DUKE OF EDINBURGH HOPING FOR DAUGHTER
LONDON, Aug. 5 (Recd. 6 p.m.)— Princess Elizabeth’s second child — third in succession to the Throne — may be born in about a week, according to Buckingham Palace sources. Portable hospital equipment has been installed in Clarence House. Sir William Gilliatt, gynaecologist, who has already brought four Royal babies into the world, is standing by. The new baby will be Ihe first child of Royal blood born at Clarence House, which was originally built for William IV, when he was Duke of Clarence. The Duke of Edinburgh has told ( friends that he hopes for a daughter.'
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Wanganui Chronicle, 7 August 1950, Page 5
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