Pomp and pageantry

WHILE the Cambridges want to keep their children’s upbringing as low-key as possible, there is no getting away from the fact that this baby’s arrival is a big deal.

Just as they did with George and Charlotte, the Royal Collection will release official memorabilia to be sold in Palace gift shops.

There is also the small matter of gun salutes, which will echo through the land to honour the new arrival.

Soldiers from the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery will ride out from Wellington Barracks, near Buckingham Palace, to sound 41 shots in Hyde Park. At the same time, 62 shots will be fired from the Tower of London, above.

And while the baby’s arrival will be announced on social media, the tradition of displaying the birth announcement on an easel on the Buckingham Palace forecourt will still be observed.