Kensington Palace celebrates royal birth via #WelcomeToTheFamily

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Royal fans celebrate outside St. Mary’s hospital in central London after hearing that the Duchess of Cambridge had given birth to a girl.

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Royal fans celebrate the birth of a girl to the Duchess of Cambridge.

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A town crier announces that Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge has given birth to a girl.

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Royal fans celebrate outside the Lindo wing at St. Mary’s hospital in central London after the birth announcement.

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Media teams rush to take their positions in the press pens outside St. Mary’s hospital.

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Arist Kaya Mar stands with three of his royal paintings St. Mary’s Hospital.

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A royal baby watcher sleeps outside St. Mary’s Hospital.

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Terry Hutt, 79, fully equipped with flags and signs, stands across the street from the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s hospital in London on April 23 while awaiting the royal birth. (Matt Dunham / Associated Press)

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A banner made John Loughrey, 60, hangs on a wall across the street from the Lindo Wing on April 23. A small number of dedicated royal fans are waiting or camping outside the hospital for the birth. (Matt Dunham / Associated Press)

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Another look at Terry Hutt. (Alastair Grant / Associated Press)

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On July 17, 2013, a bookmaker presents the latest odds on boy’s names outside the Lindo Wing before the birth of Prince George. (Leon Neal / AFPGetty Images)

By Christie D’ZurillaStaff Writer

May 2, 2015 2:18 PM PT

With the newest royal -- a baby princess -- delivered safe and sound Saturday to two-time parents William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Kensington Palace opened its virtual doors to an online celebration of newborns from all over.

Courtesy of the #WelcomeToTheFamily hashtag on Twitter, select baby girls and boys and even a pet or two made it onto a Storify blog assembled by the people behind the @KensingtonRoyal feed, which shares news about Kate, Wills and of course Prince Harry.

(One amusing point: The hashtag wound up including some very non-princessy dudes as fans of American football welcomed new draft picks to their NFL families.)

The duke and duchess and their nearly 2-year-old firstborn, Prince George, didn’t waste much time at the hospital, checking in around 6 a.m. local time and then getting back to Kensington Palace around 5 p.m. after the baby’s 8:34 a.m. arrival.

It’s good to be second?

The princess made her public debut much sooner than her older brother did, with the royals showing her off outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital on their way home. The first time around, Kate gave it a day before stepping out of the hospital -- but of course looked equally smashing after both births.

The world will have to wait for the 8-pound, 3-ounce princess’ name, but with luck that wait won’t be too long: George Alexander Louis’ moniker went public on July 24, 2013, two days after he was born.

For all the details about the royal baby’s arrival, read The Times’ ”It’s a princess” report out of London.

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