Edward and Sophie's baby

[LucieB]

Anyone else think its a bit odd that mother and baby still haven't been reunited. Apparently the baby was delivered by c-section on Saturday and Sophie still hasn't been to St George's to see her, despite the press saying that both mother and daughter are doing well. If mother is doing well, why haven't they transferred her to George's to be near her daughter, or vice versa. All a bit strange....

Sofia - it might be an idea to get you post deleted. Maybe? Just that you're not so anonymous. Just a thought.

She told the story like it was common knowledge among the medical community. The other doctors at the table (none in paediatrics) seemed to all know the story. She didn't ask anyone not to say anything, so I didn't get the impression that I was being told something that wasn't relatively public knowledge. I suppose there is a difference between something not being a secret and actually going to the papers with it. Anyway, I'm off to america for 6 weeks tomorrow am, so I don't have time to do anything.

It could just be the way that doctors talk to colleagues. very bad though.

yes, actually it was told in the context of a story about a colleague and it was somewhat irrelevant that the patients were sophie and her baby. It was prompted by a question from me regarding genetic predisposition to miscarriage with regard to my cousin and perhaps my lack of interest in the royal family meant that she wasn't guarded in telling the story.
ok now i really am going to bed, having finally finished packing.

JanH

Funny I also had a sudden feeling about Alice a few nights back! There was a Princess Alice a few generations back so not completely out of keeping. Otherwise I thought may be Alexandra. Has the Queen seen the baby yet ?

Well I had a flash like that for Beatrice before she was named - didn't put a bet on then, maybe I should now! (Although I can imagine Ed wouldn't want to appear to be copying his big brother so maybe not.)

Beatrice and Alice were both daughters of Victoria though there was another Princess Alice more recently. (Blimey - just googled P Alice, she is the Dowager Duchess of Gloucester and is apparently still alive at the age of 102!!! She's another of those long-lived posh Scots like the Queen Mother.) It's also one of P. Anne's names.

A-ha - Prince Philip's mother was Princess Alice too (a Battenberg) - I had a feeling she was but she used to be referred to as Princess Andrew for some arcane reason. She was Lord Mountbatten's sister.

Apparently, the Queen and P Philip went to Frimley Park Hosp to see Sophie and the baby.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex have named their daughter Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor, Buckingham Palace has announced.

....it's Louise!

They have obviously been inspired by what a fantastic person I am .

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What good taste

I wonder will she be called Lou, Lou Lou or will it always be Louise.

Sophie is ovbiously a stenders fan!

S**t. I've just announced this at the top of my voice in the office, adding 'how common'. Forgetting we have a Louise in the office who is now very offended.

Louise is NOT common it is the female form of my sons name. But it is also the name of my Dads sl*g....

well done janh Alice was in there after all

my gran guessed it would be Alice Elizabeth Mary Sophie (so she wasnt that wrong!!)

Thanks god I thought it might be Louisa (my dd's name) and was filled with horror at the thought of it being royal baby's name.

I think Louise is nice.

Better than Beatrice or Eugenie (vom)

I am sure I read it was alice...

Will they call her Louise or something else - nickname?

Lou Beale!!

tiny feet lets change yur name too - hop on the other thread

I'm feeling most offended by some of these comments on names....

As royal names go I do quite like this combination. Louise is my middle name anyway - so bject to the common comment!!!

Yeh me too, I like my name!