The Royal Baby is here!

The #waitforkate is finally over with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcoming their second child into the world today!

Kate, 33, gave birth to a healthy baby girl weighing 8lb 3oz in St. Mary’s Hospital in London, the same hospital where Prince George was born in 2013.

She was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital in the early stages of labour around 6am London time (3pm AEST) and gave birth at 8.34am London time (5.30pm AEST).

As expected, the exciting news was announced via the royal couple’s social media feeds, with Kensington Palace posting on Instagram:

Regular updates were also posted via Twitter:

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Similar to when Prince George was born, details of the birth have also been posted on an easel just inside the gates of Buckingham Palace as well as being announced by the Town Crier.

The couple is yet to choose a name for their Princess so we will all wait with baited breath to see if she will be named Alice as rumoured.

Kate, who was due to give birth in mid to late April, will be given time to recover before making a brief appearance outside St. Mary’s Hospital with William, her baby daughter and perhaps even big brother George.

We know you will join us in congratulating Kate, William and George on this very exciting news.

How long did it take you to choose your bub’s name? TELL US in the comments below.

Main image courtesy of Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

46 Comments

- - christial said
  - 30 Jun 2015
    8:29 pm
that was such wonderful news. One boy and one girl. Perfect.

- - mom63229 said
  - 30 Jun 2015
    11:11 am
And she is just adorable!

- - mom113055 said
  - 27 Jun 2015
    3:30 pm
it s nice and good

- - fairyfloss said
  - 26 Jun 2015
    8:37 pm
what a great news and congratulations to them now wondering if they planned for more kids ?

- - mom66977 said
  - 26 Jun 2015
    3:55 pm
the new princess is gorgeous x

- - mom113055 said
  - 24 Jun 2015
    3:37 pm
looking gorgeus

- - mom81879 said
  - 21 Jun 2015
    8:44 pm
Lovely! Such a lovely little family. Wills and Harry are such lovely people, a credit to his mother. Well done boys

- - mom113055 said
  - 11 Jun 2015
    6:02 pm
looking great really

- - Jazbright said
  - 06 Jun 2015
    5:02 pm
This next generation royals have me loving the Royals for the first time since princess Di xx

- - mom113055 said
  - 31 May 2015
    1:21 pm
great to read these fantastic

- - mom113055 said
  - 30 May 2015
    3:59 pm
it is really kool reading these

- - mom118423 said
  - 25 May 2015
    9:43 pm
I was too quick, next time I will take more time

- - shelley shelley said
  - 25 May 2015
    12:56 pm
My daughters name came from Snoopy!! She was a peanut at the start and turned into my little Charli Rose- not Charlie Brown 🙂

- - mom113055 said
  - 22 May 2015
    12:57 pm
looking very great

- - mom113991 said
  - 20 May 2015
    1:20 pm
everyone loves the arrival of a new baby….let alone a royal princess! 🙂

- - mom138374 said
  - 11 May 2015
    11:40 pm
The baby is stunning, best of luck to the happy couple and their little prince.

- - mom94125 said
  - 10 May 2015
    11:33 am
Yep this was exciting and really united a lot of people

- - mom90758 said
  - 05 May 2015
    12:04 pm
Charlotte Elizabeth Diana! A lovely choice!

- - curlytops said
  - 04 May 2015
    8:57 pm
So exciting! Cant wait to see what name they choose

- - mom125971 said
  - 04 May 2015
    6:17 pm
yay! I can’t help but get excited by Royal news! and everyone loves a baby!