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Pippa and husband announce birth of son
Pippa Middleton has given birth to a baby boy just days after attending Princess Eugenie’s wedding.
The Duchess of Cambridge’s sister gave birth on Monday afternoon to a baby weighing 8lb and 9oz, with mother and baby said to be “doing well”.
Pippa and husband James Matthews were seen arriving at the private maternity wing of St Mary’s hospital in London on Monday according to reports – the same unit where Kate gave birth to her three children.
First to publicly congratulate them were Kate and William.
Kensington Palace said in a short statement: “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are thrilled for Pippa and James.”
Pippa had been keeping her fans up to date about her pregnancy progress through her fitness column for Waitrose.
She recently wrote: “As the final month nears and the bump grows prouder each day, certainly awkward.
“As a result, one of the biggest changes is that my lower body has tightened up.”
She surprised some commentators by her appearance on Friday at Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s Windsor Castle wedding. movement is getting more subterranean adventure in Wales in 1999.
And he heard the story of one volunteer who drove at speeds of up to 110mph on his way to Heathrow Airport to deliver two vital diving masks – behind a police escort.
The Duke who is a keen diver and president of the British Sub-Aqua Club, said during the palace reception: “Well done guys, it was fantastic, it really was. You should be very proud of yourselves.
“Everyone here was watching, everyone here was very proud...
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The daring operation was launched to reach the young footballers and their team coach after they became stranded more than two miles deep inside the Tham Luang cave network on June 23.