Royal Baby: Prince Charles Feels 'Fantastic Joy' For Brand-new Grandson

24 April 2018
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The Prince of Wales has said it is "an excellent pleasure" to have another grandchild, including "I don't understand how I am going to stay up to date with them".


Gun salutes across London have marked the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of 3rd kid.


The couple's 2nd son was born upon Monday at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, London, weighing 8lb 7oz.


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


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


Westminster Abbey also marked the occasion with bell ringing - a tradition for significant royal events.


Catherine's sister Pippa was among 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 happy at the news.


"It is a fantastic joy 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 stated a name would be exposed in due course but for the time being an official notice of the birth of the child has been put on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.


Arthur, James, Philip and Albert are amongst the bookies' favourites.


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


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


Crowds had gathered outside the hospital in Paddington, with some well-wishers having for more than 2 weeks.


As Prince William entrusted to his new boy, he said the couple were extremely delighted and joked he would have "thrice the concern now".


In 2013, the law changed which allows Princess Charlotte to keep her place as fourth in line to the throne.


Before, younger royal males would have surpassed their older siblings.


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To end up being King or Queen as the third-born royal kid is unusual - and has yet to occur within the existing House of Windsor.


But the 3rd kid of George III and Queen Charlotte, William IV, handled 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 successor.


He ended up being next in line when he was 62 and his other older sibling, Frederick, Duke of York, passed away.