Countess of Wessex Gives Birth to a Boy

At the beginning of the month, I relayed the news story that the Countess of Wessex was planning a Christmas day birth. Then, yesterday, some news reports said that Sophie was scheduled for a caesarean section on Friday. After all that speculation, the countess gave birth at 4:20pm today to a 6lb 2oz boy at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey. When Prince Edward answered questions from reporters, he expressed his relief that his son’s birth was not as traumatic as Louise’s birth.

A short clip from the BBC News with elated Prince Edward fielding questions from the media can be viewed here.

The Royalist article, BREAKING NEWS: It's A Boy For Sophie,
can be read here.

The Buckingham Palace press release, The Countess of Wessex Gives Birth to a Baby Boy, can be read here.

Photo: Buckingham Palace Press Office