Queen Elizabeth gave birth to four children over a period of over 15 years.
The late queen apparently disliked the term.
Elizabeth kept her pregnancies as private as possible.
Once clothing could no longer conceal her bump, she paused her royal appearances and worked from home.
Home was also the place where the monarch gave birth, too.
After enduring 30 hours of labor, Elizabeth required a cesarean section.
However, there was no need to go to the hospital.
The palace had four doctors and the necessary equipment to handle the surgical procedure.
Elizabeth’s first birth experience was notable for who it didn’t include.
However, Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, wanted to ditch this practice.
Unlike the home secretary, Prince Philip’s absence was not unusual.
Finally, palace staff proposed a game of squash to pass the time.
As soon as Charles was born, Philip rushed in to meet him.
Philip’s first impression was that his new son “looked like a plum pudding,” perDaily Mail.
Anne was born at 11:50 a.m. on August 15, 1950, weighing six pounds.
Like at Charles' birth, neither Philip nor the home secretary were present.
Philip was delighted with his daughter’s arrival, foreshadowing aclose relationship between Philip and Anne.
Although there’s nearly a ten-year gap between Anne and Andrew’s births, the experience was similar.
Mothers and babies were impacted by the drugs.
Like with Charles and Anne, Prince Philip wasn’t present for Andrew’s birth.
In addition, he was considerably less anxious and less excited by Andrew’s arrival.
Edward was a little smaller than Princess Anne, weighing five pounds, three ounces.
Elizabeth also formed a close attachment to Edward.
But as she grew into the job, her successive children helped remove her fears."
