Every royal follower knows that Queen Elizabeth had four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. What everyone might not know is that Queen Elizabeth’s birth stories are pretty fascinating. It turns out the beloved monarch gave birth to each of her children at home.
Elizabeth was also the first monarch to give birth without the home secretary, the senior member of Parliament, present at the birth — a preference that is perfectly understandable. And while Prince Philip wasn’t present at the first three of her births, he did join Elizabeth for the birth of their fourth child, Edward, which was another first.
Each of the royal birth stories are unique, and you might be surprised to learn that the Queen gave birth to her first child, Charles, via Cesarean section. Fans of The Crown will recall that the show depicted the birth of Prince Andrew as being performed under “twilight sleep.”
Prince Charles was born on November 14, 1948, in Buckingham Palace’s Buhl Room. The room is ordinarily used as a guest room, but it was converted to a “mini-hospital room” for the Queen’s first delivery. Queen Elizabeth was only 22 when she gave birth to Princes Charles, and she was in labor for 30 hours.
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