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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Jenny Proudfoot

The Royal Protocol Princess Kate ‘Insisted’ on Breaking After Prince George’s Birth

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcome Prince George in 2013.
  • The Princess of Wales reportedly once pushed back against protocol, choosing to delay the announcement of Prince George's birth in 2013.
  • "[Princess Kate] insisted, with her husband's backing, that the Palace wait four hours so that they could savour the moment in private 'as any young family would,'" Christopher Andersen claimed in his new book, Kate! The Courage, Grace, and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen.
  • Prince George was born at 4.24pm on 22nd July, however the royal family did not announce the news until later that evening.

The Princess of Wales continues to make headlines, with the future Queen embarking on her first oversees trip since her cancer recovery this week.

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