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14 of the most hilariously posh birth announcements ever published

From the pages of the Daily Telegraph, obviously.

Feb 21st 2016, 1:00 PM 23,909 Views 10 Comments

AS F SCOTT Fitzgerald once said: “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.”

Here are the poshest birth announcements from the pages of the Daily Telegraph. Indebted to the work of Telegraph writer Harry Wallop. Glorious.

14. Wolf Joachim Mauleverer

Telegraph births (from Wednesday) pic.twitter.com/h7MipQWwWt
— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) February 19, 2016

Source: Harry Wallop/Twitter

13. Zebedee Ebenezer Jay and his siblings

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12. Araminta Grace and Marina Plum

Telegraph births this morning. Twins. pic.twitter.com/xovNd1DuLC
— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) October 12, 2015

Source: Harry Wallop/Twitter

11. Count Phenix Alexander Max

Telegraph Births column. European special pic.twitter.com/RjXTI60yaO
— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) September 25, 2014

Source: Harry Wallop/Twitter

10. Electra Amalia Bartholomea Von Westenholz

@col_6 Telegraph Births this morning. pic.twitter.com/fnY7NFWr2E"
— Lucy (@lucylocketlost) January 4, 2016

Source: Lucy styles/Twitter

9. Tarka

Telegraph Births column this morning. Yet more joy. pic.twitter.com/6IIk19Axxp
— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) April 5, 2014

Source: Harry Wallop/Twitter

8. Persephone Imogen May

Telegraph births today. pic.twitter.com/wqjFu69PuL
— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) December 19, 2015

Source: Harry Wallop/Twitter

7. Ptarmigan

Telegraph births column. Number of times she'll have to spell this out on the phone: every time pic.twitter.com/FdBrA5u5ZV
— Anita Singh (@anitathetweeter) July 11, 2015

Source: Anita Singh/Twitter

6. Myrtle Hero

Telegraph births today pic.twitter.com/TqeG8H8xtT
— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) December 2, 2015

Source: Harry Wallop/Twitter

5. Rafferty Rocket

@beccacongdon ‘maze. RT @hwallop Telegraph Births column this morning. Joy. pic.twitter.com/IP0fbuQWHT
— Manjiri Kulkarni Carey (@ManjiriKC) May 6, 2015

Source: ManjiriKC/Twitter

4. Claudia Fenella Beatrix, sister of Tatiana Fleur

Telegraph Births today: pic.twitter.com/2HPZM8TjoC
— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) June 14, 2014

Source: Harry Wallop/Twitter

3. Xanthe Valentine

Telegraph Births column this morning pic.twitter.com/aAxjPEESpO
— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) October 21, 2014

Source: Harry Wallop/Twitter

2. Bartol Ford Louis Oppenheim Doimi De Frankopan Subic Zrinski

"@anitathetweeter: Telegraph readers: just regular people pic.twitter.com/tuTm99xCXV" Not that I'm obsessed with the Telegraph births column too
— Alexander Woolley (@alexwoolley4) April 8, 2014

Source: Alexander Woolley/Twitter

1. And Wulfstan

Telegraph births column this morning. Just wonderful pic.twitter.com/cIWxBYFuXn
— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) March 28, 2014

Source: Harry Wallop/Twitter

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14 of the most hilariously posh birth announcements ever published