Congratulations on the birth of future King George Alexander Louis.
Something tells me Prince Charles never spent the night in hospital with Diana, or ever deigned to strap baby William into the car. Heck, he didn’t even drive the car. William was born in hospital, not at the palace.
Diana, William and Catherine have done so much to change the monarchy. The supreme cuteness of William placing the next heir to the throne (after his father and himself, of course) into the car, then driving his new family home to a hopefully renovated Kensington, was refreshing.
They trounced tradition by issuing a press release, yet the pomp and circumstance continued. They left hospital, let us know the new Prince’s name and went home to lead semi-normal lives.
I welcome the change to relative normalcy, yet love the fact the new prince is named after the Queen’s father and grandfather. Perhaps they should name him George Alexander Louis Cambridge Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Windsor.
Please let me know that Kensington has been revived. When I visited six years ago it was an empty shell that charged $25 to enter only to see empty apartments that princess Margaret used, and a few of Diana’s dresses.
A short walk in pouring rain and I had a lovely lunch at the restaurant on the grounds. The goal was to go to Harrod’s and get a bag for a wonderful lady back home. I skipped that and ordered directly once I got home. Imagine a gal who hates to shop! I did the same for single malt whisky for a colleague. Shhh, don’t tell. Dee
Cooking with Dee 
I wanted to thank the royal family for their request to send notes of congratulations to Clarence House and to make gifts to a local children’s charity. When William’s dear mother died, everyone in the US gave to her charity, not to benefit children in their own community. I believe her spirit would have wished all children in the world to benefit. Thank you for clarifying that statement for the birth of your child. D
My MIL is sending me a supplement detailing the birth of Prince George; it should be a nice keepsake!
We will have to avoid any swelled head for MY dad ;-)