Kate Middleton's parents visit hospital to meet Royal baby

London: Prince William and Kate Middleton's newborn son had his first visitors on Tuesday, as the baby's maternal grandparents met the new mom and their first grandchild in hospital.

Carole and Michael Middleton's visit to the Lindo Wing of St Mary's hospital in Paddington, central London, came as it emerged that mother Kate, father William and baby Prince Cambridge were not expected to leave the hospital until much later in the day or even Wednesday morning.

Crowds remained parked outside the hospital in anticipation of the first glimpse of the new prince, with the world's media waiting with cameras at the ready to snap the first pictures of the royal heir.

The royal baby boy, whose name has not yet been revealed and is being referred to by his royal title of Prince of Cambridge, was born at 4:24 pm (local time) on Monday.

William is on a two-week paternity leave from his job as a Royal Air Force pilot based on Anglesey in Wales and spent the night at the hospital.

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He is expected to pose for the customary photographs with Kate and the child on the steps of the hospital as they leave for home.

After what was labelled as the "Great Kate Wait" is over, the media speculation is now centred around not only the name of the third in line to Britain's throne but also how he would
be secured into a child seat for his journey from the hospital to home, expected to be an apartment in Kensington Palace.

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The new parents have pledged support for a charity supporting St Mary's Hospital in celebration of their son's birth.

They are backing Imperial College Healthcare Charity, which raises money for research and studies designed to improve services to St Mary's and four other hospitals constituting Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.