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| Prince Edward's wife the Countess of Wessex has given birth to a baby boy, Buckingham Palace has announced. | 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 to the throne. Prince Edward said he was "very cute and very cuddly". | |
| The couple, who also have a four-year-old daughter Lady Louise Windsor, have not yet named the baby. | The couple, who also have a four-year-old daughter Lady Louise Windsor, have not yet named the baby. |
| Sophie and her son are expected to stay in hospital for the next few days. The child is likely to take the title Viscount Severn. | Sophie and her son are expected to stay in hospital for the next few days. The child is likely to take the title Viscount Severn. |
| Prince Edward was present at the birth and, speaking afterwards, said the birth was "a lot calmer than last time" and that his wife was "doing very well". | Prince Edward was present at the birth and, speaking afterwards, said the birth was "a lot calmer than last time" and that his wife was "doing very well". |
| He also said he was relieved, and added that his son was "like most babies, rather small, very cute and very cuddly". | He also said he was relieved, and added that his son was "like most babies, rather small, very cute and very cuddly". |
| 'Delighted' royal in-laws | 'Delighted' royal in-laws |
| When asked about a potential name he said: "We didn't know, we had no idea what we were going to get, we hadn't asked. | When asked about a potential name he said: "We didn't know, we had no idea what we were going to get, we hadn't asked. |
| "You have to at least get to know the small person who's just come into the world before you actually try and pick a name." | "You have to at least get to know the small person who's just come into the world before you actually try and pick a name." |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |