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Nicole Goodwin

Meet the baby born at one minute past midnight on King Charles III Coronation day

Meet the beautiful baby girl who was welcomed into the world on the day of King Charles III Coronation.

Little Evie held on for four days after her due date before deciding to make an appearance. But as the clock struck one minute past midnight on a special day in royal history, this little princess was born.

It makes her one of the first babies to be born on a Coronation for 70 years.

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Dad Adam Forrest said: "A Coronation only happens on a couple of days every hundred years and to have your baby born on that day feels so special.

"My mam and one of my grandparents quoted that it was going to be today and it's actually happened."

He added: "The midwives were saying is it going to be a Coronation baby and it went over the 12 o'clock so we knew it was going to and then she was here within a minute."

Evie was born at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary weighing 7lb 11oz. Adam and mum Emily Ward, 33, had decided keep the gender of their baby a surprise until the birth.

And after two sons they were overjoyed to discover that they now have a daughter, who has already returned to their home in Great Park to meet her brothers, Josh, aged five, and Theo, aged one.

Baby Evie who was born at 00.01 on the King's Coronation day (Adam Forrest)

Adam, 35, said: "Josh was in love when we brought her home. Both of them have been trying to kiss her and cuddle her, it's been brilliant, I've absolutely loved seeing them with her."

He added: "We had a surprise because we didn't know if we were having a boy or a girl. We were hoping for a girl because we'd had two boys previous."

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