Royal baby fever has kicked in with politicians and celebrities around the globe hitting up Twitter to welcome the arrival of the little Prince of Cambridge.
The public outpouring of love and congratulations has been remarkable, just check out these tweets sent by some of the world’s best-known faces to first-time parents William and Kate.
“I’m delighted for the Duke and Duchess now their son has been born. The whole country will celebrate. They’ll make wonderful parents,”UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
“We wish the new parents every happiness and send warm greetings of welcome to the little prince,”Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce.
“Wonderful news. A happy day for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and all Australians share their joy,”Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
“Michelle and I are so pleased to congratulate The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the joyous occasion of the birth of their first child. We wish them all the happiness and blessings parenthood brings,”US President Barack Obama.
“Congratulations to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their son! Being a parent is the best job of all,”US First Lady Michelle Obama.
“Congrats to royal couple on safe arrival of 3.6kg Prince. BIG thank u to Kate on 5.30AM announcement. Perfect timing for us! #so considerate!”Lisa Wilkinson.
“It’s a boy…Sunrise blokes win the tipping. Now within one in the footy tips. Thanks Kate and Wills…Well done,”David ‘Kochie’ Koch.
“@OfficialMelB just called in to celebrate the birth of the #RoyalBaby! She was convinced it was going to be a little girl #KJ show,”Kyle and Jackie O.
“#RoyalBaby aww noice! How fab that this baby will be raised in a loving, caring family. Augurs well for the #futureking,”Magda Szubanski.
“So pleased t o hear that William and Kate had a baby boy. Long live the future king. MBB,”Star Trek star William Shatner.
“Kate Middleton’s Baby, congratulations!”Kim Kardashian.
“EPIC!!!! A new prince was born. its like real life Game of Thrones,”Jack Osbourne.
“Congratulations to Kate & William on the birth of their baby boy! So relieved that his name won’t include the words Ivy or Apple,”Joan Rivers.
“It’s a boy! So happy for my cousin Kate and the future King of England!”Ellen DeGeneres.
“#GodBlessOurFutureKing very proud to be british right now!”Kelly Osbourne.
“All kidding aside, #Spencer would be my vote for the royal baby name! It’d be such a lovely tribute to Diana, who was born Diana Spencer,”Perez Hilton.
“I like the name William Spencer…a perfectly lovely name for the Royal baby,”Kirstie Alley.
“Oh Royal boy! Aw man I can’t help but think of the late Princess Diana who would’ve been so happy to see her 1st grandchild born,”Emma Caulfield.
“So excited about the royal little prince! Congrats to the whole royal family! Being in the UK, the excitement is infectious!”Christina Perri.
“Sad it’s a boy though, queens are dons, kings are pussies,”Lily Rose Cooper (aka singer Lily Allen).
“Congrats 2 #RoyalFamily!I thought boy by the way she carried!Princess Diana is watching from above, smiling down I bet!beautiful moment,”Debi Mazar.
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