In the days that followed, Arthur fell into a state of quiet and leisurely that he had not seen for a long time. In addition to spending time with his family, occasionally inspecting and inspecting the surrounding construction and attending cabinet government meetings are almost all of Arthur's daily tasks.

Australasia has also kept a low profile during this time, with little international action beyond the various constructions that are still underway at home.

In this way, most of the time passed in a flash, and soon came to September 1909.

Nine months have passed since it was confirmed that Queen Mary was pregnant last Christmas.

Now that it was almost the time of labor, the royal palace was in full swing, and Arthur was waiting for his heir.

Especially in the last month or two, Arthur can be said to be in a tight position, even if he is in office, he almost has to stay by Queen Mary's side.

According to the conclusion given by the doctor, Queen Mary's labor date is about mid to late September, which is the time of these days anyway.

Since 10 September, Queen Mary has been admitted to the maternity ward of the palace's private hospital, which has more sophisticated equipment to make it easier to care for her.

The birth of Arthur's heir is a major event for the whole of Australasia. Most Australasian people are watching the news, and the Cabinet government has been very interested in reducing the number of reports to Arthur, taking care of less important matters on their own, and delaying as much as possible those that can be postponed.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The queen is about to give birth! A maid hurried into Arthur's office and shouted at Arthur.

This lady-in-waiting was one of Queen Mary's personal maids, and Arthur had been allowed to enter the office directly for important matters, so the guards did not stop her.

Arthur, who was watching the government's report, directly dropped the documents in his hand and hurried towards the private hospital.

Luckily, the private hospital wasn't too far from Arthur's office, and within a few minutes Arthur was outside.

"Just stay here, Arthur. You won't help if you go in, but you'll make a mess. Seeing that Arthur had the idea of going in, Princess Louis hurriedly said.

Arthur nodded helplessly and sat down on the stool outside.

"How's it going?" Arthur asked.

"So far, everything is going well, and it looks like production is going to start today. Wait patiently, Arthur. You are the monarch of a country, what is it like to be so impatient? Princess Louis responded.

Arthur can't be blamed for his eagerness, production in this era is still a dangerous job. This was the beginning of the 20th century, when medical technology was not very developed.

Although it is not as serious as a cold in ancient times, entering the birth room is definitely a life-threatening event.

Next to Princess Louis was Archduchess Elizabeth, who had arrived from Russia more than a month earlier.

Grand Duchess Elizabeth was the wife of Grand Duke Sergei and the adoptive mother of Queen Mary.

Because they had no children with Grand Duke Sergei, the Sergei couple regarded the Mary siblings as their own.

After hearing that Queen Mary was about to give birth, Grand Duchess Elizabeth traveled all the way from St. Petersburg to Sydney in order to take care of Queen Mary as soon as possible.

Even if it is clear that Australasia has good medical conditions and enough maids, taking care of yourself is not the same as taking care of others.

After greeting the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, Arthur continued to sit outside the door and wait.

I have to sigh at the intricate relationships and connections between European royal families, and Queen Mary's unborn little guy in her womb is already very prominent.

In addition to the prince or princess of Australasia, he or she is also a member of the noble Saxony Coburg Gotha family, a member of the British royal family, a niece of King Edward VII, a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm II, a cousin of Tsar Nicholas II, and so on.

This has already involved the three most powerful monarchies in the world at present, and if you follow the vine again, you can also sort out more than a dozen countries that are related to the little guy.

Such an identity background is not outrageous, and it is the real reason for the current glorious era of European monarchies.

Since the announcement of Queen Mary's pregnancy, all kinds of telegrams of congratulations and concern have been endless, and Arthur has truly experienced the feeling of having so many relatives.

Of course, a large part of this is due to the rising relationship between Australasia and the good relations with the United Kingdom and Germany.

But all those who send telegrams are related to Arthur, and this kind of telegram can't help but reply, which is probably the trouble of having many relatives.

However, this kind of kinship is also coveted by others, and Arthur, as a member of the European royal family, naturally knows how important it is to maintain relationships with other royal families.

On the premise that there is no conflict of interest at the national level, it is a tacit choice for everyone to build a good relationship with everyone.

After all, no one can guarantee whether their family will decline one day, and these relatives and relationships will at least be the hole cards that can continue to survive after their decline.

In the midst of everyone's waiting, time passed minute by minute.

After about three or four hours had passed since Arthur came to the hospital, there was finally a burst of crying in the delivery room.

When everyone heard this, they immediately stood up expectantly and looked into the delivery room.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Queen has given birth to a prince and a princess!" A female doctor ran out of the delivery room and reported to Arthur with a smile on her face.

Call~

Arthur finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his slightly apprehensive heart finally calmed down, and asked, "Can I go in and have a look?" ”

The female doctor was stunned for a moment, but still hurriedly responded: "Of course, Your Majesty." ”

Arthur didn't hesitate anymore when he heard this, and strode into the delivery room.

Although the royal private hospital occupies only one floor in the eastern part of the palace, it has more than 100 wards and more than a dozen specialized operating rooms.

The maternity room where Queen Mary was located was a private hospital for members of the royal family, and all the items inside were the best in the world, and a lot of money was spent on it.

In the hospital bed, Arthur finally saw the pale Queen Mary and the two little ones in the wooden cribs next to the hospital bed.

"Good work, Mary!" Arthur stepped forward and gently wiped the sweat from Queen Mary's forehead with a silk scarf and said.

Queen Mary glanced at Arthur and the two children next to her with a soft gaze, and nodded with a smile.

Arthur turned his head to pick up the baby, and the two babies were taken away by Princess Louise and Archduchess Elizabeth, respectively.

Arthur's hand froze in the air for a moment, and finally chose to take Queen Mary's hand.

"Good work, Mary."

Princess Louise stepped forward with a smile on her baby, and said to Mary with a loving and serious expression.

"It's not hard, mother. It's what I should do to extend the aftermath of the royal family, haven't you and Arthur also taken care of me for a long time? Mary smiled and shook her head, and replied.

Unlike other royal intrigues, the Australasian royal family embodies such a warm atmosphere.

Of course, it also has something to do with the fact that the current number of people in the royal family is not large. After all, to put it bluntly, the current royal family is just a family, and the atmosphere is of course warmer than that of the huge royal family.

It didn't take long for the news of Queen Mary's birth of a prince and a princess to spread from the palace quickly, and of course such news could not have been spread without Arthur's permission.

Even telegrams were sent from Sydney to the rest of the world, and most of the countries that had previously sent congratulatory messages received the news.

Of course, all countries sent telegrams to congratulate them, and Arthur was finally in the mood to respond one by one, but the time for the response was already the next day.

It is worth mentioning that even though it is already midnight, the printing houses all over Australasia are still brightly lit.

Not only the two newspapers of the royal consortium, Victoria and Australasia, but also private newspapers across the country are also urgently publishing such good news.

Regardless of whether this is in line with the theme of political correctness, judging from the current attitude of the Australasian people, there are definitely more than two million Australasian people who are concerned about Queen Mary.

This also means that even if they are only for personal gain, they will make a lot of money by printing newspapers.

Unfortunately, they don't have a photo of the baby or a specific name, otherwise the newspaper would have sold much more than any other newspaper.

But the name is okay, and the baby's photo can't be passed out without Arthur's permission. Whether it was the palace guards or the maids and servants, they were all under the close supervision of the Royal Security Intelligence Service.

This is also the reason why Arthur is confident, if it is not for absolute loyalty, it is impossible to enter the palace at all.

After the birth of the child, naming the two little ones became a headache for Arthur.

The repetition rate of names in Western countries is too high, but it is strange to have a more unique name.

Many of the names of Western aristocrats are the same as those of their fathers, or they are found in Western historical stories.

For example, Arthur's name is the same as his father, Duke Arthur, but the words after his name are a little different.

Arthur wanted to ask Princess Louis and Queen Mary for their opinions, but both of them asked Arthur to take charge of the name on the grounds of the importance of the name.

However, it did remind Arthur that the names of these two children should not be taken indiscriminately, because the little prince will become Arthur's current heir, and the little princess is also Arthur's only daughter, and their names will definitely be given a strong political meaning.

Arthur was born into the British royal family and has strong British roots. And Queen Mary was born into the Russian royal family and is also a true Russian.

This means that the names of the little prince and princess are either British or Russian.

But which style you prefer will also affect the direction of Australasian politics, perhaps in the eyes of other countries, it may also be an indication of which country Australasia is close to.

If Arthur had given his eldest son's name a Russian style, I'm afraid the British would have been absolutely dissatisfied.

After all, both Australasia and Arthur were from the British Empire, and giving the heir's name a Russian flavor was clearly alienating the British Empire.

After a long headache, Arthur finally decided on the names of the two little ones.

The eldest son was named Willem-Alexander, and the eldest daughter was named Anna, one in the English style and the other in the Russian style.

If you add Arthur's name and the family name, then the full names of the two little ones are, Willem Alexander Connad Saxony Coburg Gotha and Anna Connad Saxony Coburg Gotha respectively.

As for the religion of the two little ones, it is naturally the British Protestantism that the royal family and most Australasian people believe.

Of course, after the complete division of the Protestant Association of England, or the current Australasian Protestantism, it is more appropriate to call it Australasian Protestantism.

In fact, Arthur can also name the little guy Arthur, which can also imply his heir status.

However, Arthur is really a little uncomfortable with his descendants having the same name as himself, is this really not a misunderstanding?

The primogeniture system is generally observed, unless the eldest son is really raised as a waste.

But judging from the current attitude of the royal family and the government towards William, I am afraid that it is unlikely that he will become a waste, or even not at all.

After deciding on the names of the two little ones, Arthur directly used the two newspapers to announce them to the public, and once again asked the Royal Relief Committee to organize a free distribution of supplies.

At the same time, in order to celebrate, Arthur will also start patrolling and patrolling the whole country of Australasia, of course, with the purpose of playing.

After all, staying in the palace for most of the year is really boring, and it's time to go out for a walk.

3,600 words for the third update, today is 10,000 days again, brothers, ask for a monthly ticket, ask for support!

(End of chapter)