Britain reacts to birth of royal baby

Members of the public celebrated outside Buckingham Palace.

The large waiting crowds cheered as they read the news on an easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.

Crowds of people tried to look at a notice formally announcing the birth of a son to Britain’s Prince William.

People looked through the railing of Buckingham Palace in London at a notice proclaiming the birth of a baby boy to Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge put up on display for the public view.

Crowds of people tried to look at a notice formally announcing the birth of a son to Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, placed in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.

A crowd of people took photos of the easel that officially announced the birth of the son of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace.

Surgeon-gynaecologists Alan Farthing, right, and Marcus Setchell, center, left The Lindo Wing of Saint Mary’s Hospital after they delivered the baby boy.

A Jaguar car was driven into the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace bringing the news to announce the birth.

People took pictures outside St. Mary’s hospital in London.

Hundreds of royal baby-watchers, journalists, photographers waited outside in anticipation of the royal birth.

People celebrated outside St. Mary’s hospital in London.

The large waiting crowds cheered as the Queen’s Press Secretary Ailsa Anderson with Badar Azim, a footman, placed on an easel a notification announcing the birth of a baby boy.

Self-proclaimed Town Crier Tony Appleton celebrates among the crowd outside St. Mary’s hospital in London.

Appleton stood outside St. Mary’s hospital to make an announcement of the birth of the new baby.

Members of the public celebrated the announcement of the birth of a baby boy to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge outside St Mary’s Hospital.

An easel stood in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in London carrying an official document to announce the birth of a baby boy.

A Town Crier announced the birth of Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Wiliam’s baby boy outside St. Mary’s hospital .

A police motorcade carrying the official birth notice left the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital after Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to a boy in central London.

Head of news at the Royal Household, Ed Perkins, left The Lindo Wing of Saint Mary’s Hospital with the medical bulletin about the birth of the royal baby.

In this image from television, the official announcement of the birth of the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was posted at the gates of Buckingham Palace.

In this image from television, the official announcement of the birth at the gates of Buckingham Palace.

A Buckingham Palace official handed the birth announcement to a colleague in a car to be driven to Buckingham Palace, outside St. Mary’s Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing.

Buckingham Palace officials drove away from St. Mary’s Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London, after they were given the announcement to take to Buckingham Palace.

In this image from television, the official announcement of the birth of the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Buckingham Palace in London. Now third in line to the throne of England, the child was born at 4.24 PM at St Mary’s hospital in London.