Pictures of Royal Baby, Kate, Prince Quickly Spread Across Internet

The royal baby made his first appearance Tuesday as Prince William and Kate left St. Mary's Hospital, and pictures of the little prince quickly spread like wildfire online.

The baby, which has not yet been named, was born Monday after months of hype and near-hysterical media attention. He is third in line to the throne after grandfather Prince Charles and father Prince William.

William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, appeared on the steps outside the hospital's private Lindo Wing Tuesday just as Princess Diana and Charles did in 1982 when William was born. Kate even channeled her late mother-in-law in a similar polka dot dress.

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It didn't take long for pictures of the royal baby to be plastered all over Twitter and every major new site.

RT @peoplemag: A closer shot of the royal baby — you can see his hands clasped over his mouth! http://t.co/SwVoTV12P4 pic.twitter.com/1AXPqkoGpm

— Elizabeth Holmes (@EHolmesWSJ) July 23, 2013

Prince William jokes about his newborn son: "I'll remind him of his tardiness when he's older." http://t.co/xaGR4UWQsk

— Us Weekly (@usweekly) July 24, 2013

Beautiful pics of the Prince of Cambridge -- including a close-up of his adorable face: http://t.co/eAHSuK8ZwM pic.twitter.com/kYfb5euMVg

— Us Weekly (@usweekly) July 23, 2013

Beautiful pics of the royal baby's first appearance with his family -- including a close-up of his adorable face: http://t.co/ZACZqt6GYy

— Us Weekly (@usweekly) July 24, 2013

The #RoyalBaby's first message to the world. pic.twitter.com/7dXxPQy3mh

— Perfectly Timed Pics (@PicTimedPerfect) July 23, 2013

Today the Daily Mail asks 'Was the BBC over the top' on #royalbaby, I present you this vine without further comment https://t.co/Jmxz6jCAxB

— Jules Mattsson (@julesmattsson) July 24, 2013

Get to learn all about the royal baby in this week's special collector's edition of PEOPLE! pic.twitter.com/epdLuSr5mX

— People magazine (@peoplemag) July 23, 2013

What to wear when you're bringing home a royal baby, 1982 vs. 2013 http://t.co/pmdLhU15rf http://t.co/Z8XMz3sRse

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) July 23, 2013

Photo: Kate Middleton channeled Princess Diana with her polka-dot dress today http://t.co/jJeSstfgGH #RoyalBaby pic.twitter.com/xAKqDIETto

— ABC News (@ABC) July 23, 2013

A few clever Twitter users likened the royal baby's first appearance to that of "The Lion King" and Michael Jackson's balcony episode.

Round-up of the web's best #RoyalBaby jokes http://t.co/FTOFQC1MSt pic.twitter.com/6fFNQGGz9o

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) July 24, 2013

FIRST PICTURES OF THE ROYAL BABY!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/AJfpgElpxx

— alan tudyk (@alan_tudyk) July 23, 2013

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