Royal babies medical team invited to garden party
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge invited key members of the 23-strong medical team which helped deliver Prince George and Princess Charlotte to a Buckingham Palace garden party today.
William was attending his first Queen’s garden party at the Palace while Kate was at her fourth
Two of the behind-the-scenes team revealed the extraordinary planning that went on within the National Health Service for the births of the two royal babies, who were delivered in the private Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, in London, in 2013 and 2015.
They told how the team, which included two obstetricians, three midwives, three anaesthetists, four theatre staff, two special care baby unit staff, four paediatricians, one lab technician and three or four managers, would meet as often as once a fortnight to discuss strategy.
The team which helped deliver the royal babies were invited to the Buckingham Palace garden party
William was attending his first Queen’s garden party at the Palace.
Kate, who was at her fourth, sported the cream Alexander McQueen dress she wore to Prince George’s Christening, plus a Jane Taylor hat.
Kate at George’s Christening
The couple chatted with team members Professor Tiong Ghee Teoh, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, and consultant anaesthetist Dr Johanna Bray.
Dr Bray said: “We weren’t actually at the birth but were behind the scenes. We were all on call for three months – my husband did the childcare for three months.”