Short-notice Royal issue

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DukeAndDuchessOfCambridge.org wrote:The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son George Alexander Louis.

The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.
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Regarding the notice, the gender would have been known by the medico people and even the palace prior to the birth no doubt.
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Regarding the notice, the gender would have been known by the medico people and even the palace prior to the birth no doubt.
The ultrasound scanner would doubtless have had some idea, but if it had been more widely known, there would probably not have been the rather unseemly rush to get the order of succession changed.

The duchess also accidentally referred to her unborn as 'her' rather than 'it'. Prospective parents often give their unborn babes temporary names, and in this case it would appear to have been a female one. Had they known the gender, that would almost certainly have changed..
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We are at risk of generating more speculation here than BBC News managed in this week :shock:
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DRT wrote:We are at risk of generating more speculation here than BBC News managed in this week :shock:
Are you speculating that we might be speculating too much?
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PhilW wrote:
DRT wrote:We are at risk of generating more speculation here than BBC News managed in this week :shock:
Are you speculating that we might be speculating too much?
Perhaps you are reading too much into my words, or perhaps not?
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