Prince Louis of Cambridge

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced the names of their baby son who was born on Monday.

The little boy will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge.

Louis is the name of Prince Philip's uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten. Lord Louis was a strong mentor and grandfather figure to Prince Charles. Unfortunately Lord Louis was killed in a bomb planted on his boat by the IRA in the late 1970s. 

Louis is Prince William's fourth name and is also one of Prince George's names.

Charles is obviously in honour of William's father the Prince of Wales. William's maternal uncle Lord Spencer is also Charles.

Arthur is another one of William's names ( William Arthur Philip Louis) and Charles is Charles Philip Arthur George.

So after the long wait we now know the name of our newest royal. 

Beautiful Baby Prince

Royal Tweet and Notice

Kensington Palace tweet:

Welcome to the family. pic.twitter.com/nKSd5kh5bZ

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 23, 2018

Here Is The New Prince!

Less than seven hours old, the new baby Prince of Cambridge was shown to the world by his delighted parents Catherine and William. 

The Duke and Duchess showed off their baby son before returning inside the Lindo Wing briefly to thank staff. The baby was placed in his carrier for the car short drive home to Kensington Place.

Catherine was dressed in a red Jenny Packham dress with white lace trim around the collar. Similar to the colour Diana had worn when she left the same hospital with Prince Harry in 1984. A very appropriate choice for St George's Day as well.

George And Charlotte Meet The Baby

Prince William brought Prince George and Princess Charlotte to St Mary's Hospital to meet their new baby brother just after 5pm. 

George was a little shy as usual and still dressed in his school uniform. Charlotte smiled and waved to the waiting media and did not seem phased at all.

New Prince of Cambridge

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed a new baby prince into the family. The prince will be 5th in line to the throne and is the third child for the royal couple.

Kensington Palace tweeted just a few moments ago:

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 1101hrs.

The baby weighs 8lbs 7oz.

The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth.

Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 23, 2018

Congratulations to the Duke, Duchess, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

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Updates

Kensington Palace has tweeted a photo of the assembled media and onlookers outside St Mary's hospital.

The world’s media are gathered outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital ahead of the birth of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child. pic.twitter.com/FLr1lL2AyT

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 23, 2018

Duchess In Labour

Kensington Palace has tweeted today that the Duchess of Cambridge is in labour and has been admitted
to hospital for the birth of the Duke and Duchess's third baby.

Today, 23rd of April is St George's Day in England, that country's patron saint.

The Royal Family's website has a page dedicated to updates on the arrival of the new prince or princess.

https://www.royal.uk/baby

Here is the twitter announcement from Kensington Palace:

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London earlier this morning in the early stages of labour.

The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge.

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 23, 2018

Catherine Back In London

George at 24 hours

The Duchess of Cambridge has returned to London to await the birth of baby number three. 

Prince George attends Thomas's Battersea and Princess Charlotte goes to nursery school in Kensington. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is busy along with the other senior members of the Royal Family supporting The Queen at Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting events.

Charlotte only a few hours old

Catherine, William and the young family spent Easter with her parents in Bucklebury, Berkshire. The Cambridges then went to their country home Anmer Hall on the Sandringham Estate. Catherine was photographed by fellow shoppers at Waitrose in Norfolk.

So now the entire Cambridge family is settled in Apartment 1A, Kensington Palace no doubt finishing preparations for the arrival of the new prince or princess in the next week or two. 

Royal Babies

A look back at the Queen's grandchildren when they were babies.

 From top: The Queen with Master Peter Phillips 1978
                  Princess Anne and Miss Zara Phillips 1981
                  Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince William 1982
                  Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Harry 1984
                  Duke and Duchess of York and Princess Beatrice 1988
                  Duke and Duchess of York and Princess Eugenie 1990
                  Earl and Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor 2003
                  Earl and Countess of Wessex and James, Viscount Severn 2007

Third Kate Baby Wait Continues...

The Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth to her baby "sometime" this month. 

As no due date has been given by Kensington Palace we all have to rely on supposition and hope! 

Catherine and William's first two children were overdue by several days. Charlotte was due in April 2015 but arrived on May 2nd. Royal commentators are hoping the baby makes an appearance on any of the following:

21st April: Her Majesty's birthday
23rd April: St George's Day- patron saint of England
29th April: William and Catherine's 7th wedding anniversary

Parking barricades have already been erected outside the hospital. 

To avoid inconvenience to St Mary's Hospital patients and staff, media will not be allowed to take up their places outside the Lindo Wing until an official message is sent to media organisations once the Duchess is well in labour. 

Cambridges At Easter

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children George and Charlotte spent Easter with Catherine's family in Berkshire.

Carole and Michael Middleton hosted the the family for what would have been a fun time in the lead up to the arrival of the third Cambridge baby.

Catherine and William enjoy being part of normal family gatherings and the children would have been doted on by their grandparents.

On Easter Sunday, the Duke and Duchess travelled to nearby Windsor Castle to attend mass with the Royal Family. However they became stuck in a traffic jam and arrived at St George's Chapel after Her Majesty. The Queen is always last to arrive and this lapse in protocol would not have pleased Her Majesty.

Anyone stuck in traffic knows that there is little that can be done but be patient. One would think that police outriders could have eased the path but perhaps that was not possible.

The Duchess looked lovely with her baby bump seeming to grow daily. With each pregnancy she suffers from extreme morning sickness which requires extended periods of bed rest and medical intervention. But towards the end Catherine seems much more energetic and can be seen out and about shopping.

On Easter Monday the family was back at their country home Anmer Hall in Norfolk. Photos have appeared on the internet showing Catherine shopping at Waitrose in Norfolk.

George and Charlotte will be due back at school and preschool in London so it is expected the Cambridges will head back to their Kensington Palace home soon.