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| Diana, Princess of Wales, and baby Prince William. Image: Tim Graham/Getty Images. |
June 22, 1982
Associated Press - It's a seven-pound, blue-eyed baby boy
for the Prince and Princess of Wales, AP reports. The baby "cried
lustily" after Diana, Princess of Wales, gave birth to the future British
king.
The child is second in line to the 1,000-year-old throne. He
was the first child to be born to a Prince and Princess of Wales after 77
years, when Mary, then Princess of Wales and future queen, gave birth to Prince
John in 1905.
The baby was born at 9:03 pm at St. Mary's Hospital in
Paddington, London, some 16 hours after Diana was admitted to the hospital.
The princess and the baby are now doing well, Buckingham
Palace revealed. Prince Charles was "beaming" after he came out from
the hospital around 11:10 pm, cheerfully telling the crowd that he felt
"relieved and delighted." He described his son as "sort of
blondish" and really "marvelous."
The prince immediately gave her mother Queen Elizabeth II a
telephone call, telling her the good news of the coming of her third
grandchild.
The rest of the royal family are also "overjoyed"
to hear the news.
With the birth of a son, Prince Charles younger brother,
22-year-old Prince Andrew, is now pushed to third in line to the throne.
Inside Buckingham Palace, "champagne corks popped as
the Queen celebrated the birth with all members of her staff."
Following royal traditions, a notice of the birth was posted
outside the gates of the palace while the gathering crowds outside cheered the
good news. The notice writes:
"Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales was today
safely delivered of a son at 9:03 p.m. Her Royal Highness and her son are both
doing well."
The name of the baby was not yet announced as there is still
"a bit of an argument about it," said Prince Charles but he is sure
they'll "find one eventually."
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