Bernard O'Shea: Five things Peppa Pig needs to know about having three siblings in the family

Peppa’s got a third sibling? As a parent of three (and an unwilling expert in the “Bing Bong Song”), I can confirm: this is seismic.

Bernard O'Shea: "This isn’t just a plot development in a cartoon. It’s a psychological earthquake. And Peppa, bless her, is right at the epicentre." Picture: Channel 5/PA Wire.

When the news broke online (with more fanfare than some actual human births), it was revealed that Peppa’s new baby sister was born in the same maternity ward as the royal children. The actual Lindo Wing, where Kate Middleton had her baby.

I thought: “Hang on, what does this mean for George? What does it mean for Peppa? What does it mean for the rest of us who’ve built our parenting routines around a smug pig in a red dress?”