Just as Meghan Markle was not your typical royal bride (?Stand By Me,? anyone"), the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are forging their own parenting path, with plenty of breaks from royal protocol. From (gasp!) Meghan?s desire for a little privacy to a potential Instagram debut, here?s a look at the royal baby traditions that might be broken.
The royal baby?s birth
How it?s traditionally done: Women in the royal family usually give birth in the Lindo Wing at St. Mary?s Hospital, where Kate Middleton and her mother-in-law Diana before her both welcomed their little royal bundles.

How Meghan is changing the rules: According to the Daily Mail, Meghan and Harry are snubbing the usual royal birthing location in favour of a hospital closer to their new home at Frogmore Cottage, or possibly even a home birth. Not just that, they are bringing in their own medical team. Meghan doesn?t want the ?men in suits,? a.k.a. the official Royal Household gynecologists Alan Farthing and Guy Thorpe-Beeston.
Scandal level: If not quite ?pass the smelling salts,? this is definitely a significant break from 40 years of tradition.
The royal baby?s first pic
How it?s traditionally done: As unavoidable as giving birth inside the Lindo Wing is posing for a post-baby glam shot on the steps outside. You know the one where the new mom looks like she just stepped off a catwalk" Kate Middleton has done the stairs shot three times now?always with a perfect blow out and adorable new outfi...