William and Kate's Baby to Follow Royal Custom

The euphoria likely to greet the birth of Kate Middleton's baby is nothing new. When her husband Prince William was on the way hundreds of people gathered on tenterhooks outside St Mary's Hospital where Princess Diana had been in labour for 16 hours with Prince Charles by her side.

Not even the drizzle that day – 21 June, 1982 – could dampen what the media described as a "carnival atmosphere".


In an age old custom that will be repeated for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's child, the news of his arrival was posted on the gates of Buckingham Palace.

The christening of William Arthur Philip Louis took place six weeks later in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace. Since World War II when the palace chapel was destroyed, nearly all royal baptisms have taken place in the Music Room or at the chapel in Windsor Castle.

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