Welcome, Kate Middleton, to Planet Baby, where you'll never get
it right  Upon the arrival of her baby, whatever she
does, somebody somewhere will say: 'Oh, I'd never do that, it
wouldn't be safe' baby in buggy A common or garden buggy: the
Duchess of Cambridge is likely to opt for something bigger,
sturdier and coyote-proof. Photograph: Sipa Press / Rex Features
Never mind for today what you think of the line that the royal
family work hard – perhaps you think, "how hard can it be,
flying somewhere, watching a welcome dance performed by the
welcome-children, flying home?" It will, almost certainly, be
hard work to be the royal mother of a fresh royal. Orthodoxies
snake the terrain like crazy paving. Even when you do the right
thing, it will in many quarters be seen as the wrong thing, and
it will, of course, be possible to do it in the wrong way.
Here's the thing: Kate Middleton is now the throbbing heart of
Planet Baby, and whatever she does, somebody will say, "Oh, I'd
never do that, it wouldn't be safe