London (CNN) — Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to the couple's third child on Monday, a son who becomes the fifth in line to the British throne.
The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth, at 11 a.m. local time at St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, Kensington Palace said.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge depart the Lindo Wing with their newborn son.
The newest arrival to the royal family weighs 8lbs 7oz (3.8 kilograms), and both mother and baby are "doing well," according to the Palace.
"The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry and members of both families have been informed and are delighted with the news," Kensington Palace said in a statement on Twitter.
Catherine and William emerged onto the steps of the Lindo Wing to introduce the baby to the world's media shortly before 6 p.m. local time.
The duchess, who was wearing a striking, raspberry-red dress, cradled her baby as the couple waved to well-wishers. Wrapped in a white blanket and wearing a white hat, the baby appeared to be sleeping.
The family left the hospital shortly before 6 p.m local time.
Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge with their newborn baby son.
William, dressed in a navy suit and pale blue shirt, drove his family home, with Catherine sitting in the back with the baby.
Prince William had left the hospital for a short time Monday afternoon, before returning with his other children George, 4, and Charlotte, 2. As the three royals entered the hospital, Charlotte waved over her shoulder at the reporters gathered on the other side of the street.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrived at the hospital with their father Monday afternoon.
In a statement, Kensington Palace said: "Their Royal Highnesses would like to thank all staff at the hospital for the care and treatment they have received," read the statement.
The statement continued: "They would also like to thank everyone for their warm wishes."
A golden easel bearing a framed notice announcing the birth was placed on display in front of Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon. The bulletin will be on display for approximately 24 hours.
The practice of posting a bulletin on the occasion of a royal birth goes back to at least 1837, when Buckingham Palace became the British monarch's official residence.
A notice on an easel outside Buckingham Palace announces the birth of the new prince.
The royal baby is fifth in line to the British throne, after grandfather Prince Charles, father Prince William and two siblings.
The newest addition to the royal family is a younger brother to Prince George, 4, and Princess Charlotte, 2, and the Queen Elizabeth II's sixth great-grandchild.
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$30m Sumatra forest deal in doubt after
concerns over funding
THE future of a much-vaunted $30 million Australian project to protect Indonesian forests for their carbon is in doubt after an independent review found it is not the best use of the money.
The project on the island of Sumatra was announced by Labor in early 2010 to international fanfare, but so far there has been little detail
about the project's design.
It is understood there has been no actual on-ground work in Sumatra and
officials to date have done research only.
It is the second Australian-Indonesian carbon project to face setbacks.
The Herald reported in March that a $47 million project to
restore peatland in Kalimantan, launched in 2007, had quietly been scaled back
and was suffering major delays.
Indonesia is recognised as the world's fifth-largest producer of greenhouse
gases, with 60 per cent of its emissions coming from rapid deforestation and
associated activities.
The review of Australia's Indonesian carbon programs, costing $100 million
overall, found the Sumatran project ''may not be the most effective utilisation
of available funding and that the changing policy context provides an
opportunity for reconsideration of the proposal''.
A spokesman for the Climate Change Minister, Greg Combet, said Australia
was discussing with the Indonesian government alternative approaches to work in
Sumatra.
''Work has not started on the ground because we have not yet agreed on the
revised scope of work,'' the spokesman said.
The Sumatra project is a pilot for a proposed global system, known as
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, in which
developing nations could earn money from carbon credits created from forest
preservation projects by selling them to rich countries for use in meeting
their emission reduction targets.
The independent review was handed to the government early last year, but was only made public by the Australian overseas aid agency AusAID in recent weeks.
It calls for the ''reconsideration'' of the Sumatra pilot in light of the
challenges and delays in the Kalimantan project and the emergence of other
Indonesian forest schemes, including a $1 billion investment by Norway.
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- The project on the island of Sumatra was announced by Labor in early 2010. (Past Tense).
- The independent review was handed to the government early last year, but was only made public by the Australian overseas aid agency AusAID in recent weeks. (Past Tense).
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