Meet some of the adorable babies who were welcomed into the world during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend.
Hughie Brownless, Iyla Brown, and Remi Robert Beattie-Crighton were among more than 20 babies to be born at Sunderland Royal Hospital's maternity unit during the four-day weekend.
They were each given a specially-printed baby grow, decorated with images including a crown and Buckingham Palace alongside the Queen's years of reign so far. Each family was also presented with a Royal Mint coin created to mark Her Majesty's 70-year reign, making her the longest serving British monarch in history.
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Among the arrivals was Hughie Brownless, who had been due on May 28, and was born weighing 10lb 12oz to parents Hollie Heaton and Ethan Brownless. Hughie was delivered with the help of midwife Liz Di-Duca, with support also offered to the family by colleague Vicki Worth.
Iyla Brown was welcomed into the world by parents Leanne Noble and Damien Brown and weighed 6lb 10z. She was delivered by midwife Helen Bone with the help of student Holly Conley-Reid, with Leanne and Damien offering their thanks to the "amazing" maternity team.
Remi Robert Beattie-Crighton joins siblings Junior-J Beattie, 10, and Bowe Beattie-Crighton, one. Born to Tamara Beattie and Arron Crighton, he had been due on May 26 and was 5lb 5oz when he was delivered by Claire Mulholland and student Nicole Sunter.
Sunderland's hospital was gifted its regal name in 1996 after its leaders called on the Government to allow the city to retain the title bestowed on Sunderland Royal Infirmary when it closed. Trust Chief Executive Ken Bremner MBE was deputy CEO and Director of Finance in December 2000 when the Queen visited to officially open the Chester Wing of Sunderland Royal Hospital.
The Queen was accompanied by the late Sir Ralph Carr-Ellison, Lord Lieutenant, who was instrumental in arranging the visit as his last official act before his retirement.
Reflecting on the day Mr Bremner said: "We are delighted to be marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and that is reflected in all our celebratory touches across the Trust.
"The day the Queen visited us in 2000 was a fantastic one and I can remember her route from Chester Road being lined with children from nearby schools waving flags as she arrived.
"I was among those to greet her at what is now the out-patient entrance, along with the then Chairman and CEO of the Trust. My specific role that day was to ensure a party of dignitaries were taken on a brief tour of the new wing and I was under very strict instructions to ensure they were back in the room where Her Majesty was due to sign the visitors' book well before she actually arrived!
"As a consequence, the dignitaries with me had one of the quickest tours ever of the new Chester Wing.
"It was a pleasure to meet Her Majesty and the memory will stay with me forever. It is wonderful to look back on this occasion as we celebrate another milestone in her reign."
Other visits to the Trust from the Royal Family include one from Princess Anne, who officially opened Palmer Community Hospital in Jarrow in June 1987, a year after it welcomed is first patients.
In 2012, the year of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the Duke of Kent visited Sunderland to open the Jubilee Wing, while the milestone itself was marked with special cakes delivered to all its wards and every baby born on the official date given a commemorative piece of glass.
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