Get ready , a birth soon to be announced

I hope for the child's sake it will be a girl.

Third child
Shouldn't take long. I arrived my local cottage hospital at 10.40 after whizzing round the kichen prepping veg for dinner (according to my diary) and was allowed to leave at
1.55pm.
My two other children were allowed to leave school at lunchtime to 'collect' mum and little sister with their father and my son aged 4 was thrilled to be allowed to carry our latest family member out to the car guarded by his 8 year old sister.
Wonderful memories.
I'm betting on the royal baby being a girl and I'm sure Kate will be in and out in no time.

MaizieD
Would you rather we went down the old China route? One child only?

It won't just be the baby, there will be all the speculation about who will be the first to visit. Charles is in Oz, the Middletons were held at arms length last time, Pippa's keeping her head down (Pa-in-law probs)

I bet she'll be out of there ASAP.

A new life is wonderful

paddyann your dislike of the Royal family is well known and documented. Personally I am just happy that a couple (whoever they are) are about to have a child and wish them well.

Glammanana hope all goes well - do let us know. A niece has just had a baby boy so although the relationship is more distant than yours I am still very happy.

No Maizie it is not gossip, many people in this country care deeply for the Royals and with cameras from here and abroad I chose to post under News. I would prefer the old way of announcing a Windsor birth, the easel behind the railings of buck house. Others want to watch those doors.

I know that MazieD and I would imagine there would be more chance of me flying to the moon tomorrow than the royal kids doing full time real jobs !

I can't see the children of Kate & William becoming carers gillybob

They are not in it for what they can get -they are in it because they were born into that family and see it as their duty. In my opinion they do a good job although I do agree they have a privileged lifestyle. I think the whole caboodle should be slimmed down -too many hangers on, but I think its a big responsibility for the main players! I wouldnt want to do it in spite of the wealth!

I don’t care whether anyone has 2,3,4,5 children ( I might draw the line at 5) as long as they are valuable members of society and give something back . We will need carers etc. when we are old so we really can’t start restricting births .

Whether or not they work is irrelevant, gillybob. They're still using diminishing resources

It's gossip, Ab.

Maybe they look at them as a kind of soap opera or like peering into a posh dolls house

Maizie, many, many people in this country are interested in a Windsor birth and if the media from home and abroad are lining up to film those doors it's news

Why would they MazieD it’s not as though they have to work to feed and clothe them is it ?

a thread about parking restrictions and cameras filming doors for days

As that is really neither news nor politics perhaps some posters are trying to inject one or the other into the thread.

I don't understand why this isn't in 'Chat'

It's their third baby. Let's hope they stop there and stop contributing to the excessive consumption of the world's diminishing resources.

And my DD is still working 40 hours a week with a further 5 hours commute. She starts her “real” maternity leave this Saturday with just 2 weeks to go !

My DD’s long awaited and much longed for baby is due in the next few weeks . He/She will be born in the local maternity unit (sadly set for closure very soon) . Far more important in my opinion .

I really couldn’t give a monkeys toot about yet another royal baby born into the lap of luxury never to work a day in their life , so bloomin’ what !

paddyann As if!

Jalima thanks this is just a check up and Annie I won’t let you down.

unbelievable , a thread about parking restrictions and cameras filming doors for days brings out the strangest comments, what is the connection with a political partiy , a retired politician and council tenants , not Brexit next please

I dont believe this child is any more important than every other born this month or next or ever.I just wish others would see the royal family for the medieval system it is.If people stopped all this royal watching/worship maybe they would go off and live ordinary lives.Lets face it none of them would have volunteered for the "job" or be happy to do it if it involved a council flat and a minimum wage!They are in it for what they can get .

Monica I thought the same as you.
I can’t help feeling that although I personally like Nick Clegg, it might have been better if he had left his quasi-announcement to someone else.

I will have my finger on the 'record' button

ps I hope your DH will be treated just as well as any royal would be. Good luck.