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Kate Middleton: 10 facts about the royal baby's untraditional future

After two years of marriage Prince William and Kate Middleton are expecting their first child. What can the world expect with the untraditional couple's parenting style?

5. Royal title

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Queen Elizabeth II and her daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wave to crowds as their carriage arrives at the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in June 2013.

  • By Emelie Fredrikson Contributor

Not only will a baby girl be given the right to the throne, she will also receive a new title of distinction: "Her Royal Highness." Queen Elizabeth II – the new royal baby's great-grandmother – decided a newborn girl will be addressed the same way a boy is ("Royal Highness") instead of the previous, much simpler but gender-specific, “Lady.” The queen says she wishes to have all children of Prince William, the grandchildren of current heir to the throne Prince Charles, treated equally, regardless of gender.

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