Royal Baby: Prince Charles Feels 'Excellent Joy' For New Grandson

24 April 2018
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The Prince of Wales has stated it is "a fantastic joy" to have another grandchild, adding "I do not know how I am going to keep up with them".


Gun salutes across London have actually marked the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's 3rd child.


The couple's second boy was born upon Monday at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, London, 8lb 7oz.


The brand-new prince, whose name has yet to be revealed, has actually been getting his very first visitors at Kensington Palace.


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His arrival was commemorated with traditional gun salutes from the Tower of London and Hyde Park, which are used to mark every birth of a prince or princess.


Westminster Abbey also marked the event with bell ringing - a custom for significant royal occasions.


Catherine's sibling Pippa was amongst the first visitors to Kensington Palace, where she satisfied her nephew for the very first time.


In a declaration released by Clarence House, Prince Charles stated: "We are both [the Duchess of Cornwall and I] so delighted at the news.


"It is an excellent delight to have another grandchild, the only difficulty is I don't know how I am going to stay up to date with them."


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The palace said a name would be exposed in due course but for the time being a formal notification of the birth of the kid has been positioned on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.


Arthur, James, Philip and Albert are among the bookmakers' favourites.


The prince's siblings, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, visited their younger sibling in healthcare facility on Monday.


The duchess was confessed to the Lindo Wing at about 06:00 BST on Monday with the birth being revealed soon after 13:00 BST.


Crowds had collected outside the health center in Paddington, with some well-wishers having for more than 2 weeks.


As Prince William left with his brand-new boy, he said the couple were really pleased and joked he would have "thrice the worry now".


In 2013, the law changed which enables Princess Charlotte to keep her location as 4th in line to the throne.


Before, more youthful royal males would have surpassed their older siblings.


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To become King or Queen as the third-born royal kid is rare - and has yet to occur within the present House of Windsor.


But the 3rd kid of George III and Queen Charlotte, William IV, took on the job and ruled from 1830 to 1837.


The Hanoverian king acceded to the throne aged 64 when his older sibling, George IV, passed away without a beneficiary.


He became next in line when he was 62 and his other older brother, Frederick, Duke of York, passed away.