Kate Middleton Admits It Was "Slightly Terrifying" to Introduce Prince George Outside the Lindo Wing
The so-called "Lindo Walk" has become a staple of royal births in recent decades—but it's not for everyone. Famously, Meghan Markle opted out of the tradition, preferring to reveal she had been in labor only after the baby arrived, and wait a couple days to introduce her and Prince Harry's newborn to the press.
But Kate Middleton has introduced all three of her and Prince William's children—first Prince George, then Princess Charlotte, and finally Prince Louis—to the media in a photocall on the steps of the Lindo Wing. (Of course, as their children are directly in line for the throne, there's more of an expectation for them to share their joy with the public than for Harry and Meghan to do so.)
So how did Kate find the whole experience? In her recent interview on the podcast "Happy Mum, Happy Baby," she admitted that stepping out with Prince George that first time was "slightly terrifying, slightly terrifying, I’m not going to lie."
She went on, "Everyone had been so supportive and both William and I were really conscious that this was something that everyone was excited about and you know we’re hugely grateful for the support that the public had shown us, and actually for us to be able to share that joy and appreciation with the public, I felt was really important. But equally it was coupled with a new-born baby, and inexperienced parents, and the uncertainty of what that held, so there were all sorts of mixed emotions."
Kate and William were also just learning to be parents at the time. When the host mentioned that William had managed to put the baby in the car in a "seamless" fashion, the Duchess noted that "he probably didn’t think so at the time!"
The Duke and Duchess were really just trying to get a hang of things. "We were like 'What do we do? In a swaddle? How’s this supposed to work?!' We’d even tried to practice with a little baby, like a little doll, at home but you know it just never works out the way you planned it so it was quite hard to do that on the world’s stage, but no, he did a very good job."
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