A Birthday Miracle
On a snowy December morning day, King Henry Tudor paced his chambers with only his most trusted friends in his accompany as he awaits word about the Queen. Since Queen Katherine felt the first pains of childbirth the previous afternoon.
"Your Majesty, the Queen has given birth to a healthy Prince and Princess for England"
Henry asks one of his trusted physician "How is the Queen?" thinking about his beloved Spanish queen.
" The Queen is tired and weak from hours spent bringing the Prince and Princess into this world" says Doctor Thomas Linacre happily to his King knowing that the dangers of childbirth brings to any woman especially those that carried more then one child in their womb.
However, before Henry would walk out of his own chambers to join his family Doctor Linacre stopped him by saying "Your Majesty, there is something else you must know about"
Henry gives Doctor Linacre a look of disbelief before nodding for the good doctor to continue speaking.
Doctor Linacre carefully approaches this topic "Your Majesty, it's our belief that the strain of birthing two children at twice along with the Queen's age" pauses for a second before gaining his courage to state "That it's in the best interest of the Queen that she no longer finds herself with child because it will more then likely that the child shall not survive as well as the Queen"
Henry does not say anything to Doctor Linacre as he leaves because Katherine finally gave birth to a healthy Prince of Wales.
-A Birthday Miracle-
Henry arrives into the Queen apartments to see numerous of Katherine ladies-in-waiting ridding the room of clothes and pots used just moments ago. As Henry enters into her bedchambers, he finds Katherine sitting up in bed with many pillows behind her back glowing with happiness.
Henry walks over to Katherine to give her a kiss before happily saying to her "This must be your most joyful and happiest birthday so far"
"My beloved husband you are correct" states Katherine joyfully that she shall share her own birthday with her own children now.
Two ladies-in-waiting walk over slowly to their King and Queen each holding one of their new children in their arms.
Lady Maud Parr says to them "Your majesties, this is your beloved Prince of England" placing the small bundle in the King's awaiting Lady Maria de Salinas who holds the young Princess in her arms says in the Queen's native language "Your majesty, here is another Tudor Rose for England" as she places the infant in her friend's arms. Both Lady Parr and Lady de Salinas leave the new parents alone in the Queen's bedchambers.
Once alone with just Henry and their newborn children, Katherine asks her husband "What shall our Prince and Princess names be?" as she carefully examines her newborn daughter in her arms.
"Our Prince shall be named Henry" states Henry joyfully at the thought that he finally his a healthy Prince of Wales named after himself but then he notices Katherine's face filled with fear. "What is wrong with my choice of a name for our beloved Prince?"
Katherine whispers to him with fear of his reaction "I don't wish to name our healthy son after yourself because the sons we lost with the same name . . . . Because they were taken from us to soon" as she thinks it's a bad omen for their children.
Henry thinks over Katherine's worries before agreeing with his beloved wife by saying "If it will make you happy, his name shall be Edward instead for the stories that my mother told me about her father and brother"
Before Katherine could say anything about their daughter's name, Henry quickly states "As it's your birthday, I wish for you to name our beautiful daughter yourself"
Katherine says happily "Welcomed to this world Prince Edward Tudor the Duke of Cornwall and Princess Isabel Tudor" naming her daughter after her own mother Isabella of Castile.
-A Birthday Miracle-
AN: For the past few months I have been working on completing outlines for each of my current stories. Therefore, there will be two stories simultaneously updated until it's complete. This process will exclude these stories: Tudors One-Shot Collection, Secrets to the Grave, and 100 Prompts, 100 Stories.
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