Aibu to find this annoying?

[sophie150]

All the news reports I saw yesterday and coverage in the guardian this morning felt the need to state that 'William was present at the birth' as part of the opening statement.
Why in this day and age is this such an important fact? Surely we would all take that as a given?
Has annoyed me for some reason! As if he is a hero for being there!

Hmm, I would think it's one of those facts that if it isn't specifically stated causes speculation.

I reckon you're over thinking it's significance

Yabu...I haven't seen any evidence of anyone saying his presence was heroic or unusual.

YABU.

A)People choose different birthing partners.

B)Royals tend to be very traditional so it's not a natural assumption that he would break the mould.

The journalists are stood for hours on end in front of the camera, they have to say something, and this is one of the (slightly) more "interesting" facts!! Guessing the name is even more pathetic.......unless there's a wager involved!

Is this really really something worth getting worked up about? It's just chatter you know.

YABU There were reports during her pregnancy that Wills would be working an hour away and might miss the birth.

I think it's an OK thing to say. He might not have been there for whatever reason, so they are just clarifying that he was. It's not compulsory for men to be there (some don't like blood for instance), some women don't want them present. It's good that William seems to be a modern, caring chap, and it's good to publicise the fact that he WAS there.

I think it's old fashioned to state it. But agree those poor reporters are just filling time, mostly with boring old guff because no one really cares what they have to say, people just want to see the baby.

I suppose the reporters are also aware that their broadcasts might be shown in other countries where men's presence at the birth isn't the norm. Also true of printed papers and their online version.

Perhaps 'annoyed' was a bit strong. It just grated on me when I heard/read it. Agree with thingumijigg- it just feels a bit old fashioned.
But accept iabu and they had nothing better to say (and the international angle is a good point). I did notice throughout the news coverage that they were all talking at a snail's pace as they just had nothing more to say!

I suspect they didn't really have very much to say and were just puffing out their pieces.

I am frankly in awe of these reporters managing to find something to say. After standing out there for hours with nothing happening. With someone shouting in their earpiece.

They have one piece of information "baby was born" and they have to keep talking until their controller says "OK round it up nw".

It's a real skill.