A first-time Bay mum will be keeping an eye on the progress of the new British princess who was born the same day as her baby boy.
Kirsty Levien, 20, gave birth to her first child, Canaan Ashe-Nicholas, about 6.45am on Saturday. He weighed a healthy 3.285kg.
"Everyone was telling me we were going to have them [our babies] at the same time. I had him on my due date," she said.
Tauranga Hospital nurses were excited her baby was born the same day as the new princess, she said.
"A lot of people from the hospital came in. The ladies made booties for him."