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<p>The large waiting crowds cheers as they read the news on an easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, to announce the birth of a baby boy, at 4.24pm to William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at St Mary's Hospital in west London, Monday. The notification was set up on an easel facing the gates for public view. The child is now third in line to the British throne.</p>

<p>The large waiting crowds cheers as they read the news on an easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, to announce the birth of a baby boy, at 4.24pm to William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at St Mary's Hospital in west London, Monday. The notification was set up on an easel facing the gates for public view. The child is now third in line to the British throne.</p>

July 23, 2013

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Royal heir a special delivery
July 23, 2013 9 p.m.

Royal heir a special delivery

UK goes ga-ga as Kate gives birth to boy

LONDON (AP) - Champagne bottles popped and shouts of "Hip! Hip! Hooray!" erupted outside Buckingham Palace on Monday as Britain welcomed the birth of Prince William and his wife Kate's first child, a boy who is now third in line to the British throne.