Prince William & Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton welcome their Baby Boy

Congratulations to the new parents, Prince William, 31, and Kate Middleton, 31! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed their first child on July 22, and thanks to a formal press release, we now know what everyone has been dying to find out — the baby’s gender!

It’s a boy!

Kate and William are thrilled to welcome a baby boy into the royal family! His Royal Highness Prince of Cambridge was born on July 22 at 4:24 p.m. GMT weighing eight pounds, six ounces, and Prince William was present for the birth!

While the world has been keeping a major watch on Kate waiting for her to give birth, everyone has also been eagerly awaiting the announcement of the gender, as Kate and William never revealed it — because they didn’t know either!

Now that we know that the baby is a boy, we are so excited to know the future heir to the throne will succeed the line of men that are set to take the throne after Queen Elizabeth. The baby is now third in line of succession after his grandfather, Prince Charles and his father, Prince William.