Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryare breaking from royal tradition.
This is a stark contrast toKate MiddletonandPrince William, as the births of all three of their children – Prince George, 5,Princess Charlotte, 3, andPrince Louis, who turns 1 this month – have been met with public fanfare.
It was announced before all three of Kate’s deliveries that she would be giving birth in the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital in London, following in the footsteps ofPrincess Diana, who welcomed both William and Harry there. Like Diana, Kate and William also debuted their three babies on the steps of the Lindo Wing shortly after the births, not making the world wait long to get their first glimpse of the new heirs.
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With the couple’s recent move to theirnew country abode, if they do choose a hospital it will be closer to home instead of traveling the 25 miles to St. Mary’s. There are several options near the town of Windsor – including Princess Margaret Hospital and King Edward VII Hospital – or Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey, where Sophie, Countess of Wessex, had her two children.
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Wherever the couple decides to welcome their child, royal fans are not getting a look at the newborn outside the hospital.
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The release of the photos came as a surprise, as Kate and William usually shared their children’s first portraits about a month after their births.
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Prince George’s christeningoccurred in late October(more than three months after he was born), at the Chapel Royal in London’s St. James’s Palace. Charlotte’s was held two months after her birth at the St. Mary Magdalene Church in Norfolk,on the grounds of the Queen’s Sandringham estate— and very close to William and Kate’s country home, Anmer Hall.
Louis was christenedat the same place as his older brother in July, about three months after his world debut. The event was also special because it marked the first time the world saw Kate and William as a family of five!
source: people.com
