IT'S a boy!
The world welcomed the latest addition to the Royal Family yesterday... after months of speculation which began in Grimsby.
When the Duchess of Cambridge visited the town in March, she allegedly let slip she was having a daughter.
The news spread across the globe and the international media spotlight turned on our town, but the Grimsby Telegraph was quick to get to the bottom of what Kate really said.
We tracked down video proof that spectators had misheard Kate's comments after being presented with a cuddly toy.
What was heard as Kate saying: "I shall give this to my d..." was in fact: "Oh, is this for us? Thank you very much. That is very sweet of you."
The slip-up that never was meant Grimsby has been at the forefront of speculation during her pregnancy about the baby's sex ever since.
And it has been revealed that she and husband Prince William chose not to find out which sex they were having.
Today, the 31-year-olds are proud parents of a baby boy, who entered the world at 4.24pm yesterday, weighing a very healthy 8lb 6oz.
And fans in Grimsby couldn't be more delighted.
Royal enthusiast Roy Jensen celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday – and couldn't wait for the baby to be born.
Mr Jensen is surrounded by royal memorabilia at his home on the Nunsthorpe Estate in Grimsby.
And while he wished the baby would be a girl, he was equally as happy at the outcome in the end.
"I wanted the baby to be born on my birthday and experts said it would be," he said.
"Kate takes after Princess Diana and I adored Diana.
"I have pictures of her and she was very bonnie just like Kate.
"I didn't see Kate when she came to Grimsby with her bump because I am disabled and didn't manage to get out.
"However, I did manage to see Princess Anne when she visited town. My grandson handed her a bunch of flowers."
After arriving at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington at 6am yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are now welcoming their first child.
Kate gave birth in the hospital's private Lindo wing, where William and his younger brother Prince Harry were born.
The couple travelled to the hospital in west London without a police escort, and the announcement that Kate had gone into labour came from Kensington Palace 90 minutes later.
The medical team was led by the Queen's gynaecologist, Marcus Setchell, who delivered the Countess of Wessex's two children. Alan Farthing, gynaecologist to the royal household, was assisting.
The palace statement said: "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4.24pm. The baby weighs 8lbs 6oz. The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth.
"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. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight."
Soon after the palace announcement was made, a notice giving details about the baby – the third-in-line to the throne – left St Mary's Hospital by car for Buckingham Palace.
William will have two weeks' paternity leave from his job as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot.
You can see the latest on the birth of the royal baby in the live blog below: