The third bundle of royal cuteness has finally arrived

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Well, it's official! The third member of Will and Kate's royal brood has arrived!

And, it's a boy!

Kensington Palace announced that the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby boy shortly after 11 a.m. on Monday. The little bundle of joy weighs 8lbs 7oz.

According to the palace, both mother and baby are "doing well."

All the royal crowd have been informed and are said to be "delighted" with the news!

The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to hospital in the wee small hours of Monday morning in the early stages of labour. The news of the impending arrival of the baby was announced by Kensington Palace shortly after 8am BST.

The name Arthur is currently bookmakers' first choice with odds of 5/1. Philip and Thomas are also among the top picks.

Congrats!

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Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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