Royal Baby Birth News Coverage Thread (Tuesday 23rd July 2013 - onwards)
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Hooray. Wills and Kate aka The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge welcomed their yet to be named baby son yesterday (Monday 22nd July 2013).
Today the celebrations continue on scrolling news channels such as the BBC & Sky News.
Earlier we had the changing of the guard (playing to the tune of "Congratulations" by veteran pop singer Sir Cliff Richard) and the 41 gun salut in Green Park at 2pm.
At just after 3pm this afternoon Carole and Michael Middleton arrived at the Lindo Wing entrance to visit their newly born grandson. And are expected to leave in the taxi they arrived in before 5pm at least.
Update: Carole and Michael leave Lindo Wing and briefly speak to journalists waiting outside. @ 16:13pm. Carole says baby grandson is "Absolutely beautiful."
Whether or not baby Windsor will leave today is still the question on many people's lips.
Thought and comments welcome.
Today the celebrations continue on scrolling news channels such as the BBC & Sky News.
Earlier we had the changing of the guard (playing to the tune of "Congratulations" by veteran pop singer Sir Cliff Richard) and the 41 gun salut in Green Park at 2pm.
At just after 3pm this afternoon Carole and Michael Middleton arrived at the Lindo Wing entrance to visit their newly born grandson. And are expected to leave in the taxi they arrived in before 5pm at least.
Update: Carole and Michael leave Lindo Wing and briefly speak to journalists waiting outside. @ 16:13pm. Carole says baby grandson is "Absolutely beautiful."
Whether or not baby Windsor will leave today is still the question on many people's lips.
Thought and comments welcome.
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BBC breakfast was cringe worthy this morning
Health and happiness to them all, but enough already.
Because there's sadly an appetite for it. The poor kid will be part of a real life Truman Show, and there will be just as many people gobbling up stories about him as there are reporters to create the fluff.
This thread is a waste of time. There's enough (ie too much) coverage without you regurgitating it.
What developments? I've been camped outside the hospital for a week because I deserve to know absolutely everything about the Windsors' private lives, but I've heard nothing. :mad:
BBC1:
"If you want to watch the baby coming out of the hospital, Press the red button as up next on BBC1 its Holby City
BBC News:
"Anything wanting to continue watching this chat about the royal baby can use the Red Button. In the real news.....
"Kate's had the baby, it's a boy. Everything's OK, we'll let you know the name in a day or two, then we'll get back to you when he's 18" would have sufficed.
The reporters have to cater for the small band of cultists who demand second-by-second accounts of who is where and doing what.
Agreed, I hoped DS would be a haven of Republicanism and apathetic disinterest in the royal sprogette but a few simpering Royalists must have gained entry to the DS Citadel.
I've only caught bits of news because I'm strong enough to switch off.
I'm obviously more into it than most who've replied here.
I'm sure the BBC had an hour long documentary "Royal Babies Leaving Hospital" to show after two hours of coverage before during and after the event on BBC1 taking the BBC News24 feed that anyone who can watch BBC1 can watch on News24 anyway.
Because those not are force fed coverage by changes to the normal programming schedule - changes which Digital TV makes utterly unnecessary. This thread is about TV coverage, and this nonsense causing rescheduling is very relevant to those who have no interest in some muppet's sprog.
I am watching Freeview trying to get away from it and they put a ticker tape up that the trio will be coming out of the hospital soon :eek: Is there no escape
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This would have been an excellent idea. The best result for everyone.
I didn't intend this post to cause outrage. I was just in the mood to talk about it with others who shared the same interests over the past 24 hours and up until William and Kate leave with their baby. I didn't intend to offend or force opinion.
This is just a harmless thread to share the joy in a future King. Nothing more nothing less.
Those who don't care fair enough.