The world has seen the royal baby for the first time as the future
king left hospital with his ecstatic parents this evening, who revealed they
had not yet chosen him a name. Prince William and Kate waved and smiled broadly
to the waiting cameras as they held their prince on the steps of the private
Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in London, 26 hours after he was delivered,
weighing 8lbs 6oz. Speaking for
the first time since giving birth, an obviously moved Duchess of Cambridge
said: 'It's been very emotional.
Any parent will know what this feeling is like.' As they left St Mary's
carefully cradling their precious child, the Duke of Cambridge followed the
steps his parents Charles and Diana took with him 31 years ago, when he was
born there on June 21, 1982. 'He's a big boy, quite heavy. We're still working
on a name,' he told reporters, adding: 'Well he has a good pair of lungs on
him, that's for sure.'
Confirming that the prince was overdue, William said: ‘I will
remind him of his tardiness when he is older.’ With a huge smile he then
added: ‘He’s got her looks thankfully’ to which the Duchess responded ‘No, no,
no I’m not sure about that.’ The Duchess
wore a lilac purple dress, with her long hair falling in waves around her face.
The new father wore a blue open neck shirt rolled up to his elbows with black
trousers. The couple then
returned to the hospital as William held his son, swaddled in a blanket, before
bringing him out again in his car seat. William then visibly breathed a sigh of
relief when he successfully installed his baby on the back seat with his wife,
before driving them home to Kensington Palace cheered on by a huge crowd.
Their child is now third in the line of succession, displacing
Prince Harry to fourth and the Duke of York to fifth, although he may not
become sovereign for half a century or more. The Duke, Duchess and Baby
Cambridge will travel home to Kensington Palace tonight, spending two weeks
there while William is on paternity leave.
Huge crowds of well-wishers and journalists from all over the
world have been waiting outside the west London hospital ward for weeks, first
to be there when Kate went into labour and now as the couple left with her
firstborn child.
Meanwhile, this evening
the Queen told guests at a Buckingham Palace reception she was 'thrilled' at
the birth of her great-grandson.Earlier the royal baby's grandparents met him
for the first time, and soon afterwards Kensington Palace confirmed the Duke,
Duchess and baby would leave this evening.
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