Royal Baby: “The Duke of Cambridge was present at birth” – Tagesspiegel

15:27 clock Matthias Thibaut

The girl weighed 3.7 kilograms and was born at 8.34 clock, only two and a half hours after Kate and Prince William in the Lindo block of St.Mary’s Hospital were moved to London by car.

Britain’s betting enthusiasts were right: As they predicted it with a clear majority, the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate, a girl has given birth. It is unclear for now whether the bettors predict the name of the Royal baby properly: The leading bookmakers give the names Alice and Charlotte the highest rates

The girl weighed 3.7 kilograms and was born at 8.34 clock. only two and a half hours after Kate and Prince William in the Lindo block of St.Mary’s Hospital in London had gone by car, less than a ten minute drive from her residence at Kensington Palace. There also Prince George was released two years ago by the same team of doctors and nearly 33 years ago came there Prince William himself to the world.

Shortly before noon, the news was officially announced. First, the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince Harry and the rest of the strict royal family had to be informed, as areas decency and royal protocol.

“Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge was safely at 8:34 of a daughter relieved. The baby weighs 8 pounds and 3 ounces. The Duke of Cambridge was present at the birth, “they said almost in an email that was sent to the press. Immediately, speculations if Kate would leave the hospital in the afternoon or before the royal visit to the hospital would pay his respects: Kate’s mother, Carole Middleton reportedly held in Kensington Palce, the London residence of Cambridge ready the sister to Prince George to visit. Even Prince Charles wanted to see more of his grandchildren, leaked out.

The Conservatives are easier

Britain’s campaigner rushed to tweet their congratulations. “I am really happy,” wrote Prime Minister David Cameron, whose Conservative a stone could be off my mind: A boy named Edward, as the challenger Ed Miliband, was allegedly one of their Albtraumvrorstellungen. Ed Miliband wish via Twitter “much joy and happiness – and hopefully get some sleep”. UKIP boss Nigel Farage called on all UKIP candidate, to interrupt a hours to get the newborn to celebrate the election campaign. “There are things that are worth to interrupt the policy”.

As soon as the official notification by 6 clock 36 in the world, the streets crowded around the hospital and there was fast festival atmosphere. It cavorted journalists and TV reporters who live broadcasts moderated, patients from the huge hospital complex to the private wing heard tourists came from the nearby station across, onlookers, braggart, even a group of rugby fans waved flags and chanted rugby songs.

Soon after the official announcement site in as town constable tufted, trousers and a red cap at the entrance of the hospital and rang his bell: “O ye, O ye” he cried in a completely unofficial, for cameras arranged appearance and announced: “The princess is the fourth in the line of succession. May our princess have a long life, be happy and glorious, and one day long reign over us “.

So far, however, may never come. The princess, the official title of the newborn has, indeed relegated to the throne Prince Harry on the 5th place. But as Harry himself is the girl only play the role of “spare” – “A heir and a spare”, a legacy and an emergency replacement is the motto. The heir is Prince George, the brother of the new princess, not because he is male, but because he was born first. 2012 Succession laws have been changed and is no longer any difference between boys and girls in order of preference. Once Prince George himself has children, the last of births girls in the line of succession will fall back to the rear seats.

The birth of a girl is an economic ideal scenario

Fears that the second birth of Kate and William would auslkösen less enthusiasm seem misplaced. For three weeks now parking in the street is closed. “Special Event” – special event stands as a justification for signs of the police. Vehicles of Television satellite dishes stand in a row. Opposite the stone taken hospital door with its stairway camp under the canopy of a modern hospital building Britain’s zealous “Royal Super Fans” in addition to the built-up cameras and photographers ladders.

Terry Hutt and Margaret Tyler have brought tents, sitting for weeks in their Union Jack suits in Rit, blue and white on a bench and have a shield for each case at hand. “It’s a prince” in Blue, and “It’s a Princess” in pink. When Terry was three days ago 80, Kensington Palace sent a birthday cake. He has in store for the new baby red-white-blue knitted Babystrümpfchen and for Prince George en Spoarsachwein. His greatest wish, however, remains now unfulfilled: He wanted the new baby as he himself was to be called Terrence

Royalist enthusiasm is the British now offer at least more beautiful outlook than their stagnant campaign.. Next weekend the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II is celebrated, followed in June “Trooping the Colours”, the official birthday parade for the Queen – all parties that in which it embodies the country and the Royal Family, symbolically close match.

The birth of a girl is considered economically as an ideal scenario: Since Prince Charles’s first wife Diana two boys, William and Harry gave birth, is missing in the first row of the British Royals a true blue-blooded princess. Now the economy is expected to import 80 million extra padding already in the first days after birth – for souvenirs, cake, champagne and other celebration items. Then especially the fashion industry will benefit. The economist Professor Joshua Bamfield retail calculated, which is bringing the girls throughout their lives an economic boost of one billion pounds.