World sees the royal baby

UK welcomes the royal baby

It's a baby boy for the royal couple Kate Middleton and prince Williams.

UK welcomes the royal baby

Prince Williams and Kate Middleton tied the knot on 29th April 2011.

UK welcomes the royal baby

Congratulatory messages pour in after Kate gives birth to boy.

UK welcomes the royal baby

UK celebrates as Kate Middleton gives birth to royal baby.

UK welcomes the royal baby

Shops have prepared all kinds of special royal baby clothes and souvenirs, which has been said will bring at least 2.45 billion British pounds to retailers.

UK welcomes the royal baby

Kate gives birth to a boy, Britain jubilant

UK welcomes the royal baby

The couple did not know the sex of their first child, who is third in line to the throne after Prince Charles and Prince William.

UK welcomes the royal baby

The due date had never been officially announced but had widely been expected to be mid-July.

UK welcomes the royal baby

The Duchess was tended by a top medical team led by the Queen's gynaecologist Marcus Setchell, who delivered the Countess of Wessex's two children.

UK welcomes the royal baby

Alan Farthing, the Queen's current gynaecologist, assisted in the delivery.

UK welcomes the royal baby

Alan Farthing, the Queen's current gynaecologist, assisted in the delivery.

UK welcomes the royal baby

Congratulatory messages from around he world poured in as Prince William's wife Kate Middleton gave birth to a baby boy, with Britons and the Royal family ecstatic at the arrival of Britain's future King.

UK welcomes the royal baby

1In an official announcement, Buckingham Palace said, "The Queen and Prince Philip are delighted at the news of the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby."

UK welcomes the royal baby

Queen Elizabeth II is expected to have been the first to be informed about her newest great-grandson by phone.

UK welcomes the royal baby

Prince Charles, the grandfather of the 8lbs 6oz boy, responded to news of the birth by saying he was "enormously proud and happy" of becoming a grandparent.

UK welcomes the royal baby

Reporters and royal family fans gathered outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London, awaiting news of the birth of the couple's first child.

UK welcomes the royal baby

The royal couple's first child, who under new laws to succession will remain third in line to the throne, was born with the Duke of Cambridge present beside Kate as she delivered the baby.

UK welcomes the royal baby

It's a boy! Prince William's wife Kate Middleton gave birth to a baby boy, as Britain raised a toast to the much-awaited arrival of its future King.

UK welcomes the royal baby

The fountain in Trafalgar Square was lit up with blue lighting to mark the birth of the third in line to Britain's throne and "It's a boy" was instantly being flashed on the BT Tower in central London.

World sees the royal baby

The baby raised a tiny hand above his white blankets but remained quiet.

World sees the royal baby

William was dressed casually in a blue shirt with rolled up sleeves and Kate was wearing a light blue polka dotted dress.

World sees the royal baby

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge gave the world a glimpse of the Prince of Cambridge for the customary royal family portrait amid cheers from the crowd of well-wishers and mediapersons.

World sees the royal baby

Prince William and Kate Middleton emerged on the steps of St Mary's Hospital in London with their newborn baby boy for the first time.

World sees the royal baby

The world got its first glimpse of the baby destined to be Britain's King one day.

World sees the royal baby

Prince William and Kate Middleton posed with their newborn son while leaving hospital for ecstatic Britons to capture the historic moment.