Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to a baby boy

The Duchess of Cambridge tonight gave birth to a healthy baby boy. The birth which was announced this evening put the baby’s weight at 8lb 6oz. The baby boy was delivered at 4.24pm today at the private Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington with his proud father, Prince William, looking on. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well and

will remain in hospital overnight, said a spokesman for the palace. In a statement tonight William said simply: 'We could not be happier.' Palace sources said the couple chose to delay the release of the news by four hours to allow them to spend 'quality time' together.

There have been crowd outside Buckingham Palace awaiting the announcement of the birth. They subsequently went wild when they announced the arrival of the new baby Prince. There were three cheers of 'hip hip hooray,' as the crowd outside the palace gates swelled to more than 10 deep. Excited fans also sang happy birthday, welcoming the new Prince into the world.