--- 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. title: 81-Year-Old Town Crier Is Your New Favorite Royal Baby Meme image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte11f71d9210d4487/69892e608fd2ee309b35b656/royal-baby-town-crier.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 81-Year-Old Town Crier Is Everyone's Favorite New Royal Baby Meme  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 23, 2018 3:11 PM CUT  A Town Crier makes the announcement that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital on April 23, 2018 in London, England. A Town Crier makes the announcement that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital on April 23, 2018 in London, England.Mike Marsland/ WireImage  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 23, 2018 3:11 PM CUT Shortly after [Kate Middleton](http://time.com/5218422/royal-baby-succession-british-throne/ "undefined") gave birth to the [third royal baby](http://time.com/5178353/royal-baby-born-kate-middleton/ "undefined") on Monday, a town crier stood on the steps of the [Lindo Wing](http://time.com/5196339/kate-middleton-lindo-wing-live-stream/ "undefined") 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/ "undefined") new baby boy. Following Kensington Palace’s [confirmation](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/988387844111716353 "undefined") 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/ "undefined"). “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) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5250510/town-crier-announces-royal-baby-memes-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5250510/town-crier-announces-royal-baby-memes-reactions/"},"headline":"81-Year-Old Town Crier Is Everyone's Favorite New Royal Baby Meme","datePublished":"2018-04-23T15:11:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:22.542Z","description":"He has announced the birth of each of Kate and William's three children","url":"https://time.com/5250510/town-crier-announces-royal-baby-memes-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royal baby"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte11f71d9210d4487/69892e608fd2ee309b35b656/royal-baby-town-crier.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/blte11f71d9210d4487/69892e608fd2ee309b35b656/royal-baby-town-crier.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Preparations At The Lindo Wing Ahead Of The Birth Of The Duke & Duchess Of Cambridge's Third Child","caption":"Preparations At The Lindo Wing Ahead Of The Birth Of The Duke & Duchess Of Cambridge's Third Child","creditText":"Mike Marsland/ WireImage","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/5250510/town-crier-announces-royal-baby-memes-reactions/","name":"81-Year-Old Town Crier Is Everyone's Favorite New Royal Baby Meme"}}]}] ```