LONDON – Kensington Palace said the baby was born at 1001 GMT and weighs 8lbs 7oz. William was present for the birth at St Mary’s Hospital in westLondon where their other two children, George and Charlotte, were alsoborn, it added.

“The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess ofCornwall, Prince Harry and members of both families have been informed andare delighted with the news,” Kensington Palace said.

“Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.”

The new prince is Queen Elizabeth’s sixth great-grandchild andfifth-in-line to the British throne behind siblings Prince George, 4, histwo-year-old sister Princess Charlotte, their father William, andgrandfather and heir Prince Charles.

A 2013 change to the law means the boy will not supplant older sisterCharlotte in the line of succession.

“That would in fact be the first time that has ever happened,” royalhistorian Huge Vickers said.

However, William’s younger brother Harry, who marries U.S. actress MeghanMarkle next month, falls to sixth on the list.

Kensington Palace said the name of the new royal would be announced in duecourse. Bookmakers had made Albert, Arthur, Jack and Fred the favoritenames for a boy.