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

24 April 2018
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The Prince of Wales has stated it is "a fantastic delight" to have another grandchild, adding "I don't understand how I am going to keep up with them".


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


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


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


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His was commemorated 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 likewise marked the occasion with bell ringing - a custom for substantial royal occasions.


Catherine's sister Pippa was among the first visitors to Kensington Palace, where she met her nephew for the very first time.


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


"It is a great pleasure to have another grandchild, the only trouble is I do not know how I am going to keep up with them."


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


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


The prince's siblings, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, visited their more youthful brother in health center on Monday.


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


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


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


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


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


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


But the third child of George III and Queen Charlotte, William IV, handled the task 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 became next in line when he was 62 and his other older brother, Frederick, Duke of York, passed away.