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A new Romeo & Juliet are born…

Fast forward 422 years and two babies have been born, to two different sets of parents, 18hours apart, in the next room - the babies... Romeo & Juliet.

By Christie MannWednesday 22 Mar 2017CultureReading Time: 1 minute

Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair South Carolina, where we lay our scene…

One could be forgiven for thinking that the above sounds just a little familiar, the truth is, it is… Swap out ‘fair South Carolina’ for ‘fair Verona’ and you have the opening of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.

Fast forward 422 years and two babies have been born, to two different sets of parents, 18hours apart, in the next room – the babies names… Romeo & Juliet.

Well, that’s just a bit cute, is it not! Apparently the parents didn’t know each other beforehand and little Romeo & Juliet’s names were picked months and months ago… check out the full story from Love What Matters below…