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The Royal Baby

It's a boy! Announced at 2030 on Monday 22nd July 2013. (July 2013)

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flaziola
I presume then they had two programs ready to air? Born to be King and Born to be Queen
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davidhorman
You never think of The Queen being 'Duchess Of Edinburgh', do you?

She's also the Duke of Normandy.
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I presume then they had two programs ready to air? Born to be King and Born to be Queen

Well, one programme with two sets of titles, at least.
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Westy2
You never think of The Queen being 'Duchess Of Edinburgh', do you?

She's also the Duke of Normandy.


At the risk of being sexist, why 'The Duke' ?
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Westy2
NC to the weather.

World to ads.
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flaziola
NC to the weather.

World to ads.


World will probably head to Newsday while the channel will head back to Buckingham Palace.
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Blake Connolly Founding member
I presume then they had two programs ready to air? Born to be King and Born to be Queen


Yep!
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Gary McEwan
NC to the weather.

World to ads.


World will probably head to Newsday while the channel will head back to Buckingham Palace.


I think they might just start the overnight simucast just now...
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davidhorman

At the risk of being sexist, why 'The Duke' ?

It's one of the ruling monarch's hereditary titles and just stuck as it is, I suppose.

Seems I may have been wrong about Born to be King. Despite the voice-overs only referring to "this baby" and such, there's been a section on baby names which only featured male names, and a quick PTC on how the change in royal succession law won't be needed after all (although I wasn't paying full attention so it may still have been left slightly ambiguous so as not to look too prophetic).
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Westy2
Joint with Annita McVeigh.
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flaziola
Joint with Annita McVeigh.
With a shared ticker
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Westy2
Cameron is pretty vomit inducing, isn't he?
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Gary McEwan
Cameron is pretty vomit inducing, isn't he?


Smug and smarmy for use of two better words...

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