Prince William and Duchess Middleton had a daughter

The Duchess of Cambridge Kathryn Middleton and Prince William had a girl, the Kensington Palace said in a statement.

The girl weighs a kilogram 3,71. According to the official report, mom and her daughter are doing well. The royal family has already been informed about the new heiress.

Middleton was taken to hospital in the morning. Childbirth went without complications.

Appearance on second child light Duke and Duchess of Cambridge coincided with the entry into force of changes in the order of succession of the crown.

Thus, the reform abolishes the priority of male heirs, as well as discrimination against heirs who are either Catholic or married to a Catholic.

Thus, if a girl is born, the brothers born after her will not be able to press her from the fourth position in the list of heirs to the throne.

Recall that the new Act on the succession was approved by Parliament in 2013 year, but entered into force only after all the countries of the Commonwealth, where Queen Elizabeth II remains the head of state, adopted similar legislation.

Interestingly, the UK bookmakers will have to pay more than 700 thousand dollars for the guessed name or gender of the unborn child Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Most of the bets are placed on the fact that the royal couple will have a girl, who will be named Alice. Fans of the royal family assume that William and Kate's newborn daughter will be blonde and weigh between 3,1 and 3,6 kg this Saturday, April 25. The second most popular name among betting companies is Elizabeth, after Prince William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.