To find the royal family fascinating part 2

[MagicKingdomDizzy]

Hello everyone, here's thread 2.

I'd be very grateful if someone could do a clicky link to the last one. Still can't figure it out.

Thanks!

Plus they’ve said they’ll have a photocall within a few days with one photographer, video crew and journalist

Please God, not an interview where they tell us all about the birth in their own words.

Photo, sex, birth weight. That'll do fine.

The line of succession is the line of succession. If you want to choose the Head of State, then you have to become a Republic. If you have a Monarchy, you take whoever comes and like it. That's the way it works, popular or not

Oh, I agree, it's just that when public feeling changes in a big way, legislative reforms/referendums may well follow. Corbyn would probably be only to willing to help with that if he becomes PM

Remember when everyone turned on Nick clegg when he couldn’t deliver on tuition fees?

Yeah that x a million for Corbyn when he doesn’t deliver a republic or 99% of his other ideas.

Please God, not an interview where they tell us all about the birth in their own words.

I think it’s going to be very similar to the way Kate and William showed their babies off, but just with one photographer and one crew who’ll share the footage with everyone else (they do those deals every now and again).

I think a badly worded and (possibly deliberately) misinterpreted by the media statement had caused them all this speculation when they will end up doing the same as everyone else and having a quick chat while letting the photographer snap the baby.

If PW HAS cheated, then who on earth will reign next? Prince Charles/Camilla won't be popular for the same reasons. So the next two in line to the throne will be unacceptable

I see what I said sounded like I didn't know that infidelity isn't relevant to being King/Queen. I was wording that hypothetically - for people who think that PW's alleged infidelity will have a bearing on his future reign - in other words, who's left to rule if we were to cut out the cheaters?

www.thedailybeast.com/the-bizarre-cult-of-meghan-markle-pregnancy-truthers is an interesting article.

I was being slightly tongue in cheek with the suspense comment but let’s face it, by being very vague about all the details it’s just ramped up the interest, regardless of the reasonableness for being vague. I’m sure there will be media at the hospitals just in case anyway.

I have my own speculations about the whole birth but I’m keeping those to myself. I will say though that I’ll be very surprised if she gives birth in hospital.

Faked pregnancy

I've heard it all now!

Rumours like that seem to surface about most famous pregnant women. Beyonce and Kate both had similar theories spouted about them. If you Google you can find very bizarre claims indeed.

The announcement they made about the birth seemed pretty straightforward to me. They don't want the media camped outside, and won't do a photo on hospital steps, but will announce labour and release photos very soon after. Fair enough really.

The idea that they are ramping up suspense is ludicrous - pregnancy takes 9 months and the baby will only come when it's ready. They don't have any control over the timeframe, and haven't been especially vague. It also looks as though the due date they publicised was probably right.

All those who think she gave birth before the queen's Easter visit need to give their heads a wobble. It's hardly going to be kept secret for a fortnight when birth certificates are a matter of public record, is it?

Occam's razor - the simplest explanation is usually the correct one. Which in this case is that she is currently slightly overdue, and we will probably hear at some point in the next few days that she's gone into labour.

She'll almost certainlt be bored out of her mind at home, hence the instagram stuff.

Surprised you haven’t heard the faked pregnancy rumours, they’ve been around for almost the length of the pregnancy.

Their actual press statement about the birth announcement said this:

Their Royal Highnesses have taken a personal decision to keep the plans around the arrival of their baby private.

‘The Duke and Duchess look forward to sharing the exciting news with everyone once they have had an opportunity to celebrate privately as a new family.’

Doesn’t say how long they’ll take to announce. Could be 5 hours, could be days. This isn’t a criticism but a fact.

You can register a baby within 42 days/6 weeks of the birth. There is no hurry to rush to the registry office if it has already been born.

But it won't be a fortnight, will it? These people are media savvy, not fools.

Who’s saying it’s a fortnight?

I'm a staunch republican, and would happily get rid of the lot of them, but some of the theorising is beyond any sense.

The royal family (inc Meghan) know what side their bread is buttered on. How would they explain a 2 week delay in announcing, particularly when Harry has been seen in public more than once during that time (looking pretty chilled out)? They couldn't.

There was a longer version of that press statement, published by foreign press but not ours (at least initially), that said they would announce when Meghan was in labour.

The royal family (inc Meghan) know what side their bread is buttered on. How would they explain a 2 week delay in announcing, particularly when Harry has been seen in public more than once during that time (looking pretty chilled out)? They couldn't.

I doubt they'll push it to a fortnight, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a delay of days.

Meg couldn't care less about the bread or the butter. She's a renegade international humanitarian, dahling!

The queen's visit at Easter was not far off a fortnight ago. If, as some people suggest, she was visiting to congratulate them on the baby, then Meghan must have given birth on 19 or 20 April at the latest.

Yes, Ktay - I understood that it was made known that the press would be told when she was in labour.

Thanks Ktay

And their explanation for the delay is "time to celebrate privately as a new family".

After all, William & Kate delayed the announcements of at least two of their births by several hours. They just did it. It was fine. No need for this advance song and dance.

I'm not sure one announcement qualifies as a song and dance, but there you go.

Kate not making a 'song and dance' didn't protect her from people speculating that her pregnancy was fake too. I think they're damned whatever they do.

I'm happy to condemn them for being parasites. Royal engagements do not constitute 'work' in my eyes. But it seems odd to condemn anyone for the manner in which they choose to give birth, or for who they choose to tell about it first.

Not far off but not exactly a fortnight, stop exaggerating. 4 days make quite a big difference for something like this.

I don’t think she gave birth on the 19th or 20th. I do think they may wait days before announcing though. And I agree with Rubber, there’s no need for this advance song and dance. Just announce when ready.

Well it was an entirely needless press release.

(That was to @HillRunner )