Royal fans celebrate the birth of Kate and William’s daughter, outside St Mary’s hospital in London. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a daughter, the first Princess of Cambridge to be born for more than 180 years.

The new baby was born at 8.34am weighing 8lbs 3oz – three ounces lighter than her older brother Prince George. The Duke of Cambridge attended the birth at the private Lindo Wing at St Mary’s hospital in London.

The daughter for Prince William and Kate is the fourth in line to the throne and the Queen’s fifth great-grandchild. She will be the first to take the title of princess for 25 years and will also be the highest ranking female in line to the throne. A girl has not been born this high up the line of succession in the UK for nearly 65 years, since Princess Anne was born.

In a statement, Kensington Palace said: “Her royal highness the Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a daughter at 8.34am. The baby weighs 8lbs 3oz.

“The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth.

“The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry and members of both families have been informed and are delighted with the news.

“Her royal highness and her child are both doing well.”

 

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An easel is placed in the forecourt of Buckingham palace to announce the birth of the royal baby. Photograph: Steve Parsons/AP

The duchess was admitted to the hospital in the early stages of labour at 6am. Only once members of both families had been informed was the news made public, at 11.09am. The duchess’s labour was far shorter than for her first child – Prince George took more than 10 hours to be born.

She was believed to have been around one week overdue, but in the end the birth appeared to happen swiftly .

The birth was overseen by a medical team led by Guy Thorpe-Beeston, surgeon-gynaecologist to the royal household, who was assisted by Alan Farthing, surgeon gynaecologist to the Queen. Both medics were present at George’s birth in July 2013.

 

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Town crier Tony Appleton announces the birth of the Cambridges’ second child outside St Mary’s hospital. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

There were cheers from the crowd gathered outside the hospital when the announcement was made. Some had been camping for almost two weeks in anticipation of the birth.

A bulletin, printed with the details of the delivery, was placed on an ornate gold easel erected by two footmen in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace. It said the duchess was “delivered” of a daughter and gave the time of birth.

Clarence House said the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were “absolutely delighted”. Other members of the Windsor and Middleton families were informed, including the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, and Prince Harry, who is in Australia.

Prime minister David Cameron posted on Twitter: “Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their baby girl. I’m absolutely delighted for them.

Labour leader Ed Miliband tweeted: “Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess on the birth of their daughter. Wishing them lots of joy and happiness – and hopefully some sleep”.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, was invited in to a voter’s house to watch the announcement on TV. “On the doorstep in Sheffield. Thanks to the kind constituents who invited me in to see the great royal baby news being announced on their TV,” he tweeted.

The baby is the first to use the title princess since Princess Eugenie, 25, younger daughter of the Duke of York. The last Princess of Cambridge was Princess Mary Adelaide, George III’s granddaughter, born 182 years ago in Hanover, Germany and known affectionately as “Fat Mary” because of her large girth.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage said he urged his party’s candidates to “take at least an hour out of campaigning in order to toast the new arrival. “I shall certainly be setting an example in that regard. After all, some things are worth interrupting politics for,” he said.

The duchess went on maternity leave on 27 March after carrying out her last official public engagement. Prince William is not due back at work until 1 June.

Earlier in the week the duke and duchess sent breatkfast to around 10 hardcore royal fans, much photographed by news-starved media as they kept vigil outside St Mary’s hospital. Two boxes of croissants and pastries were wrapped in a pink ribbon, which sent the fans in to paroxysms of speculation that it was a girl.

While a due date was never confirmed by Kensington Palace, the indications were that the baby was probably overdue by several days.

Originally parking suspension notices for a “special event” outside the hospital ran from 15 to 30 April. In the likelihood that officials had allowed a wide margin either side of the due date, it would seem those in the know had expected that event to be over by Thursday.

Eager to avoid the media circus that surrounded Prince George’s birth, the media were prevented from setting up camp outside the hospital until the official announcement that the duchess had been admitted.

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2015.05.02. 12:18

 

Megszületett Katalin hercegnő második gyermeke, írta a brit királyi ház hivatalos Twitter-csatornája. Lány lett, 3,7 kilogrammal született, és mindketten jól vannak. Megy a hip-hip hurrá a kórház előtt, szól a kolomp és a God Save The Queen!

A palota a hírt csaknem háromórás késleltetéssel közölte, mert a protokoll alapján először a 89 esztendős dédnagymamát, II. Erzsébet királynőt és a királyi család többi tagját értesítették.

A nevére már lehet fogadni a brit fogadóirodákban. Charlotte-ra tippelnek a legtöbben, ezután az Alice és az Elisabeth nevek követik a listán. Vilmos és Katalin leánygyermekének nevét várhatóan a következő napokban jelentik be.

 

Fotó: Leon Neal

Szombat reggel vitték kórházba Katalin cambridge-i hercegnőt, Vilmos herceg várandós feleségét, írta az MTI. A Kensington-palota - a házaspár londoni rezidenciája - közölte, hogy a hercegnő "a vajúdás korai szakaszában van".

A közlemény szerint a hercegnő az előzetes terveknek megfelelően az észak-londoni Paddington városrész St. Mary's kórházának Lindo Wing nevű szülészeti magánklinikáján tartózkodott, ahová férje vitte be autóval.

 

Fotó: Suzanne Plunkett

Ugyanabban a londoni kórházban született 1982. június 21-én Vilmos herceg is, aki 16 órával az után jött a világra, hogy édesanyját, Diana hercegnőt bevitték a szülészeti klinikára.

Az újszülött világra jövetele pillanatában - bátyja, az idén kétéves György herceg után - a negyedik helyet foglalja el a brit trónutódlási sorban, így valószínűleg nem lesz az Egyesült Királyság uralkodója. A gyermek a nagybátyját, Harry herceget, Vilmos öccsét utasítja egy hellyel maga mögé a trónöröklési sorrendben.

 

Fotó: Wpa Pool

Az idén 89 esztendős II. Erzsébet királynő után elsőszülött fia, Károly trónörökös - Vilmos édesapja -, Károly után Vilmos, Vilmos után pedig a hercegi házaspár elsőszülöttje, vagyis György ülhet majd az Egyesült Királyság trónjára.

Vilmos és Katalin második gyermeke II. Erzsébet királynő ötödik dédunokája lesz.

Az udvar hivatalos közleményei szerint a hercegi házaspár nem tudta, hogy a gyermek fiú lesz-e vagy leány. Most megtudta.

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Rosalyn OshmyanskyApril 17, 2015

Royal baby prep is in full swing -- and not just for the royals!

Kate Middleton and Prince William are expected their second child any day now, and staffers at her hospital are preparing for the media as well as all of those fans with royal fever who will wait outside to get a first glimpse of the new addition to the royal family.

Barricades are going up outside of the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is expected to give birth. No Parking signs are also in place in front of the hospital for the rest of the month.

This is the same hospital where Will and Kate welcomed, their first baby, George on July 22, 2013.

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A month ago, Kate revealed her due date is mid-to-end of April, but the couple has not publicly shared an exact due date or the sex of their baby.

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Will and Kate first announced that Prince George will have a brother or sister back in September of last year. Are you excited for the birth of royal baby no. 2? Share your excitement with the hashtag #ETnow.

Check out the video below to see how cute Prince George looked on his 1st birthday.

16 DECEMBER 2014

Prince George may have been too young to appreciate Christmas last year, but at 16-months-old, the playful tot seemed just the right age to enjoy this winter's festivities. He experienced his first Winter Wonderland day out last week with his mum Duchess Kate, an insider has confirmed to HELLO! magazine.

Travelling just a stone's throw away from their Kensington Palace home to Hyde Park, Kate and George made an incognito visit to the annual London attraction.

"They spent an hour together in Santa Land, enjoying a ride on the teacup ride, and looked like they were having a fantastic time," an onlooker exclusively revealed to HELLO! magazine.

Duchess Kate enjoyed a Christmas day out in Winter Wonderland with baby Prince George

"George was dressed warmly in a snowsuit and Kate was dressed down, wearing a baseball cap. They arrived at 11am and happily mingled with other members of the public."

It didn't look as if George paid a visit to Santa, but Prince William and Kate's firstborn seemed to have enjoyed his day out with his pregnant mum.

The Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth to her second child in April of next year, welcoming a younger brother or sister for gorgeous George.

 Prince George's new photos are available to see in this week's issue of HELLO!

 
Their quick excursion to Winter Wonderland came just a few days before a set of three new official photos of George were released to the public.

Royal watchers were quick to note that the tot bears a striking resemblance to his father, when William himself was a young child.

Looking every inch the dapper toddler, George, whose photos feature in this week's magazine of HELLO!, is pictured sitting in the courtyard of his palatial residence, gazing up at the sky in one shot and giving his knowing, cheeky smile in the other two.

 Prince George's knitted jumper sold out weeks before the photos were released

 
For his photoshoot, William and Kate's son sported black shorts, a white shirt and a navy London Guards knitted jumper by Cath Kidston. Unfortunately for George fans, the woollen top had already sold out weeks before the photos were made public, meaning they couldn't rush out to buy replicas.

The high street retailer said that they are hoping to put the jumper back on sale after being inundated with requests from shoppers worldwide.