At last, the summer event the world and the international media have been awaiting has arrived. The Duchess of Cambridge, formerly known as Kate Middleton, has gone into labor and the child who will one day be Britain’s monarch and head of state is expected to arrive soon.
But as the crowds outside St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, where the baby is due, continue to grow with throngs of well-wishers and the frenzied blanket media coverage continues, it raises an obvious question: why do people care so much about the royal baby, anyway?
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