Kate Middleton Baby Born: Duchess Of Cambridge Gives Birth to baby boy!

Kate Middleton and Prince William Welcome Baby Boy

Kate Middleton's baby is finally here! Buckingham Palace confirms that the Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, the first child for her and Prince William. 

 

An easel stands in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in London carrying an official document to announce the birth of a baby boy at 4:24 p.m. to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at St Mary's Hospital.

Kate was admitted to St Mary's Hospital on the morning of July 22. She and Prince William arrived via car through a secret side entrance.

 

Ed Perkins of Kensington Palace hands over the official birth notice outside the Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital after the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first chid. The driver was waiting to take the notice to Buckingham Palace.

The birth comes after an anxious waiting period. Beginning in early July, press and fans camped outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital waiting for the duchess to arrive on her speculative due date... only to be left waiting for days more. 

 

Kate Middleton and Prince William stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 15.

Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, welcomed a healthy baby boy Monday at 4:24 p.m. London time, Buckingham Palace announced.

The Duchess of Cambridge went into labor early Monday morning.

The baby, weighing in at a robust 8 pounds and 6 ounces, is third in line to the British throne, behind his grandfather, Prince Charles, and his joyful dad.

The new royal grandfather was in unusually high spirits.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth returns in a car to Buckingham Palace in London on Monday. 

 

“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,” Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, said in a statement.

The infant’s formal title is His Royal Highness the Prince of Cambridge. As for his name, it will be revealed “in due course,” the family statement said.

That might be a while — William’s name was not announced for a week.

The baby is likely to grow up to be the 43rd monarch of England in a line going back to 1066.