Royal babies - a history

The Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) are pictured with their daughter, Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) as she sleeps in a precious christening robe, which has been used in the royal family for generations, 1926.

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Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and wife Diana, Princess of Wales, take home their newborn son Prince William as they leave St. Mary's Hospital in London on June 22, 1982.

Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, pose for a family portrait with their sons, Prince William, right, and Prince Harry, at Kensington Palace in London on Oct. 6, 1984.

The christening of Prince Edward Albert of York (later King Edward VIII), with his father, grandfather and great grandmother. The Duke of York (later King George V) is on the right and the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) is on the left, while Queen Victoria is holding the infant, ca. 1894.

Diana, Princess of Wales, smiles as she sits with her sons, Princes Harry, front, and William, on the steps of the royal palace on the island of Majorca, Spain, Aug. 9, 1987.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Clarence House, the royal couple's London residence, in August 1951. The couple later had two more sons, Andrew and Edward.

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Pippa Middleton poses with her sister, Kate (the future Duchess of Cambridge), left, and father, Michael, in Jerash, Jordan.

Britain's Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II), is introduced by her mother, Elizabeth, Duchess of York, to disabled soldiers at an exhibition of their work in London on May 16, 1933.

Diana, Princess of Wales, enjoys a boat ride on the "Maid of Mist" in Niagara Falls, Ont., with her sons, Prince Harry, 7, and Prince William, 9, in October 1991.

Queen Elizabeth, Queen Consort to King George VI, poses with Princess Elizabeth, left, and Princess Margaret, ca. 1930.

Princess Diana, Prince Charles and Prince William pose for a photo on Dec. 22, 1982.

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The future King Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, later The Duke of Windsor; 1894 - 1972, left) and his brother, the future King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 1895 - 1952, center) pose with a baby, possibly their sister Princess Mary, right, ca. 1897.

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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh with Princess Anne and Prince Charles on the grounds of Clarence House, August 1951.

Prince Charles, center, plays with the water while Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret watch over him carefully, August 1951.

Princess Margaret, left, and Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II), ca. 1933.

Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge hold the Prince of Cambridge, July 23, 2013, as they pose for photographers outside St. Mary's Hospital in London where the Duchess gave birth on July 22.