See the pictures of the couple presenting the little prince to his adoring countryman
History has been made. The Duchess of Cambridge delivered a healthy baby boy. The prince will be the 6th in line for the thrown. His sister at 2 years of age is the first female royal to keep her place in line for the thrown.
Catherine and the Duke of Cambridge arrived at the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, in central London shortly before 6:00 BST on Monday.Catherine has been on maternity leave since making a last royal visit to a charity lunch in London on 22 March.
As with her previous pregnancies, Will and Kate did not know the sex of the baby beforehand, palace officials confirmed in a briefing weeks before the birth.
The birth will be announced with an email to the press and a celebratory tweet posted on the Kensington Palace Twitter feed.The practice of posting a bulletin outside the Palace announcing a royal birth has gone on for at least as long as Buckingham Palace has been the Sovereign’s official residence – since 1837. There will also be the traditional custom of placing a framed paper proclamation on an ornate gold stand behind the iron railings of Buckingham Palace.
The royal couple first announced that they were expecting their third child last September, a week after visiting the Princess Diana memorial garden at Kensington Palace to mark the 20th anniversary of her death and not long after their first family tour to Poland and Germany. The facility is also where the late Princess Diana gave birth to William and Harry. Diana returned to St Mary’s in April 1997 – four months before her death in a Paris car crash – when she toured the paediatric intensive care unit, meeting poorly youngsters.
It is thought that he will go to see Prince George and Princess Charlotte before possibly bringing them back to the hospital to visit their mother and meet their new brother, but that is not yet confirmed. He has been determined to play a hands-on role in bringing up his children while also protecting their privacy, an issue close to his heart after the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a 1997 Paris car crash as her limousine sped away from chasing paparazzi.
Meanwhile the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan tweeted: “On behalf of Londoners, I want to send our warmest congratulations to the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their baby boy.” “My warmest congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their baby boy,” Prime Minister Theresa May said. The Archbishop of Canterbury tweeted: “Congratulations to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the safe delivery of their baby, a brother for Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Congratulations to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the safe delivery of their baby, a brother for Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Prime Minister Theresa May, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and other British politicians and public figures sent their well wishes and congratulations over social media but otherwise did not reflect on the impact for the nation. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott also sent their congratulations as politicians from across the political spectrum reacted with joy to the news of a new royal baby. S peaker John Bercow told the Commons: “I am sure the whole House would want to join me in sending Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, our warmest congratulations on the birth of their son.” The Westminster Twitter account said: Warmest congratulations to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their third child. The baby will be Queen Elizabeth II’s sixth great-grandchild and fifth in line to the throne, after grandfather Prince Charles, father Prince William and the two older siblings. The newest little royal will displace Uncle Prince Harry, 33, in the succession; he will move down to sixth in line, and any children he has will follow him. Duchess Kate gives birth to third royal baby, palace says The baby, the third for the former Kate Middleton, 36, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, 35, will be grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s sixth great-grandchild. She was later said to be “delighted” with the birth of her sixth great-grandchild. The baby is fifth in line to the throne, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s sixth great-grandchild and a younger sibling of Prince George and Princess Charlotte. The baby’s arrival bumps Prince Harry, once known as “the spare to the heir,” down to sixth place in the order of succession.
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