince Harry As a Baby

The wait continues for Baby Sussex....The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are ensconced in their new home Frogmore Cottage with Meghan's mother Doria who has flown in from the U.S.A.

Prince Harry and Meghan have caused a bit of a stir by wanting to enjoy private time before announcing the birth. The prospect of not being included in the celebrations has irked many loyal royalists and perhaps Buckingham Palace will pick up on this sentiment before much good will is lost.

Here are some sweet photos of Harry leaving the Lindo Wing after his birth, official portraits by Lord Snowdon and photos from his christening at Windsor Castle.

New Prince Louis Photos

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released three new portraits of their youngest son Prince Louis who has just turned one today.

The photos were taken by the Duchess at Anmer Hall earlier this month. 

Happy Birthday Prince Louis!

George & Charlotte Back to School

The Easter weekend marks the end of the month long Easter break for Prince George and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.

Much of the holiday has been spent at the Cambridges' home in Norfolk, Anmer Hall. The property on the Queen's Sandringham Estate is the family's "bolthole" where they have total privacy and spent much of the children's early years before formally moving to London in 2017.

The property has a tennis court, vegetable gardens and beautiful country to play in, just as the Duchess of Cambridge did, growing up in the Berkshire countryside. The family have a cocker spaniel, Lupo and at one stage a guinea pig named Marvin. 

Both George and Charlotte are learning to ride ponies and Charlotte has tennis lessons when in London. 

During the break the Duke and Duchess and the older children attended Burnham Horse Trials to watch William's cousin Zara Tindall ( also George's godmother) compete. 

So now it is back to London where George attends Thomas's Battersea and Charlotte goes to Willcocks Nursery School close to Royal Albert Hall in Kensington. Charlotte will celebrate her 4th birthday in early May and will start "big school" after the long Summer break.

But for now the focus is on little Prince Louis who turns 1 on 23rd April. Happy Birthday to Louis. 

An Easter Baby For Harry?

As we continue our royal baby watch, there are few signs that the birth is imminent. However, should the newest royal arrive on Easter Sunday, it will be special for another reason.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 93rd birthday on 21st April and she is also staying in Windsor Castle, not far from Meghan and Harry who are in their new home, Frogmore Cottage.

The Queen will be attending an Easter church service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor but it is highly unlikely that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will join her. Her Majesty's birthday is marked each year by gun salutes at Midday:

41 gun salute in Hyde Park
21 gun salute in Windsor Great Park
62 gun salute at the Tower of London

Meghan and Harry's decision not to share the baby's arrival publicly has created a lot of comment in the media and public alike. Part of the joy of following the royal family is sharing special moments in their lives. It is a very fine line to tread- including the public when you choose, especially when tax payers money is used for some of those occasions. 

The public have always held a special place in their hearts for William and Harry as they are the children of the late Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are future monarchs and have found a lovely balance of publicly sharing occcasions in their children's lives with maintaining their privacy for most of the year.

On that note, Prince Louis of Cambridge will be celebrating his first birthday on April  23rd. We hope his parents release an updated photo of their little boy.

Happy Birthday Your Majesty!

More Cute Royal Cousins Photos

A few additional photos of George & Charlotte Cambridge and Mia Tindall have filtered through. Enjoy!

Cambridges and Tindall's Day Out

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and Princess Charlotte enjoyed a day out with royal relatives on Friday.

Prince William's cousin Zara Tindall, her husband Mike and daughter's Mia and Lena joined the Cambridge family at the Burnham horse trials in Norfolk. Zara, who is George's godmother, was taking part in the event.

Charlotte was given a ride on mum Catherine's shoulder's while William piggy backed Mia. George was similarly carried by Mike.

The royal children are on Easter break from school and will be celebrating younger brother Louis' first birthday on April 23rd.

Enjoy the first photos. We will publish more as they surface.

Baby News

Buckingham Palace has released a statement from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex regarding their plans for upcoming birth of their new baby:

"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very grateful for the goodwill they have received from people throughout the United Kingdom and around the world as they prepare to welcome their baby. Their Royal Highnesses have taken a personal decision to keep the plans around the arrival of their baby private. The Duke and Duchess look forward to sharing the exciting news with everyone once they have had an opportunity to celebrate privately as a new family."

Baby Wait Continues

Apart from an announcement that Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex are expecting a baby in the northern spring and Meghan sporting a large baby bump, we have been given no other information from their Household about Baby Sussex.


Meghan hinted that late April/ early May is when the baby is due but the royal family tend to give later dates to prevent prolonged interest in the new baby. The bump has been on the large size for dates from quite early on. Some in the media have speculated that twins are on the way, but Meghan and Harry have always referred to "baby" not "babies".

Unlike other royal babies in recent times, the media and public have been given no details about the hospital where the birth will take place or medical staff involved. 

Alan Farthing (pictured right) and Guy Thorpe-Beestin are the royal consultant gynaecologists who have been present for the Duchess of Cambridge's three births and cared for her during her difficult pregnancies. Royal tradition dictates that the Queen's consultants be present for royal births so we can only assume that they will be in the room even if not assisting the Duchess of Sussex.

Sweden's royal prince and princesses release a baby photo to the media after they discretely leave the hospital. Danish royals, like the British, present the newborn/s to the media and public as they leave the hospital. Even Prince Edward and wife Sophie presented their children on the way home from hospital. But Meghan and Harry seem to do things their own way so how the baby's arrival is announced we do not know.

So lots of speculation and conjecture. And we wait.....

Prince Louis

Prince Louis will celebrate his 1st birthday on April 23rd which also happens to be St George's Day.

The young prince has only been seen a few times publicly- outside the Lindo Wing hours after birth, and his baptism in July.

Other than that, we have had to rely on Kensington Palace to release images so we can see his progress. Hopefully this year Louis will join his siblings on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the RAF flypast after the Trooping the Colour. He may also make an appearance at a polo match in the summer to cheer in his dad, Prince William.

Here are some of the cute images we have of little Louis.

New Instagram Site For Sussexes

Baby Harry and brother William

Plenty of changes are being put in place for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ahead of their baby arriving.

The couple will be moving into their newly renovated home, Frogmore Cottage in Windsor any day now from Kensington Palace. Their official household is being separated from that of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, based in Kensington Palace.

Meghan and Harry will now share staff with other royals at Buckingham Palace under the umbrella of the Queen. It is expected that an apartment will be made available to them for times when they will need to be in London.

No longer will the Sussexes share the @kensingtonroyal twitter and instagram sites with Catherine and William. 

The Cambridges will keep the existing social media sites and Harry and Meghan will use the newly created @sussexroyal

View this post on Instagram

“Welcome to our official Instagram; we look forward to sharing the work that drives us, the causes we support, important announcements, and the opportunity to shine a light on key issues. We thank you for your support, and welcome you to @sussexroyal.”- Harry & Meghan

A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal) on Apr 2, 2019 at 7:16am PDT

Flashback: Harry As A Baby

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are due to welcome their first child over the coming weeks. We thought a look back at Prince Henry ( Harry) Charles Albert David of Wales as a baby would be fun. 

Harry was born on 14th September, 1984 at the Lindo Windo of St. Mary's Hospital Paddington. 

The young prince was Baptised just before Christmas at St. George's Chapel, WIndsor. Footage from the celebrations afterwards was included in the Queen's Christmas Day broadcast. 

Harry's younger years were spent in Apartments 8 & 9, Kensington Palace and weekends at Highgrove House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire.