UK duchess gives birth to baby boy

The infant will become third in line for the British throne after Prince Charles and William.

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Palace officials in Britain have issued a statement saying that Prince William’s wife Kate has given birth to a baby boy.

“Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4:24pm (1524GMT),” said the statement. “The baby weighs 8lbs 6oz. (3.8 kilos).”

The infant will become third in line for the British throne after Prince Charles and William.

Kate checked into a private wing at St Mary’s Hospital in central London early Monday morning.

William spent the long hours of labor at her bedside. This is the couple’s first child.

Source: Al Jazeera