The future king of the United Kingdom was born at 4.24pm in St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington after the Duchess of Cambridge had 11 hours of labour, with the Duke of Cambridge, HRH Prince William in attendance. The newest addition to the British Royal family and the Queen's third great-grandson, who weighs 8lbs and 6 oz, becomes the third line in the throne, moving Prince Harry down to fourth. (Photo: Telegraph/thesantosrepublic.com)

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July 22, 2013 (TSR) – The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby boy 11 hours after being admitted to the hospital at around 6.a.m. on July 22, 2013, just over a week later than expected.

The Duchess of Cornwall suggested that they were expecting the baby to be born last week and the Queen has admitted that she is hoping it makes an appearance before she goes on her annual summer break to Balmoral this Friday.

In the hottest day of the year with thunder and lightning later in the afternoon, the future king of the United Kingdom was born at 4.24pm with the Duke of Cambridge, HRH Prince William in attendance.

The future king of the United Kingdom was born at 4.24pm in St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington after the Duchess of Cambridge had 11 hours of labour, with the Duke of Cambridge, HRH Prince William in attendance. The newest addition to the British Royal family and the Queen's third great-grandson, who weighs 8lbs and 6 oz, becomes the third line in the throne, moving Prince Harry down to fourth. (Photo: Telegraph/thesantosrepublic.com)
The future king of the United Kingdom was born at 4.24pm in St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington after the Duchess of Cambridge had 11 hours of labour, with the Duke of Cambridge, HRH Prince William in attendance. The newest addition to the British Royal family and the Queen’s third great-grandson, who weighs 8lbs and 6 oz, becomes the third line in the throne, moving Prince Harry down to fourth. (Photo: Telegraph/thesantosrepublic.com)

However, since no announcement of the birth were to be made until after the Queen, other senior members of the Royal family, and the Middleton family have been informed, the world had to wait. If the Duchess gave birth in the middle of the night no announcement would not have been made until the Queen has woken in the morning.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are delighted at the news.”

Few hours later, a Royal aide left the private Lindo wing of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, carrying the all-important piece of paper at 8.36pm.

The document was handed to a waiting driver, who took it to Buckingham Palace under police escort so the news could be placed on the easel.

The announcement was made in an email, and minutes later a notice was also placed on an easel on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace. The easel was the same one that was used when Prince William was born.

St James’s Palace said that the Duke and Duchess did not know the sex of their baby and have chosen not to be told until it is born.

Marcus Setchell, the Queen’s former gynaecologist, delivered the baby, aided by the Queen’s current gynaecologist Alan Farthing, the former fiance of the murdered BBC presenter Jill Dando.

Mr Setchell has abstained from alcohol since mid-June to make sure he was ready to deliver the baby whenever the call came.

The announcement was made in an email, and minutes later a notice was also placed on an easel on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace. The easel was the same one that was used when Prince William was born.

A short time afterwards, the details were released via the Palace’s official Twitter.

The baby is 8lbs 6oz, heavier than Prince William, who weighed 7lbs 1oz when he was born on June 21, 1982.

The baby will officially be known as HRH Prince (name) of Cambridge.

Celebratory gun salutes were fired by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park (41 rounds) and the Honorable Artillery Company at the Tower of London (62 rounds).

The new father, Duke of Cambridge, will only take two weeks statutory paternity leave before he returns to flying duties with his RAF Search and Rescue squadron in Wales.

The Duke did not take any time off before the birth because he did not want to race against time to be present when the baby is born.

He works a four days on, four days off shift pattern at RAF Valley on Anglesey, and being 300 miles away when the Duchess goes into labour would not be ideal.

The Duchess did not spend any time in Wales before the birth, but divided her time instead between Kensington Palace and her parents’ home in Berkshire.

Contingency plans have been put in place with the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading in case the Duchess went into labour unexpectedly early while visiting her parents.

Fortunately, the royal couple left the Middleton’s home at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday.

When the Duchess was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital this morning, she was already “in the early stages of labour”, Kensington Palace said.

She travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the private Lindo Wing of the hospital with the Duke of Cambridge by her side.

(Photo: AP/thesantosrpeublic.com)
(Photo: AP/thesantosrpeublic.com)

The Duchess of Cambridge will stay overnight, according to Kensington Palace.

When Diana, Princess of Wales gave birth to Prince William at the same hospital in 1982, she discharged herself just 36 hours after being admitted. She was in labour for 16 hours, having been admitted between 5am and 6am.

In line with royal tradition, the Duke and Duchess have not yet revealed the baby’s name. The Duke of Cambridge was not named for a week after his birth, partly because his parents, HRH Prince Charles and the late Diana, reportedly disagreed over names.

Baby Cambridge will make his public debut when the Duchess of Cambridge leaves hospital and stands on the same spot where Diana, Princess of Wales was first photographed holding Prince William 31 years ago.

No date has yet been set for when the baby will be christened, but it is likely to be some time in the autumn, when the Royal family return from their summer break at Balmoral.

The Duke of Cambridge, for example, was christened six weeks after his birth, in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace, using water drawn from the River Jordan in the Holy Land, in keeping with a tradition dating back to the Crusades.

Another royal tradition is for babies to wear a lace and satin christening robe made in 1841 and worn by all of Queen Victoria’s children and every generation of royal babies since, including Prince William.

Prince William was born at 9.03pm on June 21, with the Prince of Wales by his wife’s bedside.

The Lindo Wing charges a basic price of £4,965 for a “normal” delivery and a 24-hour stay, with each extra night costing an additional £1,050 for a deluxe room. The cost of the first 24 hours rises to £6,420 if a caesarean section is required.

The prices do not include the fee charged by consultants, and over the course of the entire pregnancy, the bill is likely to be around £12,000.

Natural birth or Caesarian?

The newest addition to the Royal family who becomes third in the line to the throne, ahead of Prince Harry, was born naturally.

Doctors were getting concerned and were not going to risk allowing her to go too far beyond her due date, which was the case.

The Duchess of Cambridge’s baby could have been induced birth which  is to happen this week.

St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington’s general policy was to wait no longer than a week before inducing labour.

Induced births can often involve an epidural and can raise the chances of an assisted delivery.

By the weekend, the hospital was ready to give the Duchess a choice of dates when is most convenient within this week’s time frame, because that is the longest they would wait.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommends that women with uncomplicated pregnancies are offered an induction between 41 weeks and 42 weeks “to avoid the risks of prolonged pregnancy”.

Louise Silverton, director of midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives, said that when a pregnancy progresses a week beyond the due date, or 40 weeks, there is a risk that the unborn baby will not be fully supported.

“The baby’s movements and heart beat would be monitored every two days,” she said.

“The risks do increase and I would think it unlikely that with someone as high profile as the Duchess that they would let it progress to 42 weeks.

“If she gets near to thinking about an induction, they may well advise that she has an elective caesarean instead.”

However, induced birth with Caesarian section would disappoint the Duchess, who has been hoping and planned for as natural a birth as possible.

Good thing, she got what she wanted.

When Diana, Princess of Wales, gave birth to Prince William at the same hospital, she too was induced.

She is said to have told Andrew Morton, her biographer: “William had to be induced, because I couldn’t handle the press pressure any longer, it was becoming unbearable.

“It was as if everybody was monitoring every day for me.”

She went on: “They wanted a Caesarean, no one told me this until afterwards. Anyway, the boy arrived, great excitement.”

The Royal Succession

It is the first time in 120 years that a still-serving monarch has got to meet her great-grandchild born in direct succession to the throne.

The prince, whose name has not yet been revealed and stands to inherit $1 billion someday, is Queen Elizabeth’s third great-grandchild.

The recent change to succession laws will now not be relevant for many decades, most likely until this baby has his own children.

The fact that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first born is a son signifies a return to a long unbroken line of male rule.

If the baby follows after the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge as king, he will be the 43rd monarch since William the Conqueror obtained the crown of England.

The baby’s uncle, Prince Harry, now moves to fourth in line to the throne, while the Duke of York shifts down to fifth and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie to sixth and seventh place.

The last still-serving monarch to meet a great grandchild born in direct succession was Queen Victoria, who reigned until 1901.

She was still sovereign when her great-grandchild Edward VIII, who later abdicated, was born third in line in 1894. His brother George VI was also born in Queen Victoria’s lifetime, arriving fourth in line in 1895.

The last great granddaughter of a still-serving sovereign born in direct succession on the male line was their sister Princess Mary in 1897.

The last future king to be born was the baby’s father William in 1982 and the last king to wear the crown was the baby’s great great grandfather George VI.

Unlike the new prince, George VI – known as Bertie to his family – never expected to be monarch, but was forced to take on the role after his brother Edward VIII abdicated.

The new royal baby is the first Prince of Cambridge to be born for more than 190 years.

The baby would have Britain’s monarch regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl after the Government has amended 300-year-old laws on royal succession.

However, the Succession to the Crown Act had to be accepted in each of the 15 Commonwealth realms where the Queen is head of state. To date, only three of the 15 have enshrined the change in law.

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