--- title: Town Crier Announces Royal Baby: Memes, Reactions description: Shortly after Kate Middleton gave birth to the third royal baby, a town crier announced the news to all those gathered outside St. Mary's. canonical: https://time.com/5250510/town-crier-announces-royal-baby-memes-reactions/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-23T15:11:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:07:09.146Z og:title: 81-Year-Old Town Crier Is Your New Favorite Royal Baby Meme og:description: Everyone's laughing about the guy who announced royal baby number 3 og:url: https://time.com/5250510/town-crier-announces-royal-baby-memes-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte11f71d9210d4487/69892e608fd2ee309b35b656/royal-baby-town-crier.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Preparations At The Lindo Wing Ahead Of The Birth Of The Duke & Duchess Of Cambridge's Third Child og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 81-Year-Old Town Crier Is Your New Favorite Royal Baby Meme twitter:description: Everyone's laughing about the guy who announced royal baby number 3 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte11f71d9210d4487/69892e608fd2ee309b35b656/royal-baby-town-crier.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 81-Year-Old Town Crier Is Everyone's Favorite New Royal Baby Meme > Sponsored content. 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The Unofficial Town Crier Announces Birth of Royal Baby No. 3_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 23, 2018 3:11 PM UTC The Unofficial Town Crier Announces Birth of Royal Baby No. 3  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 23, 2018 3:11 PM UTC Shortly after [Kate Middleton](http://time.com/5218422/royal-baby-succession-british-throne/) gave birth to the [third royal baby](http://time.com/5178353/royal-baby-born-kate-middleton/) on Monday, a town crier stood on the steps of the [Lindo Wing](http://time.com/5196339/kate-middleton-lindo-wing-live-stream/) to announce the joyous news to all those gathered outside St. Mary’s Hospital. It was then that a meme was born. Tony Appleton may not be the royal family’s official town crier, but he has been at St. Mary’s to announce the birth of each of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and the couple’s [still unnamed](http://time.com/5226322/royal-baby-name-odds/) new baby boy. Following Kensington Palace’s [confirmation](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/988387844111716353) 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 81-year-old Appleton took to the steps of the Lindo Wing to make his royal baby announcement. “Every proclamation I make is important to me, whether it is a friend, a company, or a member of the royal family,” he told [_Town & Country_](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a19841625/royal-baby-no-3-town-crier-tony-appleton/). “They all deserve my best efforts to celebrate good news.” The Internet, of course, couldn’t help but have some fun with the scene outside the hospital. See a selection of reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/transscribe/status/988393759376379904) > [](https://twitter.com/royalmusing/status/988392202270314497) > [](https://twitter.com/gregfurgala/status/988412929342164993) > [](https://twitter.com/lisatozzi/status/988399933484142592) > [](https://twitter.com/HutchinsonDave/status/988397954573766658) > [](https://twitter.com/mrbeercrusher/status/988411969492410374) ## Transcript [ SOUND ] Yay! Yay! Yay! Buckingham Palace will be announcing the birth of the newly born of Great On this the 200th day 18, 2018. God save the Queen. [ SOUND ] [ LAUGH ] Yay, yay, yay Buckingham Palace will be announcing the birth of a newly born Windsor prince on this the [ UNKNOWN ] day AD two thousand and eighteen. God save the queen! God save the queen! 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