Once upon a time many years ago it was the winter in 1893, it was the 23rd December. A woman pregnant in the third trimester was at the castle in London. The woman's name was Catherine Paris. 21 hours and 42 contractions later, on December 24th, Catherine had born a very beautiful baby girl. After the birth a nurse and a nun saw, that Catherine's daughter was a very small one. The nun and the nurse told Catherine, that they had to run some tests, to find out what the problem was. After two days of tests, the results got back and they walked in to the chamber. As they walked in, the girl began to smile. The nun, also called Sister Brigid told Catherine,
- "Your little girl is very ill, she hasn't got enough of the food and blood, during your pregnancy. That is why, she is so small."
-"What is she suffering?" Catherine asked confused and with fear.
-"She suffering consumption," Sister Brigid said and looked at Catherine,
-"I'm very sorry madam." She quickly continued.
Catherine looked with tears in her eyes at Sister Brigid, and she looked at her daughter. The nurse gave Catherine her daughter and she looked at her.
- "Elizabeth Amelia" Catherine whispered in the ears of her daughter.
Elizabeth's face lighted up. Catherine's eyes were filled tears and gave the child to Sister Brigid.
- "Lord Latimer mustn't know Elizabeth is the daughter of His Majesty the King, Elizabeth won't get a very good life here, when I can't take care of her. She needs another family. Far away from here"
They nodded and Sister Brigid took Elizabeth in her arms, walked out of the ward and in to a room, for babies. From that moment Elizabeth didn't have a family.
In the same time, in New York City, a doctor very famous Obstetrician was pregnant and had gone in to labour. The woman's name was Kate Montgomery. She was a well-known OB and Gynaecologist. Kate's labour pains started on 23rd December, just like Catherine's. 21 hours and 42 contractions later, on December 24th, Kate had given birth to a very small daughter. Kate knew something was wrong in the beginning, when the doctors and nurses didn't let her hold her child.
- "What is going on" Kate asked the nurses after she had delivered.
Kate was in shock over that her child; her baby girl wasn't allowed to get in to her mother's arms.
- "Give me my child! Give me my baby! Let me hold her!" She said loudly.
And the nurses looked at her, but didn't answer. Kate started moving heavily reaching out to the nurses; she got the grip of a young woman. Kate looked at the young woman who said,
- "Let go of me! Get off! Let go!"
The doctors and other nurses came to help the girl and Kate was tied to the bed and given some drugs to calm down on. Kate fell asleep again and they ran the tests to check what was wrong the baby girl.
After two days of test on her baby girl the nurses came back with her daughter.
-"She is dangerously ill, Kate. Your daughter is weak and lucky to be alive."
-"How is that possible? How is it possible, that she is seriously ill? How can she be dangerously ill, no OB I went to said something was wrong with her? How is it possible?!" Kate asked very nervously and fearing for her daughter. Kate was getting more worried for every minute, when the doctor and the nurses didn't give Kate her child.
-"It possible because it couldn't be seen until your due date but I'm afraid that there is nothing we can do at the moment. What your daughter might need would be a full recovery, but we do not have any treatment for her yet." The doctor said and looked at Kate.
-"What is she suffering? What is the disease? And how long does she have?" She asked.
-"She is suffering consumption." He said and walked over to the bed Kate was lying in. When Kate heard the words "consumption" she froze.
-"I want to hold her. Let me hold her." Kate said.
One of the nurses came over to the bed and Kate finally sighed in relief, that she could hold her child, her own flesh and blood.
-"Madeleine Mary," Kate whispered in the ears of her daughter.
Madeleine's face lighted up. Kate's eyes were filled tears and gave the child to the nurse.
-"Madeleine cannot stay here. She needs a life far from me, far from her father and far from the reality, which I am living in. She will not get a good life here." Kate quickly said, and the nurse walked out of the ward with Madeleine. From that moment Madeleine didn't have a family.