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July 22, 2013 04:45 pm -07

Royal Baby Revealed via Twitter: It's a Boy

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The British Monarchy has a new prince. Kate Middleton gave birth to a healthy baby boy at 4:24 p.m., journalists in the UK have learned

News came piecemeal via tweets from the account of Clarence House, the official residence of Prince William and his wife:

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4.24pm

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) July 22, 2013

The baby weighs 8lbs 6oz.

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) July 22, 2013

The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth.

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) July 22, 2013

News leaked out on Twitter in advance of the official announcement, with British photographer Jamie McFadden preceding the official tweets by a matter of minutes:

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