Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Elizabeth gave birth to her first child , Prince Charles , on 14 November 1948 , less than one month after letters patent were issued by her father allowing her children to enjoy a royal and princely status to which they otherwise would not have been entitled .
Simplified: On 14 November 1948 , Elizabeth gave birth to her first child , Charles .