FOR four precious hours, they were a single unit of three. Cradling their first newborn, William and Kate savoured an exquisite - and single - evening of privacy.
The world may have been waiting to learn a new prince or princess had arrived, but inside the luxurious maternity wing of St Mary's Hospital, they were simply mum, dad and baby.
Even medical staff were advised to give the new family as much time uninterrupted as possible, time to forge their own special bond - and an opportunity for the newborn prince to just be a little boy.
And so, at 8.30pm, four hours after Kate safely delivered her healthy "beautiful" boy, Kensington Palace made public news of the birth and suddenly "theirs" became "ours".
Every moment of the new Prince of Cambridge's life will be scrutinised. Third in line to the throne, replacing his uncle Prince Harry, the future king's joys will be shared, his missteps charted.
His early toddling, the first day of school, welcoming his own siblings when they arrive: a public whose love affair with the royals has been reignited by the sweetly romantic story of Wills and Katherine will be relentless in its interest.
The strictures of royal life and the expectations of an heir are only too familiar to Prince William, who was painfully aware of how his mother Diana so publicly suffered under their weight.
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