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KATE Middleton and Prince William welcomed their baby BOY into the world, Kensington Palace announced today.
Third
in line to the throne, the Prince of Cambridge was delivered at the
Lindo Wing of St Mary’s hospital, Paddington, at 4.24pm - weighing 8lbs
6oz.
The palace said in a statement: “Her Royal Highness The
Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4.24pm. The baby
weighs 8lbs 6oz.
“The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth.
“The
Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of
Cornwall, Prince Harry and members of both families have been informed
and are delighted with the news.
“Her Royal Highness and her
child are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight.” Soon
after the palace announcement was made, a notice giving details about
the baby - the third-in-line to the throne - left St Mary’s Hospital in
London by car for Buckingham Palace.
It has been signed by the Queen’s former gynaecologist Marcus Setchell, who led the medical team that delivered Kate’s baby.
The
notice will be placed on an easel in the palace’s forecourt just like
the announcement of William’s birth on June 21, 1982, a traditional
element of theatre in marked contrast to the modern age of emails and
Twitter.
The new royal baby will be the Queen’s third
great-grandchild and is destined to be crowned monarch. He will be the
43rd sovereign since William the Conqueror if, as expected, it follows
reigns by the Prince of Wales then William.
First-time parents
Kate and William, both 31, will be busy deciding on a name for their
bundle of joy – with bookies touting George and James as the favourites.
The nation has been waiting with bated-breath for this historic day
since the royal couple announced they were expecting their first child
in December 2012.
Kate had a rocky start to her pregnancy when
she had to be admitted to hospital with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, a severe
type of morning sickness.
Prince William was also born in the
famous hospital wing in 1982 – with his brother Harry following two
years later. He made his public debut with his parents outside the
hospital, wrapped in a white blanket carried in the arms of his mother
Diana.
The baby Prince already has a tour scheduled for 2014 when
he will be joined by his parents on a trip to Australia and New
Zealand.
Mirroring his dad’s early years, Prince Charles and Princess Diana also took a 9-month-old Prince William Down Under in 1983.
The
Prince of Wales issued a brief statement: “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.”
Moments before Charles’s joyous words were released
the Queen’s press secretary Ailsa Anderson strode out onto Buckingham
Palace’s forecourt to place the official notice on its ornate stand.
The
document had four signatures, first was that of Marcus Setchell,
Surgeon Gynaecologist to Queen, who led the medical team that delivered
Kate’s baby.
Other members of his team included Guy
Thorpe-Beeston, obstetrician and Dr Sunit Godambe, consultant
neonatologist at St Mary’s Hospital.
Kensington Palace said “The names of the baby will be announced in due course.”
A smiling David Cameron declared the birth “an important moment in the life of our nation”.
Speaking
outside 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister said: “It is wonderful
news from St Mary’s, Paddington and I am sure that right across the
country, and indeed right across the Commonwealth, people will be
celebrating and wishing the royal couple well.
“It is an
important moment in the life of our nation but, I suppose, above all it
is a wonderful moment for a warm and loving couple who have got a brand
new baby boy.
“It has been a remarkable few years for our royal
family - a royal wedding that captured people’s hearts, that
extraordinary and magnificent jubilee and now this royal birth - all
from a family that has given this nation so much incredible service.”
“They can know that a proud nation is celebrating with a very proud and happy couple tonight.” |
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Source: thesun.co.uk |
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