0 we have a camera and many people's eye is on big ben, they're timing every minute and second of what's going on, but the bells have been going on for hours. now you can hear the 7:00 local bells of big ben chiming. one of the ways this baby was welcomed, today, many hours after it's birth, was by the major abbyes and cathedrals. >> we watch for the very first viewing of the new royal baby boy. we want to go to brook baldwin now. hello, thank you everyone. welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. here we are again and we do this dance. it was about this time yesterday when we learned about the birth of a healthy eight pound six ounce baby boy. now we're honed in on the wings of this hospital where we have son to be a baby boy breathing his first bit of fresh air. we know he will be making his appearance for many, many, many reporters around the world. we have people all around london that will help us carry this globally do we have the tick took? do we have a time line for when the duke, duchess, and the baby will be making their first appearance. >> less than five minutes from now, we got the warning, they will appear on that doorstep. a huge moment in history. so we have been here a long time as you well know. absolutely excited about this moment. this is a future heir to the monarchy in 16 countries. he will appear on that doorstep for the the first time. it will be an iconic moment. it will be a huge celebrity in the the united states already. so it will be a fascinating moment. they will come outside, pause, let everyone take photographs. william will come down the steps and answer a few questions, they will go in, put the baby in a baby seat, and -- then, sorry, i'm ducking and diving, and then they will come back out and drive off. here is some of the nursing staff. this is verying exciting for some of the staff. this is, if we look at those members, this is an interesting twist on what happened 31 years ago. there was only two cameramen here. there will be so many new images of this one. >> it is amazing. this is brook baldwin coming to you, we were doing this last time. you're fine, we're we doing this this time yesterday when you broke the news that it was a healthy baby boy. let me check in as we keep the live picture up of the doors. let me hop over to matthew chant. he is where, from what we understand, this couple, with the baby, and the baby -- the royal car seat, if i may, head toward their new home. >> i'll get your name right if will definitely be the place they will set up home. that is in the public domain. this is the palace here where the royal couple have decided to make their family home. they're going to bring their newborn son, the prince of cambridge here very shortly by the sounds of what max foster was saying to us. it has been a royal residence for three centuries, but it has a lot of symbolism for william as well. it's where william and harry were brought after they were born in that same hospital as well. it's why diane in a tried to keep and shield them from the public eye. >> and matthew, they're apartment, their beautiful apartment that i know we have seen photographs of kate around london, is not finished, correct? >> they spent a lot of money, hundreds of thousands on renovating it for them to come back with their new baby, and it will be finished. you see there is some building works continuing now. that is the actual apartment, but they will be fine. they have a very famous neighbor, prince harry will be living in the apartment right next door. >> i remember being a little, little girl sitting with my mother watching princess diana, charles, and baby william 31 years ago. do you remember where you were? >> yes, do i. i was in the united states beginning my career and watching from there what was going on. a new story that i certainly did not cover, but being part english myself, and seeing the royal wedding before, it plays into what is such a special moment for this country and what signifies this, it's the royal story, the story of thesend has been for so many, many generations. it is part of people's life, it really is. to that end, you had people all over celebrating. somebody was saying it could cost some 90 million pounds in celebrating the birth. people going to the pubs, buying wine, beer, and ale just to celebrate the birth. and so this is something that this country really loves and also feeds on. you obviously have in corners of the country, people who don't. republicans if you like, which is not to be compared with the american political party, but people who believe that the monarchy is outdated. and the polls taken that it shows that it is something very, very central to people's lives. and to lives of people all over the world. because is draws people from america, europe, and all over the world. there have been so many tourists that rushed to see the proclamati proclamation. that was meant to be the only way. and the first way we were meant to hear about it, but they decided at the last minute to senld out a press release on the birth. it means a lot to the people of this country and to the fabric of this nation as well as the prime minister said after the baby was born last night. >> yes, and integral part of lives not only in britain. this is news worldwide. if you're just now joining us, we're watching as we got that five minute warning. any minute now we should see the duke and duchess walk through those doors. we will not move, we will not budge from this spot, and i promise i will stop talking. we just want to soak in this historic moment. for now, i would like to go over to becky anderson who is at buckingham palace. the tourists taking the photographs, you know, fortunately in town, for such an incredible event, what has london been like? >> the prime minister talked about this, we had a royal wedding, a diamond jubilee, and now this iconic moment as we await the departure of kate, william, and their first born from the lindo wing at st. mary's hospital. i'm here at buckingham palace. there are crowds still getting their tablet photos as it were with that easel. there was huge crowds here last night. it was outside when the baby's birth was announced. as you rightly point out, eight pounds six ounces born at 4:24 in the afternoon, and that's all we know, we're not expecting to find out what he will be called, so still much speculation and money being taken. eyes trained on that door. >> thank you, becky anderson. we learned harry's name the day of his birth. we learned william's name a few days later, charles many days later. often times back in the day, the world didn't really get to see that one photoon. that moment, that baby boy or girl until the christening. >> that's right, it goes to show the multimedia storm. prince william was the first heir to be born in a hospital. what is different today is the fact that back there there were kite a few cameras, but today we have the world media representati represented. it's a beautiful time of year to be in london, everyone getting to witness this moment in history that is so very exciting. it's the first time since 1894 that we have three direct heirs living at the same time as the living monarch. >> i think that bears repeating as we continue to watch this do door, 1894. max foster, let me go back to you as you're standing in front of -- we can't see you, we're trained on these doors, and something that you said that struck me, talk about 31 years ago, when we saw baby william. tell me how many camera men were standing outside of these doors. >> at that time there was dozens outside of the door, but just two video photographers. that is the big difference. i can't count them. they're literally from every part of the world. so that just gives you an idea. >> and we should point out maybe the royal couple running a tad late. we forgive them, they have a little baby in toe. remind our viewers, match, who are watching around the world what we should hopefully. >> i see them pushing open the door. let's see. the duke and duchess are about to come out on to the doorstep with their new heir. he is a prince. i see the senior royal aids around the door. the press team that had a huge amount to deal with. there is security there as well hoovering through the door. they're picking their moment, but they're is your honorly planning on coming out. >> i keep hearing screams of people thinking it's them. those people that just came out. . i can see william, here he comes, i can see kate. there is the baby. the new royal heir in the united kingdom. and the duchess of cambridge smiling and looking so well. and prince william looking so proud. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> first time seeing him really. they need a chance to catch up. very emotional. >> very emotional. i think for any parent, knowing what this feeling feels like. >> i'll remind him of his tininess when he is older. he has her lips, thankfully. >> no b wi, no, no. >> you'll have to wait and see. >> we have done that already. >> thanks a lot. thank you. max foster, i see you putting a microphone back on you. i see a car pulling up. this is the car, max, are you with me? in which they will put the baby sit? >> yes, they will put the baby in a baby seat. which any new parent will tell you is not as easy as it seems. a lot of frustration amongst the photographers who didn't get a proper picture of the face. we'll see when all of the photos eventually do come in. >> so as we watch for them to reappear with the royal car seat, i had a tough time making out what kate and william said through the screams of the crowd. other than the fact that they said he has lots of hair, and william says he has her lips. what did we miss? >> i didn't hear it all properly either. the one that i caught was he is a heavy boy. having followed william for some time, he was really, really pleased. kate looked really relaxed and completely natural. it was interesting to see how she came out with the baby in her arms, and william then took the baby from her and that would have been a choreographed move. it's not just his child or just her child, they are two very hands on parents. >> and max, how incredibly fitting for william and kate in that baby blue color, and the beautiful ring of her, all blue, all tied together for this moment. the royal baby making his first appearance. born around this time yesterday as you were live on our air, reporting the news. a healthy eight pound, six ounce boy. and we're seeing for the first time, this prince, saying hello to the world. now we wait because they go back inside, they grab the car seat, and then they hop back in and they're off to kensington palace. here they are. this was moments oob. beyond arriving at kensington, what does the next week look like? >> they're not telling us yet. the family home will be ready in the autumn. so i suspect they will only spend a few days there and then they may go back to bucklebre. the queen goes on holiday on friday. so i would have thought one of the priorities will be to introduce the queen to her future heir. there are now three heirs to the squeen and that has not happened since the time of queen victoria. let's watch them get in the car. >> here we go, the car seat and the baby. >> this is so sweet. >> so sweet. >> is he driving? >> he is driving. there is so much here that is symbolic. him putting the car seat in, being here throughout the labor overnight. this modern monarchy, that is the message that we got from that. there was not hundreds of aides. this is cakate and william's ba. it's a modern era. you can certainly tell that from the media here. we really got a sense of that from the way they rehearse -- but that was choreographed. they want to show they're hands on. >> incredible. max foster at st. mary's hospital where we know the royal couple and the little baby prince has now officially left. we know that car is en rouroute kensington palace. let's go to kensington. matthew, we await the car, we await the arrival. >> yeah. remarkable scenes out there, wasn't it? really astonishing. what struck me was the amount of media out there. the life this prince has to look forward to. he will be absolutely documented, photographed, and videoed every step of the way. you mentioned there is an apartment in apartment 1a. it is the biggest inside. it is being renovated, apparently hundreds of thousands being spent. they will live in a small cottage on the grounds with the ultimate aim of moving into that apartment. they will do that when it's ready. they will have a very famous neighbor, the prince's uncle. he will is going to live in an apartment here as well. this is where william and harry grew up with their mother diana. so there is an enormous emotional bond for that family to this building behind me. >> we'll check back in with you, we don't want to miss the moment when the car arrives. >> i would like to bring you in and bounce off a point that max foster made. he pointed out that that was clearly a choreographed move, she hands the baby to her husband, and ultimately we see william, many people assumed he would not be the one driving home, but indeed he got in the driver's seat. he placed this baby in the car seat, and away they went. what message do you think this cup is trying to send. >> he tends to drive the couple a lot. he is very keen for people to see that he is normal. we hear about his desire to be normal. he is a family man, husband, and a father. i was impressed with the car seat moves. he has clearly been practicing. when you do it in front of the world's media, you have to practice, but it goes to show. they don't have a nanny. they want to be hands on. the fact that it was just the two of them for that 24 period is just a really lovely family unit. they looked radiant. >> many mommies to be are saying look, the prince can do this, you can too. we talked about normalcy, that was instilled and him and his brother by princess diana, how is it possible in this day and age? >> a good question because it really isn't. what's great for william is the fact that he is only second in line to the throne. his child is third, which means there are not the same pressures on them that charles faced. he is able to have a bit more of a relaxed schedule. charles was doing all royal duties as well as diana after having william. so i think they're quite fortunate in that respect. they will be normal in the way they don't have a nanny. william is going to change diapers. charles grew up with nannies. so i think we're really going to see a lovely threesome presence more often then not. >> it was so difficult to hear them speak amid the moist of the media, but william said this little boy has more hair, he has her lips, and i think kate said something to the effect of any parent really knows what this feeling feels like. the royal couple and the baby, we'll call him baby cambridge because we may not know for days and days what his name is. let me hop over to buckingham palace. i value your opinion and what we have witnessed in the last ten minutes. >> absolutely remarkable, isn't it. this is such a moment in time to see william driving off as we do on our screens. this is a very modern monarchy, isn't it? you would not have expected to hear a huge cheer, but there are many, many, many people still going to get their photos of the guilded easel. so yeah, it's a fantastic time. you see taxies, for example, cabs, with huge signs in blue saying it's a boy last night. there are signs that say toot if you're excited for the boy and everybody is honking. >> the london eye was blue, the water in the fountains was blue, and we have gone blue crazy. there has been a lot of blue. now we have a future king. >> kate, one thing william said, he has a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure. he is a big boy. he is quite heavy, we're working on a name we'll have that as soon as we can. yeah right. he has a good pair of lungs on him. so he certainly heard this baby. >> william slept in a separate room, an adjoining room, but we know when william was born, one of the announcements was the same. so he inherited his dads lungs. >> i live close to kensington palace. so let me give you a tense of times as much as i can. they left the lindo wing in paddington about three or four minutes ago now. i would suggest if you had an escort, which it looked as if they did. certainly a security detail behind them, if the roads are clear, or even in traffic, that journey is no more than about six or seven minutes. it is really, really close. this is the local hospital so kensington palace. and i'm sure the area is electric. >> hopefully we will have that photo-op. if you're just joining us, i'm growing to assume you know what we're talking about. the first hello to the world from baby cambridge. here is the baby! the new royal heir? the united kingdom. and the duchess of cambridge smiling and looking so well, isn't she? prince william is so proud. 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