As patriotic partygoers took to the streets to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee one family had an extra special celebration as they welcomed the arrival of twins.
Nicola Meyer, 33, gave birth to a girl called Rosie and a boy called Lennon, at Kingston Hospital on the morning of the royal event. New father Rob Meyer, 41, said baby Rosie arrived first at 4.57am, followed by her brother at 5.43am, after a long natural labour for his wife.
The first time parents, who are both civil servants, said they didn’t really get a chance to mark the royal occasion but did treat themselves to some fish and chips before they went into hospital as their own "mini celebration".
The Surbiton couple said the twins were proving a handful and keeping them busy and although people had joked they should name them after the royals they said they never seriously considered it.
Mrs Meyer were admitted to hospital on Sunday, May 3, and returned home on Wednesday, May 6, with Rosie who weighed in at 6lb 8oz and Lennon at 7lb 7oz. Midwives at the hospital were kept busy with the twins and a third jubilee delivery, a bouncing baby boy from Wimbledon, on Tuesday, June 5.
