From The Church Times-IN THE past, Archbishops of Canterbury were expected to attend the birth of a future sovereign. On this occasion, Archbishop Welby blessed the new royal heir not at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, but from a respectful distance.
"I am delighted to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the arrival of their baby boy," he said on Monday evening. "Along with millions here and around the world, I share in their joy at this special time. May God bless this family with love, health and happiness in their shared life ahead."
Earlier that day, he concluded a speech at Featherstone High School, Southall, with the suggestion that the audience "remember the Royal Duchess of Cambridge, who, in this heat, has gone into labour".
The new Prince, named George Alexander Louis, was born at 4.24 p.m., weighing 8 lb 6 oz. Members of the Church Times staff were outside Buckingham Palace when the details of the birth were mounted on an easel that evening. Dotted among the various foreign correspondents, people could be seen opening bottles of champagne and toasting the infant Prince's health.
As the night drew on, those still outside the palace got a soaking as the violent thunderstorm which followed the day's heat broke over the capital.
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http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2013/26-july/news/uk/greetings-flood-in-as-royal-couple-celebrate-birth
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