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| Countess gives birth to baby boy | Countess gives birth to baby boy |
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| Prince Edward's wife the Countess of Wessex has given birth to a baby boy, Buckingham Palace has announced. | |
| Sophie, 42, gave birth by caesarean section at 1620 on Monday at the Frimley Park NHS hospital in Surrey. | Sophie, 42, gave birth by caesarean section at 1620 on Monday at the Frimley Park NHS hospital in Surrey. |
| The child, which weighed 6lbs 2oz (2.8kg), is eighth in the line of the throne. No name has yet been chosen for the baby. | The child, which weighed 6lbs 2oz (2.8kg), is eighth in the line of the throne. No name has yet been chosen for the baby. |
| The Earl and Countess of Wessex also have a four-year-old daughter, Lady Louise Windsor. | The Earl and Countess of Wessex also have a four-year-old daughter, Lady Louise Windsor. |
| 'Delighted' royal in-laws | 'Delighted' royal in-laws |
| Sophie and her son are expected to stay in hospital for the next few days. | Sophie and her son are expected to stay in hospital for the next few days. |
| Prince Edward was present at the birth. | Prince Edward was present at the birth. |
| A spokeswoman for the Earl and the Countess said: "They are thrilled, absolutely thrilled." | A spokeswoman for the Earl and the Countess said: "They are thrilled, absolutely thrilled." |
| The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh and Mr Christopher Rhys Jones (Sophie's father) have been informed and are also said to be "delighted" with the news. | The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh and Mr Christopher Rhys Jones (Sophie's father) have been informed and are also said to be "delighted" with the news. |
| Sophie and Edward's daughter was born four weeks premature in 2003. | Sophie and Edward's daughter was born four weeks premature in 2003. |
| The countess had suffered a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy in 2001 before becoming pregnant with Lady Louise. | The countess had suffered a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy in 2001 before becoming pregnant with Lady Louise. |
| Sophie Rhys-Jones married Prince Edward at St George's Chapel in Windsor in June 1999. They met at a tennis event in the summer of 1993. | Sophie Rhys-Jones married Prince Edward at St George's Chapel in Windsor in June 1999. They met at a tennis event in the summer of 1993. |