--- title: Royal Baby Number 3 Was Born and the Internet Is Smitten description: Kate Middleton just gave birth to her third child with Prince William. Now, the Internet is gearing up to meet the new royal. canonical: https://time.com/5196405/royal-baby-born-reactions-memes/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-23T12:18:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:20.839Z og:title: Royal Baby Number 3 Is Here and the Internet Is Already Smitten og:description: It's another boy for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge og:url: https://time.com/5196405/royal-baby-born-reactions-memes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f3298dafa832747/69892859bc6cfc71923e5188/kate-middleton-first-appearance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Kate-Middleton-Prince-William-Paddington og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Royal Baby Number 3 Is Here and the Internet Is Already Smitten twitter:description: It's another boy for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f3298dafa832747/69892859bc6cfc71923e5188/kate-middleton-first-appearance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Royal Baby Number 3 Is Here and the Internet Is Already Smitten  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 23, 2018 12:18 PM UTC  Prince William, Duke of Cambridge looks on as Paddington Bear kisses Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's hand whilst they attend the Charities Forum Event at Paddington Station on October 16, 2017. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge looks on as Paddington Bear kisses Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's hand whilst they attend the Charities Forum Event at Paddington Station on October 16, 2017.Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 23, 2018 12:18 PM UTC After arriving at [St. Mary’s Hospital](http://time.com/5196339/kate-middleton-lindo-wing-live-stream/) on Monday, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to her [third child](http://time.com/5156818/kate-middleton-royal-baby-due-date/) with [Prince William](http://time.com/5168343/prince-william-motorcycle/) just hours later. Since then, the internet has wasted no time gearing up to [meet the new royal member](http://time.com/5196339/kate-middleton-lindo-wing-live-stream/) of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s family. The official Kensington Palace Twitter confirmed that Middleton successfully delivered a baby boy at 6 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on April 23\. The new prince weighs 8 lbs. 7 oz. and both he and his mom are healthy. “The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well,” Kensington Palace tweeted. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/988387844111716353) Royal baby number three, whose name has yet to be revealed, is [in line to the British throne](http://time.com/5218422/royal-baby-succession-british-throne/), following his grandfather Prince Charles, father Prince William, brother Prince George and sister Prince Charlotte. However, that hasn’t stopped royal family enthusiasts from getting excited about the new arrival. See some other reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/JeffMartinMedia/status/988390680404942848) > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fdaniellesophie/status/988390676206374912) > [](https://twitter.com/OfficialLuke/status/988390663090769920) > [](https://twitter.com/caitlinvdavis1/status/988390663065624576) > [](https://twitter.com/brittoncoleman/status/988390659374624768) > [](https://twitter.com/amandapeake%5F/status/988390918683287552) > [](https://twitter.com/MarieMeeOff/status/988390916879781888) > [](https://twitter.com/HarrogateMama/status/988391035838574592) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5196405/royal-baby-born-reactions-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5196405/royal-baby-born-reactions-memes/"},"headline":"Royal Baby Number 3 Is Here and the Internet Is Already Smitten","datePublished":"2018-04-23T12:18:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:20.839Z","description":"It's another boy for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge","url":"https://time.com/5196405/royal-baby-born-reactions-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royal baby"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f3298dafa832747/69892859bc6cfc71923e5188/kate-middleton-first-appearance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f3298dafa832747/69892859bc6cfc71923e5188/kate-middleton-first-appearance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kate-Middleton-Prince-William-Paddington","caption":"The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge And Prince Harry Attend The Charities Forum Event","creditText":"Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5196405/royal-baby-born-reactions-memes/","name":"Royal Baby Number 3 Is Here and the Internet Is Already Smitten"}}]}] ```