When you’re giving birth to a future king, the rules of the road are a bit different, as it was for Princess Kate when she gave birth to her oldest child, Prince George, 10 years ago today. George was only the second future monarch born in a hospital—his dad, Prince William, was also born at St. Mary’s Hospital’s Lindo Wing—and made his appearance at 4:24 p.m. weighing 8 lbs., 6 oz.
The first such rule? Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth had to be the first to know about George’s birth, The Mirror reports. Another rule that most don’t have to follow—an easel had to be displayed at Buckingham Palace with details of George’s birth, and a town crier had to announce the news to the public. Another rule that doesn’t follow the births of the rest of us? The hospital staff had to be sworn to secrecy about the details surrounding the birth.
