Weird Royal Birth Rituals Throughout History

[post_page_title]All royal newborns used to wear dresses, regardless of gender[/post_page_title]

What 16th-century royal tradition was still being followed in the mid-20th century? If you said putting newborns, whether male or female, in dresses for the first years of life, then congrats. Prince Charles, born in 1948, wore dresses before transitioning to shorts when he was two or three.

All royal newborns used to wear dresses, regardless of gender

Today, one strict fashion rule remains – boys must always wear shorts in public, even in wintertime, because pants are “suburban.” Despite the transition to pants occurring at age eight, Prince George has already broken the rule twice. First, he wore pants at Harry’s wedding. Then, he rocked pants again on Christmas Day, probably because shorts seemed exceedingly cruel that day.

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