THE First Minister has congratulated new parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on behalf of the people of Wales.
Carwyn Jones said the couple had established close links with Wales and would always have a "very warm welcome home" in the country.
The new prince was born in St Mary's Hospital in London yesterday weighing in at 8lbs 6oz, and both mother and baby are said to be doing well.
The First Minister said: "On behalf of the people of Wales I would like to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their baby boy.
"The couple already have established and strong links with Wales, choosing Anglesey to start their married life, and they will always have a very warm welcome home here as a family.
"I would like to wish the Duke and Duchess all the very best as they enter their journey into parenthood."
The new baby — the Prince of Cambridge — will be third in line to the throne behind his RAF search and rescue pilot father, William, and his grandfather, the Prince of Wales.
The new family as expected to leave hospital later today.
