The royal capital is yet to be introduced to the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge but bells have rung out, cannons thundered, and monuments lit up around London to welcome the little Prince.
A traditional 21-gun salute was extended as 41 shots were fired by the King’s Troop artillery who staged a 41 royal gun salute in Green Park, next to Buckingham Palace.
Crowds gathered to view the event and were delighted by horse-drawn carriages that led the salute welcoming the new royal baby.
Among the crowd was Ballarat mother Donna Smith, who brought her children down to the park to witness the ceremony.
“I wanted my kids to see this. It’s something I wanted them to remember.”
Six-year-old William Smith told The Weekly he was in London primarily to see the Harry Potter museum, but was just as excited to be close to the royal birth.
“He’s going to be king,” he said, after removing his hands from his ears during the very loud salute, wondering if the baby had heard the celebratory shots.
“It was really loud.”
Another 62 shots were fired at London Tower to celebrate the Prince of Cambridge’s arrival, and the changing of the guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace was altered to include renditions of “congratulations” played in tribute to the heir by the Scots Guards band.
Monuments in London and around the world have turned patriotic red, white and blue for a boy to welcome Kate and William’s first child and the third-in-line to the throne.
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