--- title: Obamas Already Planning Pajama Party With Royal Baby description: Mere hours after William and Kate left St. Mary's with their newborn son, the Obamas were already making plans to meet the third royal baby. canonical: https://time.com/5252311/obamas-royal-baby-pajama-party/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-24T14:57:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:07:21.461Z og:title: The Obamas Are Already Planning a Pajama Party With the New Royal Baby og:description: This sleepover will definitely be a can't-miss og:url: https://time.com/5252311/obamas-royal-baby-pajama-party/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb95cb8485371b9ec/69892e8022fb856217e256dd/prince-harry-barack-obama-michelle-obama-prince-william-kate-middleton.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: The Obamas Dine At Kensington Palace og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Obamas Are Already Planning a Pajama Party With the New Royal Baby twitter:description: This sleepover will definitely be a can't-miss twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb95cb8485371b9ec/69892e8022fb856217e256dd/prince-harry-barack-obama-michelle-obama-prince-william-kate-middleton.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Obamas Are Already Planning a Pajama Party With the New Royal Baby > Sponsored content. 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Just after Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to her third child with Prince William, Kate Middleton left St. Mary’s Hospital._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 24, 2018 2:57 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 24, 2018 2:57 PM UTC Mere hours after [Prince William](http://time.com/5250979/prince-william-baby-name-hint/) and [Kate Middleton left St. Mary’s Hospital](http://time.com/5178537/kate-middleton-leaves-hospital-royal-baby-3/) with their [newborn son](http://time.com/5218422/royal-baby-succession-british-throne/) on Monday, the Obamas were already making plans to meet the third royal baby. Following the still unnamed prince’s introduction to the world outside the hospital’s private Lindo Wing, Michelle Obama took to Twitter to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the newest addition to their family and lay the groundwork for a future visit with the young royal. “Barack and I are thrilled to congratulate The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their newest arrival,” she wrote. “We hope to meet him soon for a Kensington Palace pajama party. I’ll wear my robe!” The former First Lady’s proposal included a photo of the [Obamas’ meet and greet](http://time.com/4305480/robe-prince-george-barack-michelle-obama/) with Kate and William’s first child, Prince George, at Kensington in 2016—an occasion for which the then 2-year-old prince donned an adorable mini white robe. > [](https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/988527765392711680) ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] How are you feeling? 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