How can they say whole country will celebrate?.

Congratulations to them all. Glad both are well. It's not going to change my life and I'm no more interested in this baby than I am in any other baby born yesterday. Every other person I've spoken to feels the same.

Could do worse than Fred, Frank. Grandfather, Father and Grandson all named Frederick!

Let's get back to normal now, if it's only so I don't have to see Nicholas Witchell's waspish face each time I turn the TV on!

I said to my DH last night 'it's a boy'. His reply was 'I couldn't give a monkeys'. Oh dear.

My son was 10lb 1oz.............born a week early, thankfully.

Not so very big, Riverwalk. My first son was 8lb 6oz (and born on expected date) and all my grandsons have been considerably bigger, though all kept their mums waiting.

What would be the good of a protest march? They can't make the baby go back!

Frank, I think I heard one of the 'no news' reporters saying that two pizzas had been delivered to the Lindo wing! Putting two and two together as it were...

Well I'm with Frank here - the use of the word 'celebrating' is ludicrous. There is a world of difference between hearing mother and baby doing well and being pleased (when you even only vaguely know of the parents), then if congratulating someone you have some sort of relationship with , even a cyber one like with Frank and then celebrating a birth. The OTT media coverage is bread and circuses. Grumping off to work now in the rain

well put!

I'm sure a protest march outside the hospital would have been allowed Frank. Free speech and all that. After all, it wouldn't do for world to see some happy news for a change would it? Much better all round if we remain downbeat.
Better for the climate too. The reflected glare from the teeth of many thousands of smiling faces would probably increase global warming.

They should name the baby Fred.

I'm so surprised that the baby was so big!

Sel I agree that the media need to calm down a bit - the BBC 10 o'clock news started with ....... 'the news the whole world has been waiting for' !!

I hope that if the Antiroyalists wanted a protest march outside the hospital it would have been allowed.

Frank

Congratulations an' all that to the royal couple on the birth of their baby boy. That's that out of the way, now for the really exciting bit - - a new emoticon!

Congratulations. Well done. Glad you're both OK.

I don't know them personally so no reason to celebrate or be over excited.

Now can the media get over it and actually bring us the news.

j08 I'm feeling honoured to be in your presence your madge.

When any of my relatives are in a private hospital the visitors buy their food in the staff / visitors canteen as it is only about half the price of having it delivered to the patients room.
I hope William did that to save money.

Frank

Oh, they always do that. When Australia won some important yacht race, they talked about 'the night Australia didn't sleep'. Yeah, right. Our indifference to rich men indulging themselves was supreme.

Been out, not seen the news. I heard it first on GN!

Oh this fuss is stupid. A young couple have had a baby boy. Congratulations. I am glad all are safe and well. End of.

j08 there's a reason some of us aren't blue isn't there?

It's lovely. Just wish the media would calm down though. Talking to someone in Chicago today, he was excited. I think we forget that in a short time Kate has become a global celebrity, just like Diana. It's a positive for the country in an unquantifiable way, just like the Olympics. Oh and we won Wimbledon, the Rugby, the cricket and Tour de France. Crikey

Any comments about bread and circuses will be disallowed

Yes! that's exactly how I have pictured you j08
Smoking, swearing and drinking!

I suppose it is true not all the country will celebrate today's news, most I would suspect will not give it a second thought when they wake in the morning. People have their lives to live, some hard completed lives at that, but I really believe that they would not begrudge any feelings of joy and excitement that some members of the public feel about the birth of this new baby prince.
Every baby that is born safe and healthy is cause for celebration because sadly that is not always the case.
If you have no interest in the royal birth why start a thread about it. ?