First Photos of Royal Babies
14 Ittt-Bitty Royal Babies Being Photographed For the First Time
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Four years before she acceded the throne, the then-Princess Elizabeth gave birth to her first child, Prince Charles, in November 1948. It was a time when royal babies were born at home, and although Buckingham Palace was not yet Elizabeth's place of residence, it was deemed fitting that she deliver the next in line to the throne there. The young prince made his pictorial debut a few weeks later.