It's a Girl!!

Norway's Princess Martha Louise delivered a baby girl at the country's National Hospital (Rikshospitalet) in Oslo, Tuesday night. The baby, named Maud Angelica Behn automatically becomes third in line to inherit the throne.

The princess (31) and her husband, author Ari Behn, were said to be thrilled and relieved after their daughter arrived shortly after 8pm. The couple married just last May and had said all along that they wanted children.

Wenche Rasch of the Royal Palace told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) that mother and child were doing fine. She had no immediate vital statistics to reveal about the child, "Because in these modern times, the child shall rest on the mother's stomach for awhile before being measured."

Rasch said King Harald and Queen Sonja were expected to come visit their first grandchild Wednesday morning. But they could not wait, and sneaked in late Tuesday night to see the new-borne and her mother. The queen was on her way home to Oslo after a weekend trip to London, where Crown Prince Haakon lives and studies with his wife, Crown Princess Mette-Marit.

The baby, named for her maternal great-great-grandmother, the late Queen Maud, is the first royal heir to be born in Norway since Crown Prince Haakon made his entrance in July 1973.

A congratulatory protocol was due to be set out at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Wednesday and would be available for signing from 11am to 3pm.

The royal birth was also due to be marked by a military salute from Akershus Castle. All public buildings will fly the flag, although the baby's birthday will not become a national flag day.

The baby won't be granted a royal title either, unless her uncle, Crown Prince Haakon, dies without an heir of his own.