General Chat

To read with our going-shopping Coffee??? That's totally the wrong direction and they don't like you taking them away :-D

PS - papers went out into the recycling bin for tomorrows collection

Det...you can get a copy from the library!

We only buy papers when we go shopping, and then only if the cafe provided ones are all being used.

Today's DM - 26 pages of baby related articles until you get to something else
The Times - a detachable fullscap 'wrap' of double sided poster sized photos
Other news starting on page 8

Shall I keep them for posterity? Hmm. Maybe.

@ Hayley Empress of Drama 23 Jul 2013 19:52
"Ive enjoyed every min of it, its not everyday a future King is born, I am witnessing a piece of royal history even if Wills and Kate go on to have 10 more children they will never again be this much fuss and I doubt I will be around when the next heir to the throne is born .............I would rather sit naked on a roll of barbed wire that watch a soap , give me a royal birth or even event any day %3A-D %3A-D %3A-D %3A-D"

I totally agree with you except for sitting naked on a roll of barbed wire. OUCH! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

According to this morning's daily mail, Kate announced that the baby "had done his first nappy"!

Too much info, thankyou!

Sick to death of it.
We´ve suffered with Kate every step of the way, from the morning sickness to the birth.
He looks a lovely baby & I hope he has a long & happy life, but I really don´t want to follow every nappy change.

Question? Will our "Empress Hayley" be Invited to the Christening?? if so what will she be wearing? "Apart from here First Class Tiara" (The second class one is only for use on GR). :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D ;-) ;-)

Saw one little one on TV last night , they are going to be given a special silver penny aww!

just wondering.......

have any other babies been born this week?

:-D

Phew ... I for one am just happy that the media scrum is over at St Marys.

It cant have been easy for patients outpatients or visitors the last few days with all the crowds outside.

For anyone that doesn't know the hospital the ambulance bay is next to and above where the majority of royal birth watchers were, as is the A&E and the main entrance to the building .... during the times it rained I noticed that lots were sheltering directly under the canopy of the entrance.... this is used by visitors for a little respite and patients taking air (or a cig) I should imagine the hospital toilets were pretty busy too.

As for the in-patients I shouldn't think the noise could have been very conducive to rest especially in the heat with windows open.

Very happy for the couple and hope they are enjoying their second night with the new baby - just feel the Lindo wing might not have been the best of choices.

I'm glad Dizzi had the nerve to post this!

It has been total overkill over here ..................... but a similar thing happened back when William was born in 1981.

Last night we wanted to see a bit of the important world news on 3 international channels ..................... the national Canadian channel, on CNN, and on BBC Worldwide.

Every single one of them was talking heads discussing what might happen now, or in 6 months / 5 years, rehashing what had happened, or not happened, during the day.


I must say I was absolutely delighted when I heard the following 2 little tidbits ............

The baby was born at 4:24 pm.................... but the news was not released until 8:24 pm

The baby was born at 4:24 pm .................. but Buck Palace issued a news release at 8:00 pm saying that there would be no announcement if the birth happened after 10 pm, until the next day


Delicious control of the media .......... giving the poor parents some much needed relief, and time to have private time.



I'm delighted the baby is healthy ...................... now let's not hear any more speculation on whether Kate can breast feed, how much exercise she is doing to lose the "baby fat", what names will be chosen, when the names will be announced, etc etc etc. Or, heaven forfend .................... when she will have the next baby!

All will happen in good time ................ and no-one else knows anyhting except Kate and William, and their families.


I would have liked this baby to have been a girl ..................... just to make sure the new law had to be proclaimed :-D :-D :-D :-D

Sometimes I fell really chuffed with myself, like now :-D

Totally agree, Dizzi. The coverage is over the top here in Oz.

Nice that the child and parents are healthy, but that's as far as I need to know :-|

Who needs EPG when we have Lynda?

Isn't Luther on now ?

l'm a royalist too but tis a bit much now, poor Kate & Wills, bet their pleased to be out of the hospital and home :-)

jude ;-)

Hmmm, Cyns!

I want to watch, err.... other channels!

BBC, ITV, for example

There's loads of channels which aren't featuring the royal birth Gins. OH is watching Alibi as I speak. He's been watching all sorts for several days.......... :-S

I go to the cinema to watch a movie

OK, but, tv is about choice?

I and others have had 'no' choice