Although royal pregnancies are often covered in the media, no photographs have ever been taken of Queen Elizabeth II while she was pregnant. Photographers attempting to capture a glimpse of a pregnant woman displaying sell photographs that become front-page news.
Although Her Majesty has given birth to four children, there are no photographs of her while pregnant. However, it turns out that there’s a perfectly good explanation for this.
The Queen Kept Her Pregnancies Private
It appears that the Queen kept her pregnancies private from the public because doing so was considered taboo during her reign. She never publicly confirmed her pregnancy and instead kept official statements vague.
In 1948, Buckingham Palace reportedly said, “Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth will undertake no public engagements beyond the end of June.” This was reported by The New York Times.
Prince Charles was born five months after this statement, suggesting that it was related to Princess Elizabeth, who at the time was only 22 years old, becoming pregnant.
The absence of public images, like the iconic hospital step photo that royal admirers anticipate with great anticipation, also stands out.
The first official photo of Prince Charles was taken on the day of his christening, December 15th, after he had been confined indoors for an entire month.
The Queen reportedly spent 22 hours in labor and required an emergency cesarean operation at Buckingham Palace to deliver Prince Charles.
The birth of the prince’s son occurred when Prince Philip was out playing squash. Thus, the Queen must have given birth all by herself. When Prince William was born to Princess Diana in 1982, she made history by giving birth in a hospital for the first time.
72 years of reign, the Queen of England has passed away 🕊️
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Because of the press, as she said herself, “I couldn’t handle the press pressure any longer, it was becoming unbearable. It was as if everybody was monitoring me every day.”
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