In the end, theDuchess of Edinburghpersevered and successfully delivered the queen’s new grandbaby.
She began experiencing abdominal pain at her home in Bagshot Park around 6 p.m.
He also admitted to reporters that Sophie was understandably “fraught” over the delivery.
Edward would spend the next month balancing official duties with hospital visits to his new family.
“He said, ‘I’m in a police car on my way to Frimley Park hospital.
You better come.’
So I thought, ‘Crikey.'”
So basically, it was just me and Marcus and the courtiers in the hospital.
It was so dramatic."
Later, the family announced her official name: Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor.
Although her full surname is Mountbatten-Windsor, Louise has only used Lady Louise Windsor throughout her life.
As royal names often do, the rest of Lady Louise’s name also carries special meaning.
Alice comes from Princess Alice of Greece, Prince Edward’s paternal grandmother.
Elizabeth has obvious ties to the late Queen Elizabeth, as well as the queen mother.
Mary is Sophie’s mother’s name.
It was easy to see that the staff and hospital meant a great deal to Sophie.
