Palace: Kate gives birth to a baby boy

LONDON (AP) – Palace officials say Prince William's wife Kate has given birth to a baby boy.
    
Officials said Monday the baby was born at 4:24 p.m. and weighs 8 pounds 6 ounces.

    
The infant will become third in line for the British throne after Prince Charles and William.
    
Kate checked into a private wing at St. Mary's Hospital in central London early Monday morning.
    
William spent the long hours of labor at her bedside. This is the couple's first child.

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