For goodness sake, she isn't the first person ever to have a baby! Why does anyone even care if it's a girl or a boy?!

[Jinsei]

So said my staunchly republican 7yo dd earlier this evening while watching Kate on the news.

AIBU to think that she has a point?!

Nearly forgot YABU

Perhaps we just like something nice to look forward to?

One day she will be on a stamp?

Broadly speaking people quite like the royals

We don't live in a republic

The constitutional change that this has catalysed.

Many reasons to be interested regardless of political views.

AngryBeaver THIS:

I don't even think she was talking about her giving the teddy to her child.

I think she was going to say "I'll give this to my DOG" but then though, oh shit, one can't say that out loud!

TheFallenNinja and thrice more grin at this:

Perhaps we just like something nice to look forward to?
One day she will be on a stamp?

I'm sure with all the other (v v accurate) obs. you made, you may not have intended the above to be so funny. But it really, really, is

Are we possibly overanalysing something said by a 7 year old?

Yes indeed, Chairman, it was supposed to be a light-hearted thread!

I should have pointed out that the baby will one day have its face on a stamp. DD might have been more impressed!

scaevola, I'm sorry if there have been multiple threads, I haven't seen them. And I didn't even know there was a royal topic!

livid thank you, that's a lovely slant on dd's opinionated nature strong views. I love the fact that she has her own opinions on stuff, but I do realise that I'm somewhat biased! :)

thanks, I accept.

Independent-minded, questioning and capable of expressing an opinion - brilliant qualities in anyone.

This ^

When you're pg that is the question you hear all along so it's normal to be curious.

And with the rules changing if it is a girl then she would be making royal history.