World welcomes future king

THE United Kingdom has welcomed a future king with the announcement that Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have a baby boy.

He was born at 4.24pm local time (1.24am AEST) and weighs 8 lbs 6oz or 3800 grams.

Prince William was present at the birth.

No name has been announced yet but is expected in coming days.

The boy is third in line for the throne.

The news was announced by Kensington palace in a statement: "Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight," it said.

"Members of both families have been informed and are delighted with the news."

The news was then posted in traditional fashion with a notice on an easel at Buckingham Palace.

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Clarence House announced that "The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry and families have been told and are delighted."

Prince Charles said he is "enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time".

"Both my wife and I are overjoyed at the arrival of my first grandchild," Charles said in a statement released by Clarence House.

"It is an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine and we are so thrilled for them on the birth of their baby boy.

"Grandparenthood is a unique moment in anyone's life, as countless kind people have told me in recent months, so I am enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing the baby in the near future."

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