Prince William and Kate leave hospital with new baby

By Michael Holden
Prince William and his wife Kate gave the world its first glimpse of their new baby on Tuesday when they left hospital with the boy who is third in line to the British throne.
To huge cheers from well-wishers and hospital staff, the beaming couple waved and took turns to hold their son, wrapped tightly in a white blanket with only the top of his head visible.
“We are still working on a name, so we will have that as soon as we can,” William told reporters, adding that he could not be happier. “He’s got her looks, thankfully.”
Kate, wearing a pale blue dress with white polka dots, said they were both feeling “very emotional”.
“It’s such a special time. Any parent… will know what this feeling is like,” she said before William drove the young family away in a Range Rover.
Kate, 31, gave birth to the couple’s first child on Monday afternoon, ending weeks of feverish anticipation about the arrival, and all three spent the night in the hospital – St Mary’s in west London.
They adhered to tradition by giving the public the first sight of the baby on the steps of the hospital as they left – just as William’s father Prince Charles and late mother, Princess Diana, did with him.
The baby’s name will be announced later. George and James, both traditional royal names, were favoured choices with British bookmakers.
Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, were the first visitors to see the couple and their new child. Asked if she would reveal the name or had made any suggestions, Carole Middleton laughed and said: “Absolutely not.”
“I’m thrilled and very excited,” Charles said during an official visit in northern England.
His second wife, Camilla, spoke of a “wonderfully uplifting moment for the country”, adding that Charles would make a “brilliant” grandfather.

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