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Queen Victoria had nine children between 18 – four boys and five girls, despite it being well known that she not only ‘dreaded’ childbirth but wasn’t particularly fond of her children either. It’s believed he held her hand during the birth, too. Queen Elizabeth bucked protocol by having Prince Philip present during the birth of Prince Edward. She’s the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, meaning her two children, Princess Estelle, nine, and Prince Oscar, five, are in direct line too Crown Princess Victoria was 34 when she gave birth to Princess Estelle and 38 with Prince Oscar.Īt the age of 37, the Queen gave birth to her youngest son Prince Edward – and broke royal tradition during his birth, too. Four years later, Sophie gave birth to James, Viscount Severn at the age of 42. Sophie married the youngest of the Queen's children, Prince Edward, at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in 1999, and it was four years later that they welcomed their first child, Lady Louise Windsor, now 17. Princess Alexandra was born in 1999 - making Caroline 42 when her fourth child was born. The daughter of Grace Kelly and Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Caroline has four children – Charlotte, Andrea and Pierre Casiraghi with second husband Stefano Casiragahi – and Princess Alexandra of Hanover, now 21, with third husband, Prince Ernst August of Hanover. SEE: Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won't have any more children Thankfully, the term 'geriatric mother' is no longer used by medical professionals and the royals have long been leading the way by having babies in their thirties – bucking tradition like the pros that they are! Along with Meghan, here are some other royals who have joined the over-30s mama club. The findings come from the 2019 statistics, and shows that the age for first-time mamas is increasing – in 2015, it was 28.6. In fact, the average age for women to become first-time mums in England and Wales is 28.9, according to the Office of National Statistics. Once dubbed 'geriatric mothers', a term used to label women over the age of 35 having a baby, it's now far more commonplace for women to be giving birth later in life. WATCH: Surprising facts about royal babies