CARMARTHENSHIRE's most famous resident has told of his joy at becoming a grandfather.
Prince Charles, who has a house at Llwynywermod in Myddfai said in statement: "Both my wife and I are overjoyed at the arrival of my first grandchild.
"It is an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine and we are so thrilled for them on the birth of their baby boy."
Carmarthenshire has joined the rest of Britain in toasting the birth of the royal baby.
Town mayor Doug Rose said: "Our congratulations to the royal couple, and hopefully they will visit the town and county with the boy, which will be great for tourism."
Town-based Nappy Go Lucky, which specialises in online sales of cloth nappies, also sent their wishes to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Sarah Hyde, who runs Nappy Go Lucky locally, said: "We, along with the rest of the nation, were excited to hear of the arrival of the new Prince of Cambridge. Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess.
"We will watch with interest to see if the prince will be wearing cloth nappies."
She added: "A royal endorsement (of cloth nappies) would be fantastic.
"We know that Prince Charles is very ecologically minded and we hope William and Kate will give cloth nappies a go."
The baby's birth — he weighed 8lb 6oz — was announced shortly after 8.20pm on Monday followed by a traditional notice posted outside Buckingham Palace on some four hours after he was born.
Manager of Carmarthen's Merlin's Walk, John Nash, has just returned from Spain and said there were similar levels of excitement there as in Britain.
He said: "They were going mad for it out there and it's great news, congratulations to William and Kate. It's also great for Carmarthenshire with the links we already have with Prince Charles."
Area Dean for Carmarthen, Reverend Leigh Richardson from St Peter's Church, also welcomed the royal arrival.
He added: "It is great news that the royal baby has arrived without any complications and that mum and baby are doing fine.
"We wish Kate and William and the baby every blessing as a new family together.
"We hope that the media will give them space as they change their lives to reflect the responsibility of parenthood.
Ammanford-based Corgi, Prince Charles's favourite luxury sock makers, is planning to send the new arrival a specially-made cashmere baby grow with the baby's name on it.
Chris Jones, managing director of Corgi, said: "As a royal company we are really pleased with the news of the royal baby. We send our congratulations to Prince Charles, Prince William and the Duchess. We will be sending them a special gift."
Cwmcerrig Farm Shop in Gorslas also had special arrivals on Monday.
Eight ducklings were born at the farm shop — prompting perhaps a change of name for the mother duck to Duck-chess?
Moya McEachran at the shop said: "We had eight born on the day and of course we are going to be thinking of royal names for them all now."
She added: "It's quite fitting as we bought two peacocks on the day of William and Kate's wedding and named them after them."
It is understood no babies were born at Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen on Monday.
