This has echoes of what was sometimes suggested of Queen Elizabeth II — that she didn't "take" to motherhood, didn't instinctively know how to hold her children, etc. - Niall Stewart

But childrearing wasn’t always easy for the queen. She was exhausted by her long string of pregnancies, and she didn’t always take to the babies when they were born. In her diary, she even used the word ‘disgusting’ when describing infants.
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This has echoes of what was sometimes suggested of Queen Elizabeth II — that she didn't "take" to motherhood, didn't instinctively know how to hold her children, etc.
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