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Another joy to mark Coronation Year

The royal baby boy has been born in the anniversary year of the coronation and the same month as Andy Murray's historic victory at Wimbledon.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby has been born in the year of the 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation.

Sixty years ago, thousands of people lined the route from Buckingham Palace on June 2 1953 to catch a glimpse of the young Queen Elizabeth II, the baby's great-grandmother, on her way to Westminster Abbey.

An estimated 27 million people crowded round televisions to watched the ceremony, in which the monarch took the Coronation oath, was anointed and crowned.

The Royals including William and Kate with her baby bump gathered at Westminster Abbey in June to mark the milestone.

The new royal baby was also born in the same month as Andy Murray's historic victory at Wimbledon when he became the first British man to lift the coveted trophy for 77 years.

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It also arrived in the same month that William's cousin Zara Phillips and her husband Mike Tindall announced they were expecting their first baby too - another great-grandchild for the Queen.

2013 has been an unsettling year health-wise for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh - both of whom were hospitalised at different stages, with Philip undergoing surgery on his abdomen.

With the Queen now 87 and the Duke having turned 92, it was announced that the monarch would miss the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka later in the year, sending heir to the throne the Prince of Wales instead.

The birth of William and Kate's baby is seen as the high point in a recent revival for the Royal Family.

Since 2010 and the announcement of William and Kate's engagement, there has been a renewed interest in the Windsors.

Millions tuned in to watch William and Kate's royal wedding in April 2011 and a year later in June 2012, well-wishers were out in force for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, with the monarch describing the celebrations of the anniversary of her accession as a "humbling experience".


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