Raffaella Marini Chamberlain-Taylor was born on May 21, 2014, at St Mary’s Hospital in Manchester to Maria Chamberlain, 33, and Philip Taylor, 25
Raffaella may be small, but she’s a large bundle of fun: “She’s a real character — definitely the life and soul of the party.” Her first name was inspired by one of her parents’ favourite tennis players, Rafael Nadal. “We’re big tennis fans and we couldn’t really call her Roger (after Federer),” her mother explains. Her middle name means “charming” and “healthy” in Swahili — “Philip has a keen interest in Africa and African history”.
Born three weeks early weighing 6lb, Raffaella spent five days in special care but is now thriving. She loves being read to and her parents can’t wait until she’s old enough to play “the birthday game”, which involves guessing the ages of those featured in the Times birthday list.
Freddie Cole Wallis was born on July 12, 2014, at the Conquest Hospital in Hastings, East Sussex, to Angela, 37, and Tom Wallis, 38