He's just marvelous, says Prince Charles of his new grandson
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July 24, 2013, Wednesday
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PRINCE William, his wife, Kate, and their newborn baby boy were getting ready to leave hospital early this morning (Beijing time) as crowds of journalists and onlookers camped outside London's St Mary's Hospital eagerly anticipated the baby's first public appearance.
Visiting his grandson for the first time, Prince Charles said the baby was "marvelous" and told reporters they would see him "in a minute."
Earlier yesterday, Kate's parents - Michael and Carole Middleton - also paid a visit to their new grandchild. Carole Middleton said the baby was "absolutely beautiful."
William, Kate and the new arrival were spending their first full day as a family inside the London hospital, thanking staff for their care but making well-wishers wait for a first glimpse of the royal heir.
As celebratory lights, gun salutes and other tributes were unleashed in Britain and abroad, William thanked hospital staff "for the tremendous care the three of us have received."
"We know it has been a very busy period for the hospital and we would like to thank everyone - staff, patients and visitors - for their understanding during this time," he said in a statement.
The couple's Kensington Palace office said Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, had given birth to the 8 pound, 6 ounce (3.8 kilogram) baby boy at 4:24pm on Monday, triggering an impromptu party outside Buckingham Palace and in front of the hospital's private Lindo Wing.
The palace said yesterday that "mother, son and father are all doing well this morning."
Tourists and well-wishers lined up outside the gates of Buckingham Palace yesterday to take pictures of the golden easel on which, in keeping with royal tradition, the birth announcement was displayed.
"This was a great event - yet again our royal family is bringing everyone together," said 27-year-old David Wills, who took a 3-kilometer detour on his run to work to pass the palace. "I kind of feel as though I am seeing part of history here today."
A band of scarlet-clad guardsman at the palace delighted onlookers with a rendition of the song "Congratulations."
Other celebrations included gun salutes to honor the birth by royal artillery companies in Green Park, near the palace, and the Tower of London, and the ringing of bells at Westminster Abbey.
Halfway around the world, royalist group Monarchy New Zealand organized a national light show, with 40 buildings across the islands lit up in blue to commemorate the royal birth.
A similar lighting ceremony took place in Canada - Peace Tower and Parliament buildings in the capital, Ottawa, were bathed in blue light.
The baby already has a building dedicated to him.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said an enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo would be named after the prince as part of a gift from Australia. The government would donate A$10,000 (US$9,300) on the young prince's behalf toward a research project at the zoo to save the endangered bilby, a rabbit-like marsupial whose numbers are said to be dwindling in the wild.
Visiting his grandson for the first time, Prince Charles said the baby was "marvelous" and told reporters they would see him "in a minute."
Earlier yesterday, Kate's parents - Michael and Carole Middleton - also paid a visit to their new grandchild. Carole Middleton said the baby was "absolutely beautiful."
William, Kate and the new arrival were spending their first full day as a family inside the London hospital, thanking staff for their care but making well-wishers wait for a first glimpse of the royal heir.
As celebratory lights, gun salutes and other tributes were unleashed in Britain and abroad, William thanked hospital staff "for the tremendous care the three of us have received."
"We know it has been a very busy period for the hospital and we would like to thank everyone - staff, patients and visitors - for their understanding during this time," he said in a statement.
The couple's Kensington Palace office said Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, had given birth to the 8 pound, 6 ounce (3.8 kilogram) baby boy at 4:24pm on Monday, triggering an impromptu party outside Buckingham Palace and in front of the hospital's private Lindo Wing.
The palace said yesterday that "mother, son and father are all doing well this morning."
Tourists and well-wishers lined up outside the gates of Buckingham Palace yesterday to take pictures of the golden easel on which, in keeping with royal tradition, the birth announcement was displayed.
"This was a great event - yet again our royal family is bringing everyone together," said 27-year-old David Wills, who took a 3-kilometer detour on his run to work to pass the palace. "I kind of feel as though I am seeing part of history here today."
A band of scarlet-clad guardsman at the palace delighted onlookers with a rendition of the song "Congratulations."
Other celebrations included gun salutes to honor the birth by royal artillery companies in Green Park, near the palace, and the Tower of London, and the ringing of bells at Westminster Abbey.
Halfway around the world, royalist group Monarchy New Zealand organized a national light show, with 40 buildings across the islands lit up in blue to commemorate the royal birth.
A similar lighting ceremony took place in Canada - Peace Tower and Parliament buildings in the capital, Ottawa, were bathed in blue light.
The baby already has a building dedicated to him.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said an enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo would be named after the prince as part of a gift from Australia. The government would donate A$10,000 (US$9,300) on the young prince's behalf toward a research project at the zoo to save the endangered bilby, a rabbit-like marsupial whose numbers are said to be dwindling in the wild.
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