Weird Royal Birth Rituals Throughout History

[post_page_title]Princess Diana wasn’t actually the first royal to give birth in a hospital[/post_page_title]

Somewhat shockingly, the Queen herself was actually born in a private home belonging to her maternal grandparents – the first sovereign since the Middle Ages to do so. And while conventional wisdom says Princess Diana was the first royal rebel to give birth in a hospital, she wasn’t.

Princess Diana wasn’t actually the first royal to give birth in a hospital

While she did give hospital birth to the first direct heir to the throne, she was beaten to the general record twice – first in 1970, by the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and then in 1977, by Princess Anne. With Meghan and Harry expecting and living abroad, we may soon get a new record – first royal born in the U.S.

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