From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.It's a boy.Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to her first child,the third in line to the British throne.We have yet to learn the name of the newest member of the royal family,but he weighs eight pounds, six ounces.Just moments ago,an official announcement was placed on a golden easel outside Buckinghamto the cheers of large numbers of onlookers outside the palace gate.NPR's Philip Reeves is in Londonwhere he describes the crowds were smaller early in the day thanks to weather.This was one of the hottest days,perhaps the hottest day of the summer in London.The sun was blazing down on the city from enormous cloudless sky.A crowd frankly not very large in number,gathered outside the gates of Buckingham Palaceand peered to the black and gold railings for much the day,awaiting this news.And when the news finally came, they cheered lastly.Those cheers were now echoed around much of Britain.As people raised a toast in celebration to the birthafter all have much speculation and a lot of gambling and betting,a boy, a boy that weighs eight pounds six ounces.NPR's Philip Reeves on news of the great-grandson's birth.Queen Elizabeth II said she was delighted.In other news,major policy change for the European Unionwhich has placed the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist.
