It's A Princess! Congrats, Will And Kate!

May 2, 2015: ICYMI, Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton, 33, gave birth to a baby girl at 8.34 a.m. today! We're seven hours ahead of London time, so that's roughly 3:34 p.m. here in the Philippines.

As previously announced, the royal birth was tweeted using Kensington Palace's official Twitter account, @KensingtonRoyal. Live tweeting began when Duchess Kate was rushed to St. Mary's Hospital this morning, accompanied by Prince William:

HRH The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted at 06.00hrs to St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London and is in the early stages of labour.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2015

The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2015

It was quite a speedy delivery, considering @KensingtonRoyal posted that Duchess Kate gave birth less than three hours after she was brought to St. Mary's:

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a daughter at 8.34am.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2015

The baby weighed 8 pounds and 3 ounces! Trivia: Prince George weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces when he was born.

The baby weighs 8lbs 3oz. The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2015

Then of course, the royal family was informed about the birth...

The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales & The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry & members of both families have been informed
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2015

Glad Kate is doing A-OK!

Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2015

How cute is this callout by @KensingtonRoyal to share newborn baby girl photos with the hashtag #WelcomeToTheFamily?!

It’s a girl! If you are welcoming a new addition to your family, post a photo using #WelcomeToTheFamily for our blog pic.twitter.com/7v56mTmxpH
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2015

And as tradition dicates, a town crier announced the birth of the baby, along with an easel at Buckingham Palace giving details of the birth of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's daughter. The plaque confirmed the time of the birth and has been signed by the doctors looking after Duchess Kate.

It read:

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Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a daughter at 8.34am today.

Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.

The easel at Buckingham Palace giving details of the birth of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's daughter today pic.twitter.com/0yp1lNi462
— BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) May 2, 2015

Here's a video of the easel being displayed. ~goosebumps!~

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The little girl (yet to be named) will be fourth in line to the throne, behind her grandfather Prince Charles, father Prince William, and 21-month-old brother Prince George.

As with the baby's older brother, "the heir" Prince George, Duchess Kate, and Prince William are expected to debut "the spare" (Ouch!) to the press and crowds outside St. Mary's Hospital's Lindo Wing with a little speech and photo shoot moment. And yes, Kate will look just about flawless; it does help when you have a royal hairdresser on call though.

The princess's name is expected to be announced in the near future—but, as many people have been doing in recent weeks according to British bookmakers, it may be a good idea to place your bets on Alice.

Congratulations to the royal family!