It's a girl...

[nitpicker]

per local TV.

[bravenak]

1. The baby that Kate had? Yay!!

[nitpicker]

2. Reuters breaking headline confirms

http://uk.reuters.com/

Nothing yet from BBC.

[Wilms]

3. Thank you.

I was sick with worry.

[bvf]

6. Were you losing as much sleep

as I was over this?

[nitpicker]

4. BBC link

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32562117

[nitpicker]

5. That was quick

According to the BBC, almost as quick as one of my relatives was born.

Maybe they should prepare for a possible at-home delivery if there is a next time.

[bvf]

7. This matters how, again?

[Are_grits_groceries]

8. This matters as much as some crap posted on DU.

I am not fond of the monarchy, but these two seem to be a decent lot. i wish them well. In addition, William will end up as King unless something happens. That is more and more ceremonial but that title still retains some power.

[bvf]

11. I agree there's a lot of crap posted on DU.

That's no reason to add to it.

[roguevalley]

29. I celebrate babies and their parents. I never met or saw a baby that wasn't wonderful. :D

[treestar]

10. You really expect the world to ignore it?

She's fourth in line to the British throne, so the news picks it up.

[bvf]

12. Quick! Without peeking,

who's the fourth in line to the U.S. presidency?

This bizarre obsession with foreign royalty among U.S. citizens really astounds me.

[treestar]

13. Kerry

though that is a bit different.

[bvf]

14. The analogy holds up.

I'd bet anything that, on the whole, more U.S. citizens pay attention to this kind of meaningless nonsense than can name both their senators.

I stand by my point, though it saddens me to do so.

[treestar]

17. Kerry's 5th

Hatch is 4th!

Though in my defense, that doesn't come up often - the Presidency has never had to go beyond Veep for a substitute. A family is easier to follow.

[bvf]

22. I'll leave it to you

to figure out which of your answers is correct.

At least you know the sex of the new baby. Much more important, right?

[treestar]

23. Maybe. I mean I know I will hear a lot about this princess

in the media whether I want to or not. But hearing less about what Orrin Hatch is up to might not be so bad. Human nature, I guess.

Her being the monarch would require tragic death, so hopefully she is never Queen and hopefully Hatch is never President!

[giftedgirl77]

9. Jesus she was pregnant again?

[yeoman6987]

16. Her son is 2. Time does fly by.

The Queen had 4, Diana had 2 and Kate's Mom had 3. So maybe they will have 19 and start the spin off of 19 kids and counting. That'd be cool.

[treestar]

18. lol at least hope they don't limit themselves to names that start with G

The Duggars were having to get really creative with that!

[yeoman6987]

21. So true.

I think we are safe. I am sure they are done mainly due to Kate's difficulties during pregnancy or maybe another but I can't imagine a big family but who knows.

[yeoman6987]

15. Some good news for a change

So happy for Will and Kate! Congratulations. After a dreary week, nice to see some happiness.

[bvf]

24. Yay! Another child born into unimaginable privilege!

Let's have a party!

[yeoman6987]

25. Well thankfully the baby seems healthy and

Will and Kate seem to be wonderful parents. I imagine the baby could careless about money or privilege.

[cwydro]

26. Why bother posting in this thread

if you don't care about the news?

[bvf]

27. Because I'm entitled to voice an opinion,

and because I find it completely ridiculous that this would be of interest to anyone.

[cwydro]

28. No doubt

the OP appreciates your continued kicking of the thread then.

All of us are different, and most of us can be interested in things like royal births as well as having room in our heads for other "more important" issues.

[bvf]

30. Funny that you put quotation marks

around what you did.

You can have the last word. I just find the whole idea that this is somehow news to anyone to be silly in the extreme.

Done here.

[cwydro]

31. I did that just for you.

Have a wonderful Saturday.

It's gorgeous where I live today.

[fadedrose]

19. If I were to have a baby girl

here in the US, I would call her Marilyn.

Till now, Marilyn was a name that stood for gorgeous dumb sexy blondes. It's taken on a new character, standing for courage and honesty, and a different kind of beauty.

Congratulations to the Royal Couple for the way they have handled the birth and raising of their children. The Queen is way up there in years and I bet she's secretly grateful that the couple is doing their own thing and don't want her to be a doting grandma...

[merrily]

20. Some fool announcer noted "Classic heir and spare." Classic? No.

As far as we know, this is is the first time in the history of England that either the heir or the spare is female.

[Freddie]

32. Yes thanks to a change in the rules

Her brother Prince George is ahead of her in succession, being older, but she can't be bumped "out of line" if Will and Kate ever have another boy.

[merrily]

35. That she is a spare despite her gender is indeed new and wonderful, and not "classic."

She's a history-making "spare."

[hrmjustin]

33. God bless the Princess!

[benld74]

34. Just what the Queen was waiting for,,,,,