Royal baby born: The next five royals in line for the throne

Here are the next five royals in line for the British monarchy.

3. Prince George of Cambridge

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A man reads a newspaper carrying front page news of the birth of a baby boy of Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, outside Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013.

After weeks of speculation and betting on when the royal baby would be born, Kate Middleton gave birth to a baby boy on July 22, 2013. The boy, who two days later was named George Alexander Louis, is now third in line to the British throne. George would have occupied that spot even if he had been born a girl, since Parliament passed a law earlier this year mandating that a younger male relative cannot overtake a female heir. He now bears the title Prince of Cambridge.

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