London: Duchess of Cambridge Kate gave birth to a boy Monday evening, palace officials said.The baby, weighing 3.8 kg, was born at 4.24 p.m. The 31-year-old Kate was taken to the St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington around 6 a.m. Monday. Her husband Prince William was with her .The baby is now third in line to the British throne. "Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight," said the palace in a statement.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the queen and Duke of Edinburgh are delighted at the news that Kate has given birth to a son.The Prince of Wales said he was "enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time", Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister David Cameron described the birth as "an important moment in the life of our nation"."It has been a remarkable few years for our royal family - a royal wedding that captured people's hearts, that extraordinary and magnificent jubilee and now this royal birth - all from a family that has given this nation so much incredible service," he said.As a tradition, an official notice of birth has been placed outside the Buckingham Palace.Outside St. Mary's Hospital many royal fans had camped for two weeks along with photographers from around the world. They waved national flags and sang "Happy Birthday to You" aloud for the new royal bab