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Royal Baby, Meet The Internet

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As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent their first night at home with their newborn son, the Internet celebrated the royal baby's birth in its own way.

Twitter trolls had a blast:

He's not ginger ;) #itsaboy

— Prince Harry (@Prince___Harry) July 22, 2013

Dear William & Kate: If William is 100% royal and Princess Kate is 0% royal, will that make your son a half-blood prince? #RoyalBaby

— Professor Snape (@_Snape_) July 22, 2013

Enjoy these first carefree moments, #royalbaby boy, because tomorrow begins THE GAME OF THRONES.

— Team Coco (@TeamCoco) July 22, 2013

Great to hear the Duchess of Cambridge has gone into labour. Is she an affiliated member? #boomtish #royalbaby

— John Prescott (@johnprescott) July 22, 2013

BBC pointing out the #RoyalBaby has been born on a full moon. Not sure if they're suggesting it's a werewolf. We may not know for a while.

— The Media Blog (@TheMediaTweets) July 22, 2013

Woah people seem super excited for this new british band, the royal baby.

— Ellen Page (@EllenPage) July 22, 2013

I hope that one day the royal baby and Blue Ivy will rap together about how rich they are.

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) July 22, 2013

If the #RoyalBaby ever sings "I just can't wait to be king" I will not be happy.

— Scar (@GrumpyScar) July 22, 2013

Whatever kittens are better than babies anyway

— Tom Hawking (@tom_hawking) July 22, 2013

One major reason to get your royal baby news from the Guardian … pic.twitter.com/QhcX6RXMuP

— Jonathan Haynes (@JonathanHaynes) July 22, 2013


Photomontages were legion:
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Several brands even came up with cheeky nods to the royal birth:


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