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| William, Kate and son |
The William, Kate and new born son
have left London palace to stay at
the Middleton family home.
After introducing the new arrival to great-grandmotherthe Queen and uncle prince Harry at Kensingthon Palace this morning, Prince William and Kate
have headed to the Duchess' family
home.
As they left,
Kate waved to wellwishers from her seat in the back alongside her son, who was born on Monday.
Prince William
had driven his wife and son home from St Mary's Hospital yesterday after
showing he was a dab hand getting the baby carseat safely plugged in, but he
opted for the front passenger seat this time.
Granny Carole,
58, enjoyed her first cuddle with her grandson during a visit to the Lindo wing
before he was introduced to the world by his proud parents.
Asked how it
felt to be holding the day-old child she said: "Amazing, It's all coming
back."
She found him
"absolutely beautiful" and was pleased to see her daughter and
son-in-law settling in to their new life as parents. She said: "They're
both doing really well, we're so thrilled."
The future king's non-royal grandparents are expected to have a key role in
shaping the life of the baby prince - although Carole said she had not
suggested a name.
Carole and
Michael have been an important source of support for William and Kate in their
lives together so far.
And the new
family of three are set to spend their early weeks at the Middletons' mansion.
Prince William
is currently on two weeks' paternity leave from his job as a helicopter search
and rescue pilot on Anglesey, but it is expected Kate could stay on with her
parents after he returns to work.
It may not be a
royal palace but the Middleton home is a large seven-bedroom £4.7 million
Georgian property and there is plenty of room for William, Kate and their new
baby, as well as offering them the privacy they value so much away from the
public limelight.
