Royal watchers: baby

[mrsukyankee]

www.apnews.com/amp/003877d000504b36a1bf9621f4eb5272?__twitter_impression=true

[wise_rita]

:: Ron Paul GIF here ::

[rupertpenny]

!!!

[dorothyinAus]

I saw the news, but then saw a Twitter conversation where people were saying she really wanted a home birth for this baby, and her going to the hospital is a bad sign. I thought home birth had been discussed, but a hospital birth was always the first plan.

[WanderingWinoZ]

Also, pippa may be pregnant
people.com/royals/pippa-middleton-pregnant-first-child/

[bex]

Apr 23, 2018 4:04:06 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

I saw the news, but then saw a Twitter conversation where people were saying she really wanted a home birth for this baby, and her going to the hospital is a bad sign. I thought home birth had been discussed, but a hospital birth was always the first plan.

I think the hospital was definitely always planned. There are rumors with each birth for her that she wants a home birth but I think if she wanted one, she would have one, especially since her “home birth” would still involve a full team of doctors etc.

[bex]

Also, yay baby! I knew she would have the baby around now ;-) (I had this whole theory lol).

[mrsukyankee]

It's St George's Day in England so a lot of people are losing their minds over here about it.

[Velar Fricative]

She had Charlotte within a few hours of getting to the hospital so might be any minute now! I’m guessing it’s a girl.

[dorothyinAus]

Apr 23, 2018 5:05:33 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

It's St George's Day in England so a lot of people are losing their minds over here about it.

Yes, I've seen many tweets saying they used George as a name too early, but if it's a girl they could name her Georgia. (I'm hoping for Alice or Maud if it's a girl; I would love them to use Leopold or Arthur for a boy, but that's probably hoping too much.)

[hopecounts]

Apr 23, 2018 4:04:06 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

I saw the news, but then saw a Twitter conversation where people were saying she really wanted a home birth for this baby, and her going to the hospital is a bad sign. I thought home birth had been discussed, but a hospital birth was always the first plan.

A home birth was likely never under consideration it’s just a rumor that goes around every time.

[Velar Fricative]

It’s a boy as per GMA!

[miniroller]

Apr 23, 2018 7:03:44 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

It’s a boy as per GMA!

I just heard on CNN & ran over to squee!! 😋

[womet]

KP tweeted-- it's another boy!

[bex]

Boy!!! I was right!!!


(this IS all about me, after all!)_

[pandora89]

Yay!

I hope she doesn't steal my baby name LOL.

[Kristinmo]

Love that thanks to the new rules of succession the new baby doesn’t move ahead of Charlotte

[CheeringCharm]

Aww congrats to them.

[bowies]

Poor Charlotte, caught between two stinky boys.

[mbcdefg]

I had guessed Girl, which means Boy was guaranteed because I’m always wrong

For the name I’ll guess Alfred, to be called Alfie at home ... which means it’ll be something else of course lol

[4speedy]

Apr 23, 2018 7:27:05 GMT -5 bowies said:

Poor Charlotte, caught between two stinky boys.

Yes, but this means she makes history because she keeps her place in the line of succession rather than losing her place to the male heir. 

[sparrowsong]

I’m guessing Arthur.

[Velar Fricative]

I saw Frederick suggested and I really like that name.

[cbwm1]

Apr 23, 2018 7:31:50 GMT -5 sparrowsong said:

I’m guessing Arthur.

Arthur Philip Michael is my bet!

[bex]

I think the name Phillip will definitely be in there somewhere.

[msmerymac]

Henry Charles Philip George or Albert Charles Henry Arthur

^ Guesses, not news

[4speedy]

If I place $100 on Spencer as a first name and that turns out to be the name, what will my payout be?


and on that note, who wants to bet Harry’s firstborn will either be Diana or Spencer?

[msmerymac]

I like Frederick or Michael. Not really the typical royal names (at least in recent history), but classic nonetheless.

Michael Middleton's middle name is Francis, and his father's name was Peter Francis if that gives anyone other guesses. Prince Harry's full name is Henry Charles Albert David.

Long shot possibility of Andrew as a middle name? They can't use the name of a current prince of the United Kingdom as a first name, IIRC, but since they met at St Andrew's and Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, perhaps? (Patrick and David are the patron saints of Ireland and Wales respectively, George is England.) Huh. Maybe David as an outlier.

I think Augustus would be cute too. Baby Gus. 

[pandora89]

I don't think Henry will be the first name since that is Prince Harry's actual first name.

I would bet James is in there somewhere since it's her brother's first name but also has a lot of Royal Family history too, but probably a middle name.

[msmerymac]

Apr 23, 2018 7:27:05 GMT -5 bowies said:

Poor Charlotte, caught between two stinky boys.

My guess is that Kate wants Charlotte to have a sister, so maybe #4 will be a reality.