Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge was born at 8.34 BST on 2 May 2015. The second child of Their Royal Highnesses Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and William, Duke of Cambridge, the baby princess was born in the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, London and weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces (3.71 kilograms).
Her birth was announced by a town crier outside the hospital, and later that day, according to tradition, two footmen placed the official declaration of the birth on an easel outside Buckingham Palace. The baby was shown to the public outside the hospital 10 hours after she was born. Two days later, she was named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, in honour of both her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and late grandmother, Diana, Princess of Wales.
Princess Charlotte is fourth in line to the British throne, after her brother, father and grandfather. This follows the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, which was brought into force 26 March 2015. The introduction of the Act replaced male primogeniture with absolute primogeniture, meaning that the little girl cannot be displaced by any succeeding brothers.
Products released in this issue
- Stamp (1 x 70c)
- Sheetlet of 10
- Cover (blank)
- First day cover (gummed)
- Sheetlet pack
- Maxicard (1)
- PNC cover (RAM)
- PNC cover (PM)
- Prestige PNC (UK)
- S/A booklet of 10 x 70c
- Chequebook of 20 x 10 x 70c
Technical specifications
- Issue date
- 25 August 2015
- Issue withdrawal date
- 29 February 2016
- Denominations
- 1 x 70c
- Stamp design
- Jo Mure, Australia Post Design Studio
- Product design
- Jo Mure, Australia Post Design Studio
- Printer
- EGO
- Paper - gummed
- Tullis Russell
- Paper - self-adhesive
- B100
- Printing process
- Lithography
- Stamp size
- 35mm x 35mm
- Sheet layout
- Sheetlet of 10
- Perforations
- 14.28 x 14.28
- FDI postmark
- Windsor, NSW 2756
- FDI withdrawal date
- 23 September 2015
- Sheetlet size
- 148mm x 210mm
This content was produced at the time of the stamp issue release date and will not be updated.
