AND THE ROYAL BABY ARRIVES!

The Duchess of Cambridge has delivered a baby boy this afternoon Monday, 22nd July, at exactly 4:24 pm. He weighs 8 pounds 6 ounces. The news of the royal birth was not made public immediately until 8:30 this evening. The birth of the royal baby has since been awaited by the British public as they have been thrown into a frenzy of some sort since the admission of Kate: the Duchess of Cambridge to the Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital, Paddington in the early morning of today, 22nd of July 2013, she travelled by car from Kensington Palace accompanied by her husband William:the Duke of Cambridge. Several police have been guarding the doors of the hospital with a heavy presence of the world's media and paparazzi who have been camping outside for weeks. The ancient protocol requiring the Secretary of State to witness the birth of an heir to the throne was dispensed with, as DNA technology now exists to solve babies switching. Supermarkets have stocked their shops to the brim with celebratory bottles of champagne - in pink and blue to celebrate the royal arrival, the third in line to the throne and the 3rd great grandchild of the Queen. New dad Prince William is not expecting any special treatment because of his blue blood, he has been treated like any other person on paternity leave and has already been on leave for several days. He is due to take just two weeks' statutory paternity leave - for which he will be paid £136.78 a week - before returning to his normal shift pattern as a search and rescue helicopter pilot in Anglesey, Wales. Though the baby's weight has been provided but it is unlikely that the baby's name will be released for several days. 

Heavily pregnant Kate 

UPDATE:

The Royal baby has now been named. He was named George Alexander Louis, to be addressed as HRH Prince George of Cambridge. His names were made public on Wednesday, the 24th of July 2013. 

The Royal baby