(Reuters) - Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a daughter on Saturday, the couple's Kensington Palace residence announced.
The baby, their second child, weighed 8 lbs 3 oz and William was present at the birth, it said in a Twitter statement.
"Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well," the palace added.
She gave birth at 8:34 a.m. (3.34 a.m. ET), some 2-1/2 hours after having been admitted in the early stages of labor to the private Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital, West London, the palace said.
Both families of the couple had been informed, it said, including the new baby's great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, her grandfather Prince Charles and William's brother Prince Harry.
The baby, their second child, weighed 8 lbs 3 oz and William was present at the birth, it said in a Twitter statement.
"Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well," the palace added.
She gave birth at 8:34 a.m. (3.34 a.m. ET), some 2-1/2 hours after having been admitted in the early stages of labor to the private Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital, West London, the palace said.
Both families of the couple had been informed, it said, including the new baby's great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, her grandfather Prince Charles and William's brother Prince Harry.
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