00:00When a future king of England is born, the world finds out instantly.
00:04It's a strict royal tradition.
00:06But when Prince George was born in 2013, Kate Middleton did something completely unprecedented.
00:12She secretly broke a major royal protocol, and almost nobody noticed.
00:17Normally, the palace is supposed to proclaim a royal birth to the waiting world without delay.
00:22The press is on high alert.
00:24But according to royal biographer Christopher Anderson, Kate, with Prince William's full backing, made a shocking demand, delay the announcement.
00:33For four whole hours, as the world waited outside, the new parents kept the birth a complete secret just to
00:39have a normal, quiet moment as a family.
00:42And that wasn't the only tradition they bent.
00:45Back in 1948, the palace took a whole month to announce King Charles' name.
00:50In 1982, they took a week for William.
00:53But William and Kate.
00:55They already had George Alexander Louis picked out.
00:58When hounded by paparazzi the next day, William teased them with a simple, wait and see.
01:04They eventually announced it much faster than generations before them, blending modern speed with private boundaries.
01:11Years later, Kate admitted that stepping out onto those hospital steps as a first-time mom was slightly terrifying.
01:17She said they felt incredibly grateful for the public's massive support, but they were also just raw, inexperienced parents facing
01:25an overwhelming wave of mixed emotions.
01:28That one-time delay actually became their new family custom for Charlotte and Louis.
01:33Would you have done the same?
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