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(42,239 posts) Mon Jul 22, 2013, 03:31 PM Jul 2013

Royal baby: Kate gives birth to boy [View all]

Source: bbc news

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, Kensington Palace has announced.

The baby was delivered at 16:24 BST at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, weighing 8lb 6oz.

The palace said in a statement that the duchess and the baby were "doing well" and would stay in hospital overnight.

The news has been displayed on an ornate easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in line with tradition.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23413653

Baby was born c. 4 hours ago @ 4.24pm BST.

Weighed in @ 8 pounds 6 ounces

edit - BBC changed to another page with a different link.

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Royal baby: Kate gives birth to boy [View all] dipsydoodle Jul 2013 OP

Royal who cares? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #1

Said the guy who clicked on the OP sharp_stick Jul 2013 #6

For the sole purpose of saying "Who cares" NoOneMan Jul 2013 #8

Posting an announcement Mz Pip Jul 2013 #18

Ok. Ill pick "don't care" NoOneMan Jul 2013 #21

ridicule kardonb Jul 2013 #88

Do you celebrate every child's birth? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #89

I'm sure you have way more interesting things going on in your life BuddhaGirl Jul 2013 #57

Tons. I have grass to watch grow NoOneMan Jul 2013 #59

wow..I am very grateful that I am... chillfactor Jul 2013 #123

I care. They are my distant family. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #17

I find a birth in any extremely prominent family to be a bore NoOneMan Jul 2013 #20

It's not about the birth, per se. It's more about who this person might come to be and what he might kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #53

What they might come to do? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #63

So go ahead and hate a baby and his parents. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #71

I don't hate them. I don't give a fuck about them. NoOneMan Jul 2013 #74

Gee - look at all your replies. Grass 840high Jul 2013 #117

No, this is entertaining as well NoOneMan Jul 2013 #118

and I celebrate the little things in life... chillfactor Jul 2013 #124

Its not a little thing. Its a nothing. I don't know those people. I don't buy into that royal myth NoOneMan Jul 2013 #125

Prince Charles has done much for the environment. mimi85 Jul 2013 #129

Its basically too late to mitigate an existential catastrophe NoOneMan Jul 2013 #130

yeah,interesting Chaco Dundee Jul 2013 #87

Aw, c'mon buddy...we can care deeply about the planet and the babies who are born into CTyankee Jul 2013 #56

Dude... Wait Wut Jul 2013 #72

Hey, here's an idea! Maybe we can start something here! CTyankee Jul 2013 #81

That's a great idea! Wait Wut Jul 2013 #82

Hope we can get lots of folks to sign up for that. CTyankee Jul 2013 #83

I wouldn't NoOneMan Jul 2013 #85

does it matter why you do it? It's not about me and my idea, it's about caring for kids, isn't it? CTyankee Jul 2013 #90

If it doesn't matter why, why do it "in the name of the royal baby"? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #92

I think I phrased it inelegantly. It should "in celebration of the royal birth." CTyankee Jul 2013 #95

Yeah, I wouldn't do that either NoOneMan Jul 2013 #96

That's sort of the point. Wait Wut Jul 2013 #93

That's fine. We should care for all of humanity NoOneMan Jul 2013 #94

dude! Can you get your foot further down your throat canal? CTyankee Jul 2013 #97

this organization - here hopemountain Jul 2013 #119

This message was self-deleted by its author hopemountain Jul 2013 #120

On second thought... Wait Wut Jul 2013 #84

Great idea. CTyankee Jul 2013 #91

Appropriate choice - the baby's great aunt has been its president for 43 years muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #99

Well said ... n/t NikolaC Jul 2013 #105

I cared enough to find out Scairp Jul 2013 #127

Well, obviously not you. ReRe Jul 2013 #98

What pisses me off most of all... damyank913 Jul 2013 #110

No, but we do the Kardashian babies. NoOneMan Jul 2013 #112

oye oye oye liberal N proud Jul 2013 #2

Just announced on MSNBC Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #3

I thought MSNBC had announced SCantiGOP Jul 2013 #40

They're mostly discussing how big he is... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #62

God bless and save the new Prince! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #4

You got that right! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #42

It is a shame so many people are unhappy about this. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #45

haters gonna hate. nt Mosby Jul 2013 #47

I agree. It's grand when we have good news, and this qualifies. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #49

What if they aren't? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #86

You care so little that you're energetically arguing with people about it... ms liberty Jul 2013 #113

I think its sadder that people are climaxing over this news NoOneMan Jul 2013 #114

Indeed Stuckinthebush Jul 2013 #141

Ah to be born rich, famous and powerful R Merm Jul 2013 #5

There is no such thing as royalty Botany Jul 2013 #7

Now, when he grows up, he can legally marry the man of his dreams ;) dbackjon Jul 2013 #9

Ha! Lol! riderinthestorm Jul 2013 #19

They're naming him Joffrey n/t Yavin4 Jul 2013 #10

lol dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #14

Winter is coming. n/t CincyDem Jul 2013 #27

They should call him Kong. T_i_B Jul 2013 #43

Could be very useful, LOL! freshwest Jul 2013 #80

I heard they were arguing over Joffrey vs. Aragorn. tclambert Jul 2013 #128

Aragorn would be AWESOME ... brett_jv Jul 2013 #145

Saw the activity in front of the hospital. BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #11

Yay, hereditary titles/entitlement, money wasted at the expense of the people, etc AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #12

"just breaking"? You mean the water? uhnope Jul 2013 #13

Don't we have more important things in the world to worry about? SoapBox Jul 2013 #15

Totally agree. RebelOne Jul 2013 #66

Nice! calimary Jul 2013 #16

And if you look at the coverage, you'll notice EVERYBODY is smiling. calimary Jul 2013 #23

Yes, it is NICE! There's nothing wrong with wishing them well... truth2power Jul 2013 #26

Congratulations to the proud parents! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2013 #22

In other news, there were about 380,000 kids born today worldwide. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #24

Hm. We're going to have to figure out how to feed all those mouths NoOneMan Jul 2013 #25

Fortunately, a similar number died, but yes, food sources are an issue. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #34

F**k BBC news coverage T_i_B Jul 2013 #28

Well said, my friend. nt oldironside Jul 2013 #46

On the other hand...... T_i_B Jul 2013 #51

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #54

Welcome to the world, Little One. May you live long and be wise. nolabear Jul 2013 #29

that is sweet handmade34 Jul 2013 #33

Indeed! calimary Jul 2013 #44

Awww, how nice. closeupready Jul 2013 #30

Imo there is something broken in a person who cannot welcome a baby into the world. nolabear Jul 2013 #31

Yep, agreed. TDale313 Jul 2013 #36

I don't welcome all babies NoOneMan Jul 2013 #41

I welcome them because life is just awe inspiring, and we each manifest that amazing thing. nolabear Jul 2013 #52

they should all be welcomed but there shouldn't be so many of them wordpix Jul 2013 #103

Yaaaaaaawwwwwwwwnnnnnnnn....... fantase56 Jul 2013 #32

Did Romney gift him a dancing horse? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #35

I think Kate just wanted to have a baby to get more welfare......... lastlib Jul 2013 #37

Well, at least this is one kid who'll be safe from Zimmerman! B Stieg Jul 2013 #38

yeah, he's white...... n/t lastlib Jul 2013 #58

Exactamente! B Stieg Jul 2013 #61

Arthur!! Name him Arthur! Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2013 #39

What if they named him something very inappropriately trendy ... Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #55

that's already been tried before SemperEadem Jul 2013 #139

After Elizabeth, England will have a king through the rest of this century Fla Dem Jul 2013 #48

Good analysis dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #67

Yet another Prince of Wales to waste time waiting for mom to pass on. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2013 #68

Why don't these people get a real job npk Jul 2013 #69

William is a search and rescue pilot in the Air Force. (nt) nessa Jul 2013 #140

It might be a good possibility that not everyone on your list will live to age 90. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2013 #77

That's very possible, as I mentioned in my disclaimer;"barring early deaths." Fla Dem Jul 2013 #101

Yeah though overall girls have better chances of being queens treestar Jul 2013 #100

Not in my lifetime! Fla Dem Jul 2013 #107

Yeah, we won't see it in our lifetimes treestar Jul 2013 #122

The Windsors surely are a long lived lot. hifiguy Jul 2013 #149

As I'm likely to have been pushing up daisies for some years ... non sociopath skin Jul 2013 #50

That would be around $12.50 based on current exchange rates. n/t aggiesal Jul 2013 #60

Does anyone think that when Kim Kardashian gives birth to a second child and it's a boy... npk Jul 2013 #64

All lot of people seem to be dissing the British for having an unelected ceremonial totodeinhere Jul 2013 #65

Do you think the monarch or their parliamentary government determines such matters? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #70

Of course the government determines such matters. My point is that totodeinhere Jul 2013 #75

A few things... NoOneMan Jul 2013 #79

And the royal family raises most of the $$$ for charity. displacedtexan Jul 2013 #78

May he have a good life, along with reasonable expectations. meti57b Jul 2013 #73

I take almost as much joy in the new baby as I do in the ANGUISH by all those lambasting you for Rowdyboy Jul 2013 #76

thank you. ditto. eom catrose Jul 2013 #102

That's water off a ducks back. dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #109

Its nice to have news worth celebrating after endless depressing facts of life.... Rowdyboy Jul 2013 #121

Prince Faygo. Has a nice ring to it, don'tcha think? Faygo Kid Jul 2013 #104

and at one day old, the media has already decided it's better than us Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2013 #106

Nothing against the little guy, but . . FairWinds Jul 2013 #108

not being belligerent, but which history books/websites did that come from? MisterP Jul 2013 #144

Congratulations to the family Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #111

... derby378 Jul 2013 #115

I wish them the very best. 840high Jul 2013 #116

I always wonder why Americans are so interested in the Royal family? Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2013 #126

Because many of us have a familial connection to the UK, our closest ally. Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #131

Sounds exciting Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2013 #146

As an ex=pat BlueCollar Jul 2013 #132

They'd said Niagara would be dyed blue if it was a boy dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #133

Lights, rather than dye, I think muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #135

I don't think food dye would've caused a problem. dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #136

Local news says 'illuminated' muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #137

I see. dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #138

Congrats to the couple and their healthy baby boy ! nt steve2470 Jul 2013 #134

The Onion is having a field day with this Zorro Jul 2013 #142

It always brings me joy tavernier Jul 2013 #143

What a touching gesture. proverbialwisdom Jul 2013 #147

That was so freakin' cool!!! Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #151

I suspect that if you bet on hifiguy Jul 2013 #148

congrats to all (14?) the countries with The Queen as Sovereign. Sunlei Jul 2013 #150