Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton gives birth to baby boy

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge [Photo:Courtesy]

London: Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, has given birth to a baby boy weighing eight pounds and six ounces.

The baby will be third in line to the British throne.

Kate was in labour at a London hospital on Monday for close to nine hours.

The news was announced via Clarence House. "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4.24pm," the account tweeted. "The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth."

Kate and William, both aged 31, met when they were students at St. Andrews University and were married in April 2011 in a spectacular wedding broadcast around the world.

-Reuters