Britain goes all out to welcome the new Princess

People may not have been this excited when their own kids were born, as the world is thrown into royal baby frenzy for the second time with the birth of the new princess (Charlotte or Alice? Which one are you rooting for?). Aside from the cuteness overload from Prince George memes flooding the internet, we have people, restaurants and celebs going gaga with the baby-mania.

The pink wave

Britain's probably looking pink from space right now, as its landmarks are turning pink in honour of the princess. UK's BT Tower flashed the words 'It's a girl' with a purple background, while the Royal Tower Bridge was glowing with pink lights.





Other monuments going pink include the London Eye, Trafalgar Square's fountains and Blackburn Tower. And just so you don't forget it during your commute to work, even London's taxis have little pink 'It's a girl' signs on them to commemorate the occasion!





Even Queen Elizabeth wore a completely pink outfit as she visited Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire (let's just hope she doesn't blend into the rest of the pink buildings). Even New Zealand's caught the pink fever, as Auckland's Sky Tower went luminous purple-pink for the event.

Birthday wishes

Some people ditched the congratulatory messages and decided to get creative in wishing Will and Kate. The Royal Navy tweeted a pic of their members lined up to spell the word 'sister' aboard the HMS Lancaster.



Tony Appleton, an overzealous royal baby fan, took it upon himself to dress up in 18th century clothing and become the unofficial town crier to announce the princess' birth. "On this day, the second of May, in the year 2015, we welcome with humble duty the second born of their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge," said Appleton, who pulled the same stunt after the birth of Prince George.

David Beckham, who now shares his birthday with the princess, tweeted, "Happy to hear that mother and daughter are fine. It's not a bad day to be born."