It’s a boy.
Prince William and Kate Middleton became parents of an 8 lb.
6 ounce baby boy late Monday afternoon.
Several hours later, William issued a brief statement
saying, "we could not be happier."
Both mother and child were reported doing well and will
remain in the hospital overnight.
Prince William was present for the birth at 4:24 p.m.,
according to a press release from the royal household.
The release also said the name of the baby, the couple’s
first, would be announced “in due course.” That could be a while: it took a
week to learn William's name and a month to learn Charles'.
The baby will be third in line to the throne after his
grandfather, Prince Charles, and his father.
Prince Charles issued a statement Monday night saying,
"Both my wife and I are overjoyed at the arrival of my first
grandchild. It is an incredibly special
moment for William and Catherine and we are so thrilled for them on the birth
of their baby boy.
"Grandparenthood is a unique moment in anyone's life,
as countless kind people have told me in recent months, so I am enormously
proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time and we are eagerly
looking forward to seeing the baby in the near future."
Crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace where a formal
announcement of the baby’s birth was posted to cheers Monday night.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at St. Mary’s
Hospital – where William and his brother Harry also were born – early Monday
morning.
It was not immediately clear how long labor lasted or
whether the child was delivered by natural birth or caesarian section.
Representatives of the world's press had been gathered for
days outside of St. Mary's Hospital.
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