It's a boy! Princess Kate gives birth to son, heir to throne

Prince William's wife Kate has given birth to the couple's first child, a boy.

The yet-to-be-named baby weighs 8lbs 6oz.

He was born at 4:24 P.M. (10:24 A.M. Central).

Kate checked into a private wing at St. Mary's Hospital in central London early Monday morning.

The infant will become third in line for the British throne after Prince Charles and William.

William spent the long hours of labor at her bedside.