How will the world know when the Royal Baby is out?
London, July 22: So the social media has brought a wave of change across the world in every sphere. The question is, how will it affect the news of the birth of the royal baby when it is out?
Now that Kate Middleton is in the hospital, 'the news' could be out anytime. But the question is, how do the fans find out when the royal baby has arrived? How will the news be broken to the public in this age of social media and networking?
A very simple answer to this is to avoid all rumours until there is an official announcement from Buckingham Palace. The small piece of paper pasted in the royal palace will be the only reliable piece of information to confirm the news that the royal baby is born.
Following the royal tradition, the world will first read about the birth from a small bulletin posted in front of Buckingham Palace. But before that, protocol requires that the queen be informed about the birth before the general public is told.
It is the exact way officials have been announcing the birth of royal babies like Prince Charles in 1948 and Prince William in 1982.
The First Post reported that according to officials, the process will go something like this:
-
Once
the
baby
is
born,
doctors
will
sign
a
foolscap-size
document,
with
the
palace
letterhead,
giving
the
baby's
gender
and
time
of
birth.
It
will
be
terse
and
formal
-
the
language
is
dictated
by
protocol
and
will
read
something
like
"The
Duchess
of
Cambridge
was
safely
delivered
of
a
prince
/
princess."
It
may
also
provide
the
infant's
weight.
-
A
royal
aide
will
give
this
bulletin
to
an
official,
whose
task
is
to
carry
the
news
from
the
hospital
to
the
palace.
It's
going
to
be
a
suspenseful
short
journey,
about
15
minutes,
and
the
drive
will
almost
certainly
be
broadcast
live
to
millions
of
television
viewers
worldwide.
- Once at the palace, the official will post the bulletin on a wooden easel placed in the frontcourt for the public to see.
-
At
the
same
time,
the
monarchy's
official
Twitter
and
Facebook
accounts
will
announce
the
news
online.
The only minor differences in the announcements are something like, the bulletin used to be posted on the black railings outside the palace, not on an easel.
The new royal baby will be the first to own a hashtag - and the first to receive thousands of instant blessings and well wishes from around the world.
OneIndia News