To be excited by the Royal Birth

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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.

She is a princess, one of her titles is Princess William of Wales.

Surely Diana could be called Princess because she was married to the Prince of Wales? The Prince of Wales is still alive.

William Prince of Wales? I thought there could be only one like in Highlander. He's a Duke, isn't he?

I just couldn't be more excited!!!

Another useless git to sponge off the taxpayer and enforce the system of hereditary privilege and hideous class system.

Ooh, when's she due ? (Have lost track of the details)
I think it will all be lovely, and give a nice lift to the nation's mood this summer.
Hoping for a girl too to consolidate the imminent changes in the rules of succession.

I am not excited about it. That Kate isn't royal or aristocratic by birth doesn't make any difference to how I feel about it. I'll be curious to know how the baby is named and I will have a look at any photos though. Actually I don't even know when the baby is due come to think of it.

I am so not interested that I am not even sure when the woman is supposed to be disgorging her sprog.

I expect lack of interest will turn to Vesuvian nausea soon enough when she has produced said sprog, though.

Thank you Hully. I have clearly been drawn into thinking too much about this

Totally agree with MaryKatharine.

I'm fortunate enough to do a job where I see babies all the time. Each and every one of those babies is incredibly special, to their parents and to the world in general.

Can't summon up any more enthusiasm for a baby just because it's going to be "royal". The amount of media attention it will suffer will be appalling. Poor little mite, born into that family and into those circumstances.

The whole media circus leading up to/surrounding the wedding started to get on my wick. Then, it's all the celebrations for the Queen's Jubilee, then her birthday, then her coronation. Then, we're supposed to be wracked with anxiety about 92 yr old Prince Phillip's recent hospital admission. Now, the baby. Obviously, a new baby for any family is exciting and a special time but frankly, with what we have going on in the country/world at the moment, I don't really care.

It made me laugh out loud last week, watching a news article about Kate's last official engagement, before the birth. They rightly said, this baby will be heir to the throne. It'll have a bloody long wait cause the royals live forever and there's quite a queue forming now!

And Lady Diana Spencer, a commoner? She was hardly working the night shift at Asda, was she? Actually, I liked Diana. She was too good for that potty bunch she married into.

Er poor little mite!! Lots of children are hungry today around the world. Save sympathy for them.

YY body

Will likely be one of the luckiest babies/children/people in the world.
As actually are most of us on here, and many of our children.

Most of us forget what life's like in the majority world though.

Im excited. It's just some nice news.
I thought she was having a cs as they announced on the news the other day that it was now known when she would be giving birth. But they then went on to talk about the hospital and not the date so I assume the incompetent newsreader meant where

I'm excited. Live a bit of Royal action myself.

I loved watching HM whilst her horse won the Gold Cup yesterday.

I also think that there's demonstrative warmth between her and her children these days. It's obviously always been there, despite the Mail liking to print otherwise. But there's been lots of little moments during the past couple of years.

I'm betting on a girl. 7lb 10oz. Helena Diana Elizabeth.

Like it or no, this baby is going to be King Or Queen when some of our progeny are around and will be in the media, for years to come and in our lives and culture, even if you do not follow the Royals.

I wonder if Carol will produce a line of " birthing bunting" to brighten up the delivery suite...

I think its astounding that in only my short life time, we had Diana being checked to make sure she was still a virgin for Charles, to now - Kate and William, its a huge leap forward in one generation.

Razzle: I'd rather like an opportunity to vote on our future as a monarchy before anyone becomes King or Queen, but that will probably never happen, as it'll be a very risky move. The monarchy in Britain is a ridiculous relic and should have no part in a civilised, supposedly democratic society. I really don't get the adoration. Why? Just why?

I'd rather have the Queen that President Cameron, Milliband or Clegg.....

it really annoys me how people get excited about the royal family,im not excited at all.I hate them and hopefully they wont exist in a few decades time.

I'm very excited too, I will buy a tea towel and may even go to London to see the announcement

I really could not give a toss. Sorry.

Adelaide is a possibility if is a girl.

Possibly Caroline as middle name (or one of). I'm sure there was a princess caroline.

I'm strangely excited by the whole thing too. I think it's the details, the gun salute, the notice board, the messenger with police escort.

Whoever the president should be, at least you have a chance to vote for him. You might not always get your choice if not enough people agree with you, but at least you had a say. Also, once their term is up, you can get another change to vote. With the queen/monarchy - nope. That's a rubbish argument.

"chance" not "change"

Having trouble imagining the masses of people camping in the rain and legging it up the Mall to see President Cameron/Clegg/Millband on the balcony.