British royal family has a new member since Monday.

Sophie, the Countess of Wessex and the wife of Price Edward gave birth to a baby boy at the Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey. The boy weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces.

The royal couple has another child, a 4-year-old girl, Lady Louise Windsor.

Monday night Prince Edward told reporters that before naming the boy, they want to get to know him. Prince Edward and Countess Sophie were thrilled about the news of the birth of their son.

Edward described his son as: "Small, cute and cuddly," Daily Mail informs.

When asked about the name, Edward said: "We didn't know what we were going to get. You've got to get to know the small person who's just come into the world before you pick a name."

The baby boy was born at NHS hospital, Frimley Park in Surrey by elective Caesarean section.

He is the eighth in line for the throne and the eighth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

He will receive the title Viscount Severn, a subsidiary title of the Earldom of Wessex, but will not receive the HRH title normally given to the grandchildren of a monarch.

In 1999 Edward married Sophie Rhys-Jones, six years after they’ve met at a tennis event.

In 2001 Sophie suffered from an ectopic pregnancy and she had Lady Louise after fertility procedures. She delivered her four weeks earlier after having complained of several pains.

Sophie was surprised to find out that the baby boy was conceived naturally.

One spokesman for the Buckingham Palace said: “The Earl of Wessex was present. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been informed and are delighted with the news. The Countess of Wessex is expected to remain in hospital for the next few days. She and the Prince are thrilled, absolutely thrilled.”

Countess Sophie was bonding with her baby quite good last night.

One of their friends said: "It has been a very difficult few years for both Sophie and Edward both. They desperately wanted more children and had all but given up hope of having another one. They had come to the conclusion that 'what would be, would be'. The pregnancy was an enormous but very happy surprise and has gone extremely well."