Birth of Prince George Was 'Perfect'

6 September 2013

Prince William and Duchess Catherine

Duchess Catherine's labour with Prince George was "perfect."

The Duchess of Cambridge - who gave birth to her first child with husband Prince William on July 22 - confided in friends about the ease of the "straightforward" process and was thrilled there were "no complications."

A source told US Vanity Fair magazine: "She spoke to some of her best girlfriends after the birth and described the birth as perfect. She said it was straightforward and there were no complications. She wanted a natural birth and she was so happy she was able to have one."

Similarly, her mum Carole Middleton took to motherhood just as naturally when Catherine was born on 9 January 1982, 31 years ago.

A family friend of the Middletons, George Brown, said: "[It] didn't surprise me. She [Carole] was fit and competent from the word go. She seemed to take to motherhood amazingly well, and when I went round to see her, she was happily breastfeeding and seemed to know exactly what she was doing."

Catherine - known as Kate Middleton before she married Prince William in 2011 - was a delightful baby.

He explained: "Catherine was a lovely little baby, cherubic and chubby-cheeked and so good. I remember she didn't cry much at all. I think that was probably because Carole was so relaxed."