London (CNN) — [Breaking news update 3:37 p.m. ET]
It's a boy!
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and husband Prince William on Monday welcomed their first child.
The baby boy was born at 4:24 p.m., weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces. A name has not yet been announced for the child, who is now third in line to the throne.
"Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well," read an official announcement that was placed outside Buckingham Palace.
"Both my wife and I are overjoyed at the arrival of my first grandchild. It is an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine ,and we are so thrilled for them on the birth of their baby boy," Prince Charles and wife Camilla said in a statement.
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LONDON (AP) — Palace officials say Prince William's wife, Kate, has been admitted to the hospital in the early stages of labor.
Royal officials said that Kate travelled by car to St. Mary's Hospital in central London. Kate — also known as the Duchess of Cambridge — is expected to give birth in the private Lindo Wing of the hospital, where Princess Diana gave birth to William and his younger brother, Prince Harry.
The baby will be third in line for the British throne — behind Prince Charles and William — and is anticipated eventually to become king or queen.
The medical team will be led by royal gynecologist Dr. Marcus Setchell.
The child will be the first for William and Kate, who married in 2011 after a long courtship.
