The Duchess of Cambridge was dressed in a red Jenny Packham dress with a white lace collar as she and the Duke of Cambridge left the hospital with their baby.
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Duke of Cambridge arrives at hospital with Prince George & Princess Charlotte following birth of their baby brother http://bbc.in/2JlAd07 #royalbabypic.twitter.com/PKt5yS5da2
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge show off new son outside London hospital http://bbc.in/2JlAd07 #royalbabypic.twitter.com/RpcFMzIFNr
The Duke said they were “very happy” and “very delighted” and joked, holding up three fingers, that he had “thrice the worry now”.
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The Duke of Cambridge brings George and Charlotte to St Mary’s Hospital to visit their new baby brother, with the princess giving the crowds a wave #royalbaby
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Kensington Palace earlier confirmed the happy news on Twitter: “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 1101hrs. The baby weighs 8lbs 7oz.
“The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.”
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Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 1101hrs.
The baby weighs 8lbs 7oz.
The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth.
Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.
In a follow-up tweet, Kensington Palace revealed that the Queen and members of both families “are delighted with the news”.
“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 The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 1101hrs.
The baby weighs 8lbs 7oz.
The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth.
Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.
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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.
In keeping with tradition, a notice announcing the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child was placed outside Buckingham Palace.
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A notice has been placed on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace following the announcement of the birth of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child.@KensingtonRoyal
Kensington Palace tweeted on Monday morning (April 23) that the Duchess of Cambridge was taken to the private Lindo wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London as she prepared to welcome her third baby with her husband Prince William.
“Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London earlier this morning in the early stages of labour,” the statement read.
“The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge.”
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Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London earlier this morning in the early stages of labour.
The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge.
Excitement had been building outside St Mary’s Hospital, where some fans camped out for 15 days in advance to celebrate the royal baby’s birth.
The world’s media began to gather outside the Lindo Wing on Monday morning after Kensington Palace announced that the Duchess of Cambridge had been admitted.
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The world’s media are gathered outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital ahead of the birth of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child.
The baby Prince joins the couple’s two children Prince George and Princess Charlotte and will be fifth in line to the throne after Princes Charles, William and George, and Princess Charlotte.
Prince Harry, who was fifth in line to the throne, moves to sixth in line.
The royal baby has arrived just over three-and-a-half weeks before the royal wedding. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are due to wed in Windsor on Saturday May 19.
The Duchess of Cambridge is expected to attend. Prince George and Princess Charlotte are tipped to be page boy and bridesmaid at the ceremony in St George’s Chapel. Prince William is expected to be Prince Harry’s best man.
