THE newest member of the Windsor dynasty will become one of the most photographed little girls in the world.

Wills and Kate's second child will follow a well trodden path of every event in their life being recorded by the world's media.

Young George is already an old hand at the photocall and Wills and Harry, although hating the intrusion know their cooperation, had learned it's easier to work with than against the world's media.

And while every newspaper and magazine reader along with the TV loving viewers will expect to see the latest footage, such a situation was not always the case.

A new informality was really heralded by the the palace allowing the cameras to film the royal family for the groundbreaking documentary which was aired on June 21 1969.

We saw The Queen, Prince Phillip, Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward having a barbecue at Balmoral - just like a normal family.

It was a window into the world of the royals, especially the children, one which had previously been firmly shut.

Prior to this, births, schooling, university were strictly private.

Winging our way back to 1819 saw the birth of Victoria, the daughter of the Duke of Kent and niece of King William IV.

Her father was the fourth and youngest son of George III who, sadly died eight months after Victoria's birth.

The young princess was closely monitored by her mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, was schooled at home and led the cloistered life common to royalty at that time.

And at that time there was still a chance her uncles could have children.

However, that all changed when 18 years after her birth, and with all her uncles dead without a legitimate heir, the young Victoria became Queen.

Her marriage to Prince Albert on February 10, 1840 eventually produced nine children,

Hi]Victoria, German Empress, Edward VII, Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, Alfred Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Beatrice and Victoria became grandmother, aunt, inlaw to most of the crowned heads on Europe.

Her children had a strict, privileged occasionally harsh upbringing and not until they reached marriageable age did they become better known. To most people the monarchy was distant, all powerful and bore no relationship to their every day life.

While eldest child Vicky eventually became mother to Kaiser Wilhelm II, eldest son Bertie, later Edward VII enjoyed life to the full and became a well known character.

His free and easy lifestyle continued even after marriage to Alexandra of Denmark and the birth of their six children.

The eldest Albert Victor died at 28 during a flu epidemic, but not before his name was linked to the Jack the Ripper murders.

Younger brother George, served in the navy from the age of 12 until he was 26, and photographs show a sombre little boy and dour man.

As well as taking his brother place in the line of succession he also inherited Albert Victor's intended bride, Mary of Teck.

Their six children, five boys and one girl, had a regimented upbringing, with the king running the households as if they were on board ship.

While Prince Eddie escaped the repression by enjoying himself across Europe, Younger brother George, battled a lifelong stutter and presumable was grateful he wasn't the first born. Photographs show two very different types of men.

George married in 1923.

Three years later the birth of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was low key, she was the daughter of the second son and never expected to take the throne.

But she was a princess as people wanted to see her.

Her uncle Eddie was the eligible bachelor who would ascend to the throne, marry, have children and start a new branch of the family.

He did the first two: becoming Edward VIII and marrying Wallis Simpson, but that marriage scuppered his chance of remaining on the throne and he abdicated 11 months after his father died.

The new royal family was thrown into the spotlight with cameras firmly fixed on the Elizabeth and her younger sister Margaret Rose.

Their ascent to the very top of the tree gave, the public the first glimpses behind the scenes of the royals. The princesses were shown playing, riding horses and taking part in a variety of everyday activities as well as the expected royal engagements.

However, there was still a great deal of respect for the family and they were allowed to enjoy their privacy.

Even the coverage of Elizabeth's marriage in 1947 and the birth of Charles a year and Ann in 1950 was strictly orchestrated by the Palace.

It wasn't until that 1969 film that the family was seen to have become fair game and it could be viewed as the precursor to what we have today.