Front-pages and ‘some other stuff’

Joy at the news of the birth of a future king dominated Britain’s front pages, with The Sun marking the event with a change of masthead to The Son.

Its front page was filled almost entirely with the statement on Buckingham Palace-headed notepaper confirming the royal birth.

At the bottom of the page, the news was summed up in just three sentences: “At 4.24pm yesterday, an 8lbs 6oz baby boy was born at St Mary’s Hospital, London. To William and Kate, a son. To the nation, our future King. Let the celebrations begin!”