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Pippa Middleton Gives Birth to Baby Boy

Pippa Middleton, the sister of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has given birth to a baby boy.
Pippa Middleton
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 12: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) James Matthews and Pippa Middleton attends the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank at St George's Chapel on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)Getty Images / Getty Images

london (ap) — pippa middleton, the sister of kate, the duchess of cambridge, has given birth to a baby boy.

a spokeswoman for middleton and her husband james matthews said tuesday that their first baby had been born the day before.

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kensington palace says that prince william and kate are "thrilled for pippa and james."

the new baby will be a cousin to william and kate's three children — george, 5, charlotte, 3, and 5-month-old louis.

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the baby was born on the day the palace announced that prince harry and his wife meghan, the duchess of sussex, are expecting their first child.

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