To be excited by the Royal Birth

[RazzleDazzleEm]

I just love the pomp and ceremony of it, and the added extra that the commoner Middleton s have by fluke such a starring role.

Its so silly but also something lovely happening in the world when so much misery comes out of the news every single day.

I wouldn't be so excited if it was another royal but the fact Kate is a commoner...I don't know...I just love this angle! Also I feel so happy for William who had a decimated family that now he will be able to make his own family.

[complexnumber]

I'm all for naming her Alice (should the baby be a girl).

So the republicans can all shout "Alice, Alice, who the fuck is Alice"

[olidusUrsus]

Another meh. I too hope the monarchy is abolished long before this baby would ever be crowned but I know that's wishful thinking.

On another note, I wonder what would happen in Britain if we ended up with a very young monarch (

[Wishfulmakeupping]

In very excited cant wait to see what she has and what name they will choose

[SoupDragon]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if it is c-section - she's tiny. Although even my wide childbearing hips weren't fab so who knows :)

I'm excited in the same way I am for any couple having their first child.

[WidowWadman]

I feel quite sorry for her, as whatever way the baby will be born, it will be scrutinised and commented on, even more than is done with common/non-sleb mother.

The way she will feed her baby will be commented upon, etc etc.

I wish her well, as I would wish anyone, and I wish that people would just keep their opinions on who she chooses to attend the birth to themselves, as its none of anyone's business.

[CPtart]

I too feel the royal bump is a little king. Just a feeling, and I am usually uncannily right.

[LaChaiseVerte]

I'm in the meh camp. New baby = good but really this one is no different to any other.

I actually feel quite repulsed by the intrusive interest in Kate's pregnancy and delivery etc. I would think the chances of her being allowed to just labour in her own way and time are pretty minimal. I can't begin to imagine how weird it feels to have your gynaecological and obsetric details picked over in the press, and how itqll affects normal hormonal responses etc. She must feel like a lab animal. Awful.

[HollyBerryBush]

Unless you are of royal blood line, you are a commoner - that firmly lumps Diana and the QM in that category. Titles are given out willy nilly, it does not make you anything other than a commoner with a title.

no sense of history, heraldry, pagentry some of you

[SoupDragon]

did you ever wonder how they became landowners - by stealing other people's stuff in the past

Well, that is how life was. Ownership of land is a manufactured thing and can only have come about by "stealing" it right at the start. All land will have been stolen or "acquired" at some point.

[MortifiedAdams]

Holly her famiky are descended from royals. She was born in Sandringham. That does not a commoner make.

[SmiteYouWithThunderbolts]

If you're U for being excited, then so am I. Mugs & tea towels will be bought in this house! I loved their wedding too.

I do hope they don't name the baby Neveah if it's a girl...

[AudrinaAdare]

She was of the courtier class. Technically commoner.

[RazzleDazzleEm]

"Pop with Pip"

Love it.



Posterior Popping with Pip?

Technical Schemical - Dianas family looked down on the Royals.

[Sallyingforth]

No doubt we'll have Nicholas Witchell live...

Now if we'd had him commenting live on how the baby got in there in the first place, that would have made great TV :)

[olidusUrsus]

Diana was technically a commoner. Google is your friend. Remember we are the plebs of society in royal terms, but that doesn't mean there aren't more glorified and more special plebs between us & the royals.

I think my favourite thing about the whole Kate Giving Birth is that despite being in a (reportedly) £10k birthing suite, if there's an emergency the hospital nip to the nearest NHS for a specialist emergency obgyn

[thebody]

Hope she has a girl though.

Queen Courtney? Beyonce? Tiffany?

[MaryKatharine]

I'm just not sure how deferring to someone simply due to an accident of birth teaches our children that we live in a meritocracy. If my children are to revere anyone I want it to be someone who has earned it through more virtuous means.

[ToysRLuv]

Mary: Couldn't agree more.

[ImagineJL]

I don't know the details of commoners and non commoners, but I recall that Kate can't be called princess but Diana could, so there's definitely a difference

[NotYoMomma]

Who the fuck cares how she gives birth?!

I Can't believe the comments on vaginal or c section

I am a huge advocate for choice and even if she chose an elcs so what?

Not every woman can have the birth she (orMN!) want but it wont make her any less of a new mother with real feeling and emotions and all people should say on the matter is I hope they both are healthy afterwards

[josephinebruce]

If that's how you feel then fine YANBU.

However, I'm totally bored with the whole thing already and still wishes that this country would come to their senses and stop this silly sycophancy over a family of no-hopers.....

And then there's the message that the child's mother is giving young girls that actually it is ok to waste an expensive education by stalking the Heir to the Throne and never, ever giving up til he marries you....oh and not working, scrounging off society - hmm, stick her in a council flat and the DM would be screaming benefits scrounger....

I think I should slink off now and hide.

[SoupDragon]

Who the fuck cares how she gives birth?!

I may have mentioned a c-section but I don't give a fuck how she gives birth. It was in response to the "when she shits herself" type comments. Makes no odds to me.

[Mother2many]

BreatheandFlyAway: Charlotte Elizabeth Diana LOve it!!!

I am also excited!

I also love the fact the Queen smiles SOOO much more than she ever has!! IMHO, since Kay became part of the family...she has relaxed and enjoyed life... keep smiling and laughing...!

[ToysRLuv]

The Queen smiles more now? I haven't noticed. I think she is a grumpy, entitled and ungrateful lady. Didn't even clap at the Script performing for her at the BBC! I don't like the Script either, but surely its POLITE to pretend you care - especially when it's your "job" (ridiculous as Monarchy is in a modern society) and you get shitloads of money, property and opportunities in return?