You've probably heard by now that Kate Middleton, queen in waiting, is officially pregnant! Glee is spreading throughout the colonies! Australia is pretty much in full swing planning mode now, excited about the next royal to join our monarchy!
It's a fact that's often forgotten--that Australia officially still belongs to the Queen--but we do. And though there is a pretty strong band of believers that Australia should become an independent republic, support is swelling for the monarchy on speculation that William will be the next King and not Charles.
Of course being Australia, there is still a bit of unconventional and lawless excitement around the recent birth announcement. Take this morning for example: a couple of Aussie DJs called the hospital where Kate Middleton is staying, pretending to be the Queen and Charles, and were able to get as far as Kate's personal nurse to find out information about her well-being. I hear from my British friends that there is a lot of tsking and the sort in London today, embarrassed by their younger and "wilder" colonial sibling in the southern hemisphere.
But truthfully, if you listen to the call (you can do it here), you will see that there is really little to be upset about. They learned nothing that the public didn't already know. A successful prank and embarrassing debacle for the hospital, I say the Brits need to get their knickers in order and just laugh about it! Seriously, how could anyone believe this was indeed the queen on the phone with that horrible, horrible fake accent?
Does this interest you? Here's an interesting link to an article about the historical tradition of naming royal babes.
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