By Charlotte Wace and Nick Craven for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 22:31 BST, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 09:56 BST, 12 May 2019
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The cloak of secrecy shrouding the birth of the Royal baby on the orders of Meghan and Harry is completely unprecedented.
Nearly a week after Archie’s clandestine arrival, Buckingham Palace last night still refused to confirm that it took place at London’s Portland Hospital, or to release the name of a single member of the medical team.
One senior source even claimed that the doctors and midwives themselves had requested anonymity, which would be an inexplicable turn of events and in complete contrast to other Royal births.
‘It was the medical team’s request to remain private,’ said the source, while acknowledging it was also the ‘personal decision’ of the Duke and Duchess to keep those details from the public.
The consultants and their hospital would normally be named on the traditional proclamation posted on an easel outside Buckingham Palace.
Nearly a week after Archie’s clandestine arrival, Buckingham Palace last night still refused to confirm that it took place at London’s Portland Hospital, or to release the name of
