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Abbey bells mark royal birth

The bells of Westminster Abbey sounded out today in celebration of the royal birth. A team began ringing a full peal on the Abbey's 10 bells at 2pm to coincide with a gun salute in Green Park.

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'Morning Grandad': Resident's greeting to Prince Charles

During Prince Charles visit to Bugthorpe in East Yorkshire today, local resident Robert Barrett was one of the first to greet the Prince, saying "Morning Grandad".

This reportedly raised a chuckle from Charles. "He obviously likes being a grandad," Mr Barrett said.

A young boy also asked the Prince: "When's the little baby coming?" to which Charles replied: "We haven't been able to bring him yet."

Many people asked whether the new baby had a name, but Charles gave little away.

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