ON TWITTER

#ROYALBABY

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced a third royal baby is on the way. @Thevampsjames noted: “Cretins peacocking over the size of their missiles whilst Will & Kate carry on taking names.” @Jamesmelville tweeted: “Tories introduced a 2 child benefits limit, so will William and Kate receive no taxpayer funded support for their third child?” @Yoorwullie observed: “Of the 0000s of UK babies that’ll be born on the same day as the #Royalbaby 1 in 3 will live in poverty. That’s what we should be discussing.” @Pandamoanimum shared: “Just stating now that I think ‘Prince William and his 3 children’ should instead be known as ‘Baldilocks and the 3 heirs’.” @Harryslaststand said: “When a nation swoons over a #royalbaby in the 21st century, it’s time for its citizens to grow up.”

#QUEENSFERRY CROSSING

The Queen was in attendance to officially open the Queensferry Crossing. @brawday said: “No matter what’s happening #Queensferrycrossing today it was already opened last week by our own FM as far as I am concerned” @cooperderek posted: “‘And her majesty opens the new #Queensferrycrossing which is expected to be closed due to high winds within the next 7 days”.’ @marek_zemanik tweeted: “I am still disappointed it was not called the Fifth Firth of Forth Crossing.” @g4nd shared: “I like how the Queen just jumped back in the Bentley as the Red Arrows we’re approaching! #seenitbefore!” @_Alistaair enthused: “The future of Scotland can be seen in Queensferry Crossing: Scottish vision, Scottish resolve, Scottish management, an international team.”

#ELECTION97

Twitter reminisced about the 1997 election, the first to be covered online. @nic_hughes observed: “It seems there were literally no women in politics or journalism in 1997. Lorra all grey hair and tie panels here.” @aliceisms joked: “One of the great things about our democracy is that even the future PM has to spend half their evening in a dingy leisure centre.” @Chrisshipman tweeted: ‘Dodgy CGI graphics, neckties as wide as Blair’s smile & William Hague looking *exactly* the same.”