As people got ready to pay their respects to the Queen at her funeral today, a question has arisen on many people’s minds about the longest reigning monarch in Britain’s history.
As we’re all well aware, the Queen had four children, three boys, and one girl. This includes King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. But despite having four kids, she was never pictured being pregnant. And now, people are really starting to wonder why.
There are literally zero images of the monarch cradling her baby bump, unlike what we’ve seen of Princess Diana, Princess Kate, and even the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle.
Hence, what could the reason for this mystery be? Why was there no evidence in the form of photographs to show that the Queen was pregnant?
Well, according to experts, who are now shedding light on the matter, it had to do with etiquette from the past in terms of royal pregnancies.
This was not a norm for the longest-reigning monarch of the nation. Seeing images of baby bumps and first glimpses of their kids and then the couple standing on the steps outside the hospital never happened. This was just something of the modern era and not at all preferred during the time of Queen Elizabeth II.
None of the Queen’s pregnancies were officially announced, which is very different from what we’re seeing today. Nobody knew that the Queen was pregnant. It was almost as if the news was disguised or hidden from the world.
Similarly, there were never any public photos of the children released by the Palace like it’s done today. It’s almost as if people wait to get a glimpse of the newborn children, and the media is running after it as it sells like hot cakes.
The past was a golden era where things were more calm and secluded from the public eye. And that’s the real reason why we never heard about the royal announcement or saw any images of the monarch cradling her belly like we see other royal family members today.