Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has been delivered of a baby boy, Kensington Palace announced in a press statement released at 20:56 British Summer Time on Monday 22 July 2013.
The baby weighs 8lbs 6oz.
Medical staff present were Mr Marcus Setchell, Surgeon-Gynaecologist, Mr Guy Thorpe-Beeston, Obstetrician and Dr Sunit Godambe, Consultant Neonatologist at St Mary’s Hospital.
The names of the baby are yet to be announced.
The baby is third in the line of Succession after His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge. He is styled His Royal Highness Prince [name] of Cambridge.
A formal notice of the birth will be posted on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace this evening.