Sophie Watson
Braintree WJC Birthing Unit: 4.05am
Weight: 7lb 3oz
Parents: Rachel, 30, & Simon Watson, 30, of Chelmer Road, Braintree
Rachel: "it will be nice for Sophie when she is older. I'm glad it is a boy because if she was also called Sophie everyone would think I copied them!"Dultie Mercer
Braintree WJC Birthing Unit: 4.50am
Weight: 8lb 9oz
Parents: Laura Clark, 27, & Michael Mercer, 30, of Main Road, Mundon
Laura: "It does make it quite special that our daughter shares the same day as the royal baby."Harriet Fleur Davenport
Broomfield Hospital: 9.45am
Weight: 8lb 15oz
Parents: Nicole Davenport, 39, & Jamie Davenport, 38, of Springfield
Nicole: "It never crossed my mind it could be the same day because I had an emergency C-section."
Jamie: "It's nice because we'll never forget her birthday!"Taid Patrick George Owen
Broomfield Hospital: 9.48am
Weight: 8lb 13oz
Parents: Joanne Waters Owen, 38, & Matthew Owen, 43, of Lower Anchor Street, Old Moulsham
Joanne: "We're very proud to have a little boy the same day as the prince and it's nice to know that as he gets older he will get this little coin to mark the day."Evelyn Howard
Broomfield Hospital: 11.25amWeight: 7lb 14oz
Parents: Amie Smith, 25, & Jonathan Howard, 30, of Abell Way, Chelmsford
Amie: "Everyone has been saying it to me ever since it was announced that Kate was due on July 17. My great auntie is 94 and she is excited because she is a big fan of the royal family."
Noah Marc Smithyes
Broomfield hospital: 12.13pm
Weight: 7lb 9oz
Parents: Sophie Ham, 24, & Aaron Smithyes, 25, of Chelmer Village
Sophie: "I'm still a bit in shock from it all. We were waiting for the news of the royal baby a couple of hours before we came here."Lacey Marsh
Broomfield Hospital: 1.46pm
Weight: 7lb 7oz
Parents: Kathryn Knapp, 29, & Lloyd Marsh, 25, Barnard Road, Galleywood
Lloyd: "I told her she would give birth about 12.05am the day after!"
Kathryn: "It is something special, it doesn't happen every day – it's great, you can't beat it."
(First name TBC) James Govender
Broomfield Hospital: 3.32pm
Weight: 6lb 11oz
Parents: Geetha Govender, 45, & Val Govender, 46, Springfield
Geetha: "I think it's an honour to be born on the same day but we never really thought about it before – just to have your own child is the most special."Thomas Sobotka
Broomfield Hospital: 4.34pm
Weight: 6lb 9oz
Parents: Monika, 25, & Christoph Sobotka, of New Writtle Street, Chelmsford
Monika: "I didn't even know anything about the royal baby, my mid wife told me in the evening, I was waiting for my own baby – I didn't know what everyone was talking about."Heidi Isabella Bicknell (in neonatal ward)
Broomfield hospital: 7.27pm
Weight: 8lb 14oz
Parents: Faye Barnard, 21, & Dale Bicknell, 26
Faye: "I didn't think it would be the same day because to be honest I thought I would be sleeping in my own bed last night – I had an emergency C-section at 36 weeks and one day."
