Princess Charlotte of Cambridge

Not to be confused with Princess Charlotte of Wales.
Princess Charlotte
Born (2015-05-02)2 May 2015 (age &&&&&&&&&&&&03731 year 0 months)
St Mary's Hospital, London, England
Full name
Charlotte Elizabeth Diana[fn 1]
House Windsor
Father Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
Mother Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (Charlotte Elizabeth Diana,[fn 1] 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 paternal great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, after her paternal grandfather, father, and elder brother.

Announcement and birth

The queue outside Buckingham Palace, London, to view the official announcement of the birth of Princess Charlotte at 13:15 on 2 May 2015. The ornate golden easel holding the announcement is just visible behind the railing, centre left.

On 8 September 2014, Clarence House announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were expecting their second child.[2][3] On 20 October 2014, Kensington Palace announced that the baby was expected in April 2015.[4][5]

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.[6][7][8][9] The Duke of Cambridge was present at the birth. The Duchess had been in labour at St. Mary's Hospital (where Prince William was born) since 06:00 BST. The baby was delivered naturally by midwives Arona Ahmed and Jacquie Dunkley-Bent,[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13][14] On 4 May, gun salutes were fired at Hyde Park and the Tower of London.[15][9] Later that day, her name was announced as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.[16]

On 5 July 2015, Princess Charlotte was baptised by the Archbishop of Canterbury at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham. Her godparents are The Hon. Laura Fellowes, Prince William's maternal cousin; Adam Middleton, the Duchess's paternal cousin; and family friends Thomas van Straubenzee, James Meade, and Sophie Carter.[17]

First birthday

On 1 May 2016, the Royal Family released photographs of Charlotte ahead of her first birthday.[18][19][20] Multiple retailers, particularly in clothing, are expected to benefit greatly from their product placement in these photographs.[21]

On 2 May, Charlotte turned one and received many gifts, from 64 countries. British Prime Minister David Cameron gave her a book of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen.[22] A £30,000 gemstone-studded white gold toy rattle was the most extravagant, given by The Natural Sapphire Company of the United States.[23]

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's eldest son.[24][25] Her official title and style is Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.[16]

The princess is fourth in line to succeed the Queen, after her grandfather, father, and elder brother.[2][26] Because of the changes to succession law effected in 2015, she cannot be displaced in the line of succession by any younger brothers.[27]

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.

See also

Wikinews has related news: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce second pregnancy

Notes

  1. 1 2 Titled royals such as Princess Charlotte do not normally use a surname. When needed, the surname for male-line descendants of Elizabeth II is usually Mountbatten-Windsor.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "The Royal Family name". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. The Royal Household. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second child" (Press release). Clarence House. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Royal baby announcement — as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, expecting baby in April 2015". The Daily Telegraph. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Duke and Duchess of Cambridge expecting baby in April 2015". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Official announcement made as Duchess Kate gives birth to baby girl in London". 9 News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Duchess 'Progressing As Normal' In Labour". Sky News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge in early stages of labour". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61216. p. 1. 2 May 2015.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Royal baby: meet the doctors who delivered Kate Middleton's second child". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Royal baby: William and Kate present daughter to the world". BBC News. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "A life-saving Jewish connection, if new UK princess named Alice". The Times of Israel. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  14. ↑ Government of Canada (5 May 2015). "Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Royal baby: London gun salutes mark birth of princess". BBC News. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  16. 1 2 "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge name their baby" (Press release). Clarence House. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Princess Charlotte is christened at a Sandringham church". BBC News. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "New photos of Princess Charlotte released ahead of 1st birthday"
  19. ↑ "Where To Get Princess Charlotte's Perfect First Birthday Portrait Ensembles – and that Adorable Walker!"
  20. ↑ Baby Pictures of Princess Charlotte and All the Royals May Be Cuteness Overload, but Here They Are Anyway
  21. ↑ "The Princess Charlotte Effect: inside the clothing frenzy caused by a Royal one-year-old", by Emma Spedding, The Telegraph
  22. ↑ "Princess Charlotte receives gifts from 64 countries", by the Associated Press
  23. ↑ "Princess Charlotte’s Collection of Gifts Includes a $44,000 Gold Rattle", by Josh Duboff, Vanity Fair
  24. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 60384. p. 213. 8 January 2013.
  25. ↑ "Royal baby girl 'would be princess'". BBC News. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  26. ↑ "Duchess of Cambridge pregnant with second child". BBC News. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  27. ↑ 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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Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
Born: 2 May 2015
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