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Download The world was awaiting the first glimpse of Britain's new prince on Tuesday, with camera crews poised to photograph Prince William and his wife, Kate, leaving a London hospital with their baby son. Kate, 31, gave birth to the couple's first child, who is third in line to the British throne, on Monday afternoon, ending weeks of feverish anticipation about the arrival. The popular couple is expected to adhere to tradition by giving the public the first sight of the royal baby on the steps as they leave St. Mary's Hospital in west London - just as William's father, Prince Charles, and late mother, Princess Diana, did with him. "We're here to witness history, where a future monarch has been born. I just can't wait to see them today," said Maria Scott, a housewife from Newcastle in northern England who has camped outside the hospital since Saturday. Kensington Palace announced the arrival of the boy, weighing 3.8 kg, about 8:30 pm, on Monday, four hours after his birth, saying Kate and her child were doing well and would remain in the hospital overnight. William, who said he and Kate could not be happier, was with them. Their son is third in line to the throne after grandfather Charles and William, 31, and pushes the fun-loving Prince Harry, William's brother, into fourth place. Congratulations flooded in from around the world after the announcement of the birth, which was followed moment-by-moment by global media as well as the British press. | 
