Updated | Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby girl
Princess Kate, Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby girl at 8:34am
The Duchess of Cambridge with her son Prince George alongside her husband Prince William (File photo)
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 2, 2015Princess Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby girl at 8:34 am, her second child.
The baby weighs 8 pounds and 3 ounces. The Princess and the baby are both reported to be "doing well".
Kensington Palace had earlier confirmed that Kate was admitted to a private wing of St Mary’s hospital, in west London, in the early hours of Saturday.
The baby girl is the Queen’s fifth great-grandchild and the fourth in line to the throne. According to recent changes to the laws governing Royal succession, the baby girl will remain ahead of any younger brother in the line of succession to the throne.
According to an earlier statement released by Kensington Palace “her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted at 6am to St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London and is in the early stages of labour.
The palace added that “labour is progressing as normal”.
It is thought that after the birth, the couple intend to spend a few days at their London residence in Kensington Palace before heading to the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
