Royal baby makes first appearance
Posted Jul 23, 2013 03:43:34 PM.
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LONDON – A beaming Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have shown their newborn baby boy to the world.
The family of three stepped outside St. Mary’s Hospital in London with their baby boy, just after 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday.
It was the first time the royal baby was seen in public.
No name has been announced yet. “We’re still working on a name,” Prince William said.
Meanwhile, Britons and people around the world are waiting to hear the name of the royal baby prince, who will someday be king.
Will and Kate welcomed their first baby on Monday — a boy weighing eight pounds and six ounces — at 4:24 p.m. BST Monday. He is third in line to the British throne.
“Mother, son and father are all doing well this morning,” a spokesperson with Kensington Palace said.
In a statement, the Duke and Duchess thanked “the staff at [St. Mary’s Hospital] Lindo Wing and the whole hospital for the tremendous care the three of us have received.”
The Duchess’ parents, the Middletons, visited the family at the hospital late Tuesday afternoon.
“He’s absolutely beautiful. We’re so thrilled,” Carole Middleton said.
The infant’s name — and what he looks like — remain a royal mystery. Oddsmakers have James as the favorite, followed by Henry, George, Philip, Alexander and Richard.
Gun salutes by royal artillery companies were held Tuesday to celebrate the royal birth, including the ringing of bells at London’s Westminster Abbey. There was also a special changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
