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It’s a boy! Kate Middleton and Prince William leaves hospital with newborn son

Prince William and Kate’s new baby is fifth-in-line to the British throne after four-year-old brother George and two-year-old sister Charlotte 

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Britain's Prince William and Kate show their newborn son, their third child, to the media outside St Mary’s Hospital in central London on Monday. Photo: AFP

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate left the hospital with smiles on Monday carrying their newborn son, less than 7 hours after his birth.

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William and Kate smiled and waved to a crowd of well-wishers outside the hospital before driving off in a Land Rover.

Kate gave birth to a baby son on Monday, the couple’s third child who is fifth-in-line to the British throne.

The newborn baby son of Britain's Prince William and Kate on Monday. Photo: AP
The newborn baby son of Britain's Prince William and Kate on Monday. Photo: AP

The boy, weighing eight pounds and seven ounces (3.8 kilos), was born at 11:01am, Kensington Palace announced.

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The baby is the couple’s third child, after Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

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