Monday 22 July 2013

A British prince is born

An hour ago it was announced by the British royal court that the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a son at St Mary's Hospital in London at 4.24 p.m. BST (17.24 CEST). The Prince, whose name has not yet been announced, is third in line to the British throne and it is the first time since 1901 that there are direct heirs to the British throne in three generations. The infant Prince is the first grandchild of the Prince of Wales and the third great-grandchild and first great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

2 comments:

  1. Small correction: the new prince is 3rd in line, not 4th.

    George

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    1. Yes of course, that was a hurried typo (fourth generation, third in line) - thanks for pointing it out.

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