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| On 2 May 2015, at 08:34 BST, the Duchess gave birth to a daughter who weighed {{convert|8|lb|3|oz|kg|2}} at ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/05/02/15/42/kate-in-labour|title=Official announcement made as Duchess Kate gives birth to baby girl in London|work=9 News|accessdate=2 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1476326/duchess-progressing-as-normal-in-labour|title=Duchess 'Progressing As Normal' In Labour|work=Sky News|accessdate=2 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32562117|title=Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge in early stages of labour|work=BBC News|accessdate=2 May 2015}}</ref> The Duke of Cambridge was present at the birth. The baby was delivered naturally by midwives Arona Ahmed and Jacquie Dunkley-Bent,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Elliott|first1=Valerie|last2=Craven|first2=Nick|title=Call the midwives! The calm duo who delivered the Princess after striking up close rapport with Kate|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3065678/Call-midwives-calm-duo-delivered-Princess.html|website=Daily Mail|accessdate=20 May 2015|date=2 May 2015}}</ref> with doctors ], ]-] to the Duke's grandmother, Queen ]; Guy Thorpe-Beeston, an expert in high-risk pregnancies and surgeon-gynaecologist of the Royal Household; Sunit Godambe, consultant neonatalogist at the hospital; and ], physician to the Queen; Farthing, Thorpe-Beeston and Godambe were also present at the birth of the Cambridges' first child, ], in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/11475090/Royal-baby-meet-the-doctors-who-will-deliver-Kate-Middletons-second-child.html |title=Royal baby: meet the doctors who delivered Kate Middleton's second child |publisher=Telegraph |date= |accessdate=3 May 2015}}</ref> The baby was shown to the public for the first time outside the hospital with her parents, less than 10 hours after she was born.<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal baby: William and Kate present daughter to the world|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32567875|accessdate=8 May 2015|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=2 May 2015}}</ref> | On 2 May 2015, at 08:34 BST, the Duchess gave birth to a daughter who weighed {{convert|8|lb|3|oz|kg|2}} at ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/05/02/15/42/kate-in-labour|title=Official announcement made as Duchess Kate gives birth to baby girl in London|work=9 News|accessdate=2 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1476326/duchess-progressing-as-normal-in-labour|title=Duchess 'Progressing As Normal' In Labour|work=Sky News|accessdate=2 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32562117|title=Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge in early stages of labour|work=BBC News|accessdate=2 May 2015}}</ref> The Duke of Cambridge was present at the birth. The baby was delivered naturally by midwives Arona Ahmed and Jacquie Dunkley-Bent,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Elliott|first1=Valerie|last2=Craven|first2=Nick|title=Call the midwives! The calm duo who delivered the Princess after striking up close rapport with Kate|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3065678/Call-midwives-calm-duo-delivered-Princess.html|website=Daily Mail|accessdate=20 May 2015|date=2 May 2015}}</ref> with doctors ], ]-] to the Duke's grandmother, Queen ]; Guy Thorpe-Beeston, an expert in high-risk pregnancies and surgeon-gynaecologist of the Royal Household; Sunit Godambe, consultant neonatalogist at the hospital; and ], physician to the Queen; Farthing, Thorpe-Beeston and Godambe were also present at the birth of the Cambridges' first child, ], in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/11475090/Royal-baby-meet-the-doctors-who-will-deliver-Kate-Middletons-second-child.html |title=Royal baby: meet the doctors who delivered Kate Middleton's second child |publisher=Telegraph |date= |accessdate=3 May 2015}}</ref> The baby was shown to the public for the first time outside the hospital with her parents, less than 10 hours after she was born.<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal baby: William and Kate present daughter to the world|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32567875|accessdate=8 May 2015|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=2 May 2015}}</ref> | ||
| In the evening of the following day, landmarks such as ], ], and the ] fountains in London and the ] in ], ], were illuminated pink to mark the princess's birth.<ref>{{cite news|title=A life-saving Jewish connection, if new UK princess named Alice|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/a-life-saving-jewish-connection-if-new-uk-princess-is-named-alice/|accessdate=3 May 2015|work=]|date=3 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://canadiancrown.gc.ca/eng/1430782509368| author=Government of Canada| title=Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge| date=5 May 2015| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| accessdate=7 May 2015}}</ref> On 4 May, ]s were fired at ] and the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal baby: London gun salutes mark birth of princess|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32579253|accessdate=4 May 2015|work=BBC News|date=4 May 2015}}</ref> Later that day, her name was announced as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.<ref name=pressname>{{cite press release |title= The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge name their baby |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/the-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge-name-their-baby-0 |date=4 May 2015|accessdate=7 May 2015|publisher=Clarence House}}</ref> | In the evening of the following day, landmarks such as ], ], and the ] fountains in London and the ] in ], ], were illuminated pink to mark the princess's birth.<ref>{{cite news|title=A life-saving Jewish connection, if new UK princess named Alice|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/a-life-saving-jewish-connection-if-new-uk-princess-is-named-alice/|accessdate=3 May 2015|work=]|date=3 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://canadiancrown.gc.ca/eng/1430782509368| author=Government of Canada| title=Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge| date=5 May 2015| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| accessdate=7 May 2015}}</ref> On 4 May, ]s were fired at ] and the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal baby: London gun salutes mark birth of princess|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32579253|accessdate=4 May 2015|work=BBC News|date=4 May 2015}}</ref> Later that day, her name was announced as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.<ref name=pressname>{{cite press release |title= The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge name their baby |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/the-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge-name-their-baby-0 |date=4 May 2015|accessdate=7 May 2015|publisher=Clarence House}}</ref> Most honorably her third name pays respect to her paternal grandmother ], the popular first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. | ||
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Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, born 2 May 2015) is the younger child and only daughter of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. She is fourth in line to succeed her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, after her paternal grandfather Charles, Prince of Wales, father, and older brother Prince George of Cambridge.
Announcement and birth
On 8 September 2014, Clarence House announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were expecting the birth of their second child. In October, Kensington Palace announced that the baby was expected in April 2015.
On 2 May 2015, at 08:34 BST, the Duchess gave birth to a daughter who weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces (3.71 kg) at St Mary's Hospital, London. The Duke of Cambridge was present at the birth. The baby was delivered naturally by midwives Arona Ahmed and Jacquie Dunkley-Bent, with doctors Alan Farthing, surgeon-gynaecologist to the Duke's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II; Guy Thorpe-Beeston, an expert in high-risk pregnancies and surgeon-gynaecologist of the Royal Household; Sunit Godambe, consultant neonatalogist at the hospital; and Huw Thomas, physician to the Queen; Farthing, Thorpe-Beeston and Godambe were also present at the birth of the Cambridges' first child, Prince George, in 2013. The baby was shown to the public for the first time outside the hospital with her parents, less than 10 hours after she was born.
In the evening of the following day, landmarks such as Tower Bridge, London Eye, and the Trafalgar Square fountains in London and the Peace Tower in Ottawa, Ontario, were illuminated pink to mark the princess's birth. On 4 May, gun salutes were fired at Hyde Park and the Tower of London. Later that day, her name was announced as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. Most honorably her third name pays respect to her paternal grandmother Diana, Princess of Wales, the popular first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
Title and constitutional position
Princess Charlotte is, from birth, a British princess entitled to the style of Royal Highness under letters patent issued by Queen Elizabeth II on 31 December 2012, which gave the title and style to all children of the Prince of Wales' eldest son. Her official title and style is Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.
The princess is fourth in line to succeed the Queen, after her grandfather, father, and elder brother. Because of the changes to succession law effected in 2015, she cannot be displaced in the line of succession by any younger brothers.
Ancestry
Through her father, she is a member of the House of Windsor. Through her mother she is a descendant of the Middleton family. Through her paternal grandmother, Diana, Princess of Wales, she descends from the Spencer family, and also from Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, and Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, two of the illegitimate sons of King Charles II. As a great-grandchild of the Duke of Edinburgh, her patrilineal descent is from the Glücksburg branch of the House of Oldenburg.
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Notes
- ^ Titled royals such as Princess Charlotte do not normally use a surname. When needed, the surname for descendants of Elizabeth II is usually Mountbatten-Windsor.
References
- "The Royal Family name". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. The Royal Household. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second child" (Press release). Clarence House. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- "Royal baby announcement — as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- "Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, expecting baby in April 2015". The Daily Telegraph. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- "Duke and Duchess of Cambridge expecting baby in April 2015". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- "Official announcement made as Duchess Kate gives birth to baby girl in London". 9 News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "Duchess 'Progressing As Normal' In Labour". Sky News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge in early stages of labour". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- Elliott, Valerie; Craven, Nick (2 May 2015). "Call the midwives! The calm duo who delivered the Princess after striking up close rapport with Kate". Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- "Royal baby: meet the doctors who delivered Kate Middleton's second child". Telegraph. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- "Royal baby: William and Kate present daughter to the world". BBC News. BBC. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- "A life-saving Jewish connection, if new UK princess named Alice". The Times of Israel. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- Government of Canada (5 May 2015). "Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- "Royal baby: London gun salutes mark birth of princess". BBC News. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge name their baby" (Press release). Clarence House. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- "No. 60384". The London Gazette. 8 January 2013.
- "Royal baby girl 'would be princess'". BBC News. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- "Duchess of Cambridge pregnant with second child". BBC. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- Green, Emma (2 May 2015). "Why It's Now Easier for a New Princess to Become Queen". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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