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Instead of abiding by this ancient precedent, she opted to breastfeed all four of her children herself.
The Queen chose to ignore the historic royal rule, which sparked a new trend in royal motherhood.
Though many modern mothers choose to breastfeed their children for several months, the monarch was forced to stop nursing her firstborn, Prince Charles, after contracting measles.
Despite the chance of passing on the virus to your baby through breastfeeding being minimal, the Queen may have been too unwell to continue feeding her two-month-old son at the time.
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