Chapter 264 William and Anna

In the days that followed, Arthur fell into a long-lost state of tranquility and leisure. In addition to spending time with his family, occasionally inspecting the surrounding construction and attending cabinet government meetings were almost all Arthur's daily tasks.

Australasia was also very low-key during this period. Apart from the various construction projects still underway in the country, there was almost no action internationally.

In this way, more than half a year passed in a flash, and soon it came to September 1909.

It has been nine months since Queen Mary was confirmed to be pregnant last Christmas.

Now it is almost the time for delivery, and the palace is on high alert, and Arthur is also waiting for his heir.

Especially in the past one or two months, Arthur can be said to be on high alert, even if he is working, he almost has to stay by Queen Mary's side.

According to the conclusion given by the doctor, Queen Mary's due date is around mid-to-late September, anyway, it will be these few days.

From September 10, Queen Mary moved into the delivery room of the private hospital in the palace, which has more sophisticated instruments and can take care of Queen Mary more conveniently.

The birth of Arthur's offspring is a major event worthy of attention for the whole of Australasia. Most Australasia people are paying attention to the news, and the cabinet government has also very tactfully reduced the number of reports to Arthur, handling some less important government affairs on their own, and delaying government affairs that can be postponed as much as possible.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The Queen is about to give birth!" A maid hurried into Arthur's office and shouted at Arthur.

This maid was one of Queen Mary's personal maids, and Arthur allowed her to enter the office directly for important matters, so the guards did not stop her.

Arthur, who was watching the government report, dropped the documents in his hand and hurried to the private hospital.

Fortunately, the private hospital was not too far from Arthur's office, and Arthur was outside in a few minutes.

"Just stay here, Arthur. You can't help much if you go in, but you will cause more trouble." Seeing that Arthur wanted to go in, Princess Louise said hurriedly.

Arthur nodded helplessly and sat on the stool outside.

"What's going on?" Arthur asked.

"Everything is going well at the moment. It looks like the baby will be born today. Wait patiently, Arthur. You are the monarch of a country. How can you be so impatient?" Princess Louise responded.

It's not Arthur's fault that he is anxious. Giving birth in this era is still a dangerous job. This is the early 20th century, when medical technology was not well developed.

Although it is not as serious as in ancient times when a cold could kill people, entering the delivery room is definitely a life-threatening event.

Next to Princess Louise is Grand Duchess Elizabeth, who came from Russia more than a month ago.

Grand Duchess Elizabeth is the wife of Grand Duke Sergei and the adoptive mother of Queen Mary.

Because they have no children with Grand Duke Sergei, Sergei and his wife regard Mary and her brother as their own.

After hearing that Queen Mary was about to give birth, Grand Duchess Elizabeth came all the way from St. Petersburg to Sydney, just to take care of Queen Mary as soon as possible.

Even though she knew that Australasia had good medical conditions and enough servants, taking care of oneself was different from being taken care of by others.

After greeting Grand Duchess Elizabeth, Arthur continued to sit outside the door and wait.

One has to sigh at the intricate relationships and connections between the European royal families. The unborn little guy in Queen Mary's belly has a very prominent status.

In addition to the prince or princess of Australasia, he (she) is also a member of the noble Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, a direct member of the British royal family, the great-niece (daughter) of King Edward VII of England, the cousin (daughter) of German Emperor Wilhelm II, the cousin (daughter) of Tsar Nicholas II, and so on.

This has already involved the three most powerful monarchies in the world. If we follow the clues, we can sort out more than a dozen countries that have blood ties with the little guy.

Such an identity background is outrageous, and this is also the real reason for the glorious era of the current European monarchy.

Since the announcement of Queen Mary's pregnancy, various telegrams of congratulations and concern have been endless, which also made Arthur truly feel the feeling of having too many relatives.

Of course, a large part of the reason is that Australasia has gradually risen, and the relationship with Britain and Germany is good.

Anyone who sends a telegram is related to Arthur, and this kind of telegram must be replied. This is probably the trouble of having too many relatives.

However, such a relationship is also what others dream of. As a member of the European royal family, Arthur naturally knows how important it is to maintain relationships with other royal families.

On the premise that there is no conflict of interest between oneself and the national level, it is a tacit choice for everyone to build a good relationship with everyone.

After all, no one can guarantee whether their family will decline one day, and these relatives and relationships will at least be the trump card for their survival after the decline.

As everyone waits, time passes by.

About three or four hours had passed since Arthur came to the hospital, when finally there were bursts of crying in the delivery room.

Upon hearing the sound, everyone stood up expectantly and looked into the delivery room.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Queen has given birth to a prince and a princess!" A female doctor ran out of the delivery room and reported to Arthur with a smile.

Huh~

Arthur finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his slightly uneasy heart finally calmed down. He asked: "Can I go in and take a look?"

The female doctor was stunned for a moment, but still responded quickly: "Of course, Your Majesty."

Arthur did not hesitate to hear this and strode into the delivery room.

Although the Royal Private Hospital only occupies one floor in the east of the palace, it also has hundreds of wards and more than a dozen special operating rooms.

The delivery room where Queen Mary is located is specially prepared by the private hospital for members of the royal family. All the items inside are the best in the world, and a lot of money has been spent on this.

On the bed, Arthur finally saw the pale Queen Mary and the two little guys in the wooden cribs next to the bed.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mary!" Arthur walked forward and gently wiped the sweat from Queen Mary's forehead with a silk scarf, saying.

Queen Mary glanced at Arthur and the two children beside him with a gentle look, and nodded with a smile.

Arthur turned around and was about to pick up the babies, but the two babies were taken away by Princess Louise and Grand Duchess Elizabeth respectively.

Arthur's hand froze in the air for a moment, and finally chose to hold Queen Mary's hand.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mary."

Princess Louise walked forward with a smile holding the baby, and said to Mary with a loving and serious face.

"It's not hard, mother. It's my job to extend the royal family's affairs. Haven't you and Arthur taken care of me for a long time?" Mary smiled and shook her head and replied.

Unlike other royal intrigues, the atmosphere of the Australasian royal family is so warm.

Of course, it is also related to the fact that the number of people in the royal family is not large at present. After all, to put it bluntly, the current royal family is just a family, and the atmosphere is of course warmer than that of a large royal family.

Not long after, the news that Queen Mary gave birth to a prince and a princess quickly spread from the palace. Of course, without Arthur's permission, such news could not be spread.

Even telegrams were sent from Sydney to all parts of the world, and most of the countries that had sent telegrams to congratulate had received the news.

As a matter of course, all countries sent telegrams to express their congratulations, and Arthur finally had the mood to respond one by one, but the time for responding was already the next day.

It is worth mentioning that even in the middle of the night, the printing houses across Australasia were still brightly lit.

Not only the two newspapers of the royal consortium, Victoria and Australasia Daily, but also private newspapers across the country were urgently printing such good news.

Regardless of whether this was in line with the theme of political correctness, judging from the current attitude of the Australasia people, there are definitely more than two million Australasia people who care about Queen Mary.

This also means that even if they are just for personal gain, they will make a lot of money by printing newspapers.

But unfortunately, they don’t have photos of the baby and specific names, otherwise the newspapers will definitely sell more, far more than other newspapers.

But the name is okay, and the baby’s photo cannot be spread without Arthur’s permission. Whether it is the palace guards or the maids and servants, they are all under the close supervision of the Royal Security Intelligence Agency.

This is also the reason why Arthur is confident. If he does not ensure absolute loyalty, it is impossible to enter the palace.

After the birth of the children, naming the two little guys became a headache for Arthur.

The repetition rate of names in Western countries is too high, but giving a more unique name seems strange.

Many Western nobles have the same names as their fathers, or names found in Western historical stories.

For example, Arthur, his name is the same as his father, Duke Arthur, but the characters after the name are slightly different.

Arthur originally wanted to ask Princess Louise and Queen Mary for their opinions, but they both asked Arthur to take charge of the naming himself because of the importance of the name.

However, it did remind Arthur that the names of the two children cannot be randomly chosen, because the little prince will become Arthur's current heir, and the little princess is also Arthur's only daughter, and their names will inevitably be given strong political meanings.

Arthur was born in the British royal family and has a strong British ancestry. Queen Mary was born in the Russian royal family and is also a real Russian.

This means that the names of the little prince and princess are either British or Russian.

But which style is preferred will also affect the direction of Australasia's political arena. Perhaps in the eyes of other countries, it may also be a sign of which country Australasia is close to.

Apart from anything else, if Arthur gave his eldest son a Russian name, I'm afraid the British would definitely be dissatisfied.

After all, Australasia and Arthur were both born in the British Empire. Giving the heir a Russian name is obviously alienating the British Empire.

After a long headache, Arthur finally decided on the names of the two little guys.

The eldest son is named William Alexander and the eldest daughter is named Anna. One is British and the other is Russian.

If Arthur's name and the family name are added, the full names of the two little guys are William Alexander Connaught Saxe Coburg Gotha and Anna Connaught Saxe Coburg Gotha.

As for the religious beliefs of the two little guys, it is naturally the British Protestantism believed by the royal family and most Australasians.

Of course, since the complete division of the British Protestant Association, or now the Protestantism in Australasian is more appropriately called Australasian Protestantism.

In fact, Arthur can also name the little guy Arthur, which can also imply his status as an heir.

However, Arthur is really not used to his offspring having the same name as himself. Will there really be no misunderstanding when calling him?

The eldest son inheritance system is generally still to be followed, unless the eldest son is really raised to be a waste.

But according to the current attitude of the royal family and the government towards William, I am afraid that the possibility of him becoming a waste is not great, or even not at all.

After determining the names of the two little guys, Arthur directly used two newspapers to announce them to the public, and once again asked the Royal Relief Committee to organize an action to distribute supplies for free.

At the same time, in order to celebrate, Arthur will also start a nationwide inspection and patrol in Australasian. Of course, it is not ruled out that he has the purpose of playing.

After all, it is really boring to stay in the palace for most of the year, and it is time to go out and relax.

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