March 28, 2017

Royal Baby Celebrations

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were the proud parents of a baby boy.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge together

Royal Baby Celebrations - Prince Williams Saying

Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke Joking

Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Posing

Royal Baby Celebrations - The Royal Couple Returned

Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Looking

Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke Carrying His Son

Royal Baby Celebrations - Prince & Duchess

Royal Baby Celebrations - Prince Charles

Royal Baby Celebrations - The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery

Royal Baby Celebrations - 41 Royal Gun Salute

Royal Baby Celebrations - Carole and Michael Middleton

Royal Baby Celebrations - The Honourable Artillery Company

Royal Baby Celebrations - Smiling Nurses at St Mary's Hospital

Royal Baby Celebrations - The Chelsea Pensioners

Royal Baby Celebrations - Toronto's CN Tower

Royal Baby Celebrations - Auckland's Sky Tower

Royal Baby Celebrations - The fountains in Trafalgar Square

Royal Baby Celebrations - The London Eye

Royal Baby Celebrations - Buckingham Palace

Royal Baby Celebrations - Royal Press Secretary

Royal Baby Celebrations - Marcus Setchell and Alan Farthing

Royal Baby Celebrations - The Press Release

Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Source: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge leaving St Mary's Hospital 7pm with their baby son.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Catherine

Source: A beaming Catherine left the hospital with her son in her arms.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge together

Source: The Duchess of Cambridge wearing a bespoke dress by Jenny Packham and wedge heels.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Prince Williams Saying

Source: "He's a big boy, he's quite heavy, we're still working on a name. He's got a good pair of lungs on him," The Duke

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke Joking

Source: The Duke joked about the abundance of hair on his son's head: "He's got more than me, thank god!"

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Posing

Source: The baby boy remained silent throughout his first introduction to the world.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Royal Couple Returned

Source: The royal couple returned to Kensington Palace with their son on leaving hospital.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Looking

Source: The Duchess told the press that she was feeling "very emotional".

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Duke Carrying His Son

Source: The Duke carried the baby to their waiting car and fitted the car seat himself before driving the car himself.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Prince & Duchess

Source: Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrived to meet the baby prince for the first time.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Prince Charles

Source: Prince Charles beamed at the waiting press and asked, "have you had a long wait?"

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Royal Baby Celebrations - 61 Gun Salute

Source: 61 gun salute, at Tower of London to celebrate the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's son.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery

Source: The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrived in Green Park for the gun salute.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - 41 Royal Gun Salute

Source: The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41 royal gun salute in Green Park.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Carole and Michael Middleton

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Honourable Artillery Company

Source: The Honourable Artillery Company ahead of the royal gun salute to celebrate the birth of the royal baby.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Smiling Nurses at St Mary's Hospital

Source: Smiling nurses arrived for their shifts at St Mary's Hospital.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Chelsea Pensioners

Source: The Chelsea pensioners celebrated by sending the royal couple a teddy bear dressed in their traditional red uniform.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Niagara Falls

Source: Visitors to Niagara Falls were alerted to the sex of the baby as the landmark was lit with blue lights.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Toronto's CN Tower

Source: Toronto's CN Tower turns blue in celebration.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Auckland's Sky Tower

Source: Auckland's Sky Tower lit up blue.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The fountains in Trafalgar Square

Source: The fountains in Trafalgar Square were illuminated blue to celebrate the birth of the baby boy.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The London Eye

Source: The London Eye illuminated to celebrate the birth.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Buckingham Palace

Source: Crowds outside Buckingham Palace remained late into the night.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Easel

Source: The easel outside Buckingham Palace.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Royal Press Secretary

Source: Royal press secretary Ed Perkins handing over the official birth notice for easel at Buckingham Palace.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - Marcus Setchell and Alan Farthing

Source: Marcus Setchell and Alan Farthing - the royal gynaecologists - left the hospital, with Setchell.

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Royal Baby Celebrations - The Press Release

Source: The press release announcing the birth.

by DC Content Team

On July 22 2013, the news that the world had been waiting for was finally announced - the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were the proud parents of a baby boy.

On July 22 2013, the news that the world had been waiting for was finally announced – the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were the proud parents of a baby boy.
With confirmation of her labour coming early that morning, London was already buzzing with well-wishers eager to be part of a moment in history. At Buckingham Palace, crowds grew throughout the day; despite temperatures reaching the hottest of the year to date; keen to spot the easel that would announce the birth to the public. At St Mary’s Hospital, the press who had been camped out for weeks sweltered in the heat as they patiently awaited news.
At 8.30pm news of the birth was announced and set off a flurry of celebrations around the world. The London Eye flashed red, white and blue, while the BT Tower carried an illuminated announcement proclaiming "It’s a boy!" In Canada both Niagara Falls and Toronto’s CN Tower lit up blue.
As the Prince of Cambridge woke to his first day, his parents faces graced every newspaper cover in the country; save for a couple where his grandfather Prince Charles made an appearance. The birth was marked with gun salutes at the Tower of London and Green Park, while the bells rang out at Westminster Abbey.
The Duke and Duchess finally left the hospital with their new arrival just after 7pm and posed for photos before speaking briefly with the press. While Catherine admitted to feeling "emotional", William revealed he had already changed his first nappy and that his little boy had "a good pair of lungs on him".