The Christmas Day royal baby whose birth ended an ancient tradition
17th December 2024
In years gone by, it was customary for
the birth of any royal baby to be witnessed by the UK Home
Secretary ensuring the new arrival was genuine. Queen Elizabeth
II’s cousin, Princess Alexandra, was the last royal to have had her
birth witnessed by the by an official political observer in 1936.
Princess Alexandra’s birth made history for the Royal Family( Royal
Family Twitter) Sir…

