Prince George Alexander Louis: Kate and William reveal royal baby's name
Baby, who will be known as Prince George of Cambridge, is named two days after mother left hospital
Kate and William with their baby outside the Lindo wing of St Mary's hospital, Paddington. Photograph: Scott Heavey/Getty Images
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced their newborn son is to be called George Alexander Louis. He will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.
The announcement at 6.20pm showed the couple have chosen to stick with very traditional royal names. There have already been six British monarchs called George _ the last being the Queen's father, George VI. Louis is also a favourite and was the name of Lord Mountbatten, the uncle of the Duke of Edinburgh.
The announcement comes a day after the duchess left hospital and two days after she gave birth, and hours after the Queen met her great-grandson for the first time.
George was the most popular name with betting firms William Hill, Coral and Paddy Power. James was also a favourite with punters, with Alexander, Henry, Louis, Richard and Arthur the next most popular choices.
It was widely expected that William and Kate would not wander far from convention and select anything too outlandish for a prince who is likely to reign one day and whose name could symbolise an era.
The naming has happened quickly by historical royal standards. Prince George's father was not named for a week, and it took a month for the name of the baby's paternal grandfather, Prince Charles, to be announced.
Earlier, for the first time in more than a century, a reigning monarch met a great-grandchild born in direct succession to the crown when the Queen was introduced to Prince George.
She made the short journey from Buckingham Palace to Kensington Palace, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son had spent their first night at home as a new family.
Not since the birth in 1894 of the eldest son of the future George V and Queen Mary _ the future Edward VIII, who later abdicated _ in the twilight of Queen Victoria's reign has such an encounter occurred. Though Wednesday's meeting lasted just 30 minutes _ before the start of the Queen's traditional summer break at Balmoral on Friday _ it adds another footnote to royal history.
Arriving in a dark green Bentley, the 87-year-old monarch was alone: the Duke of Edinburgh was at Windsor, where he is still convalescing following exploratory abdominal surgery last month. She had previously said she was thrilled with the safe delivery of her first great-grandson, who was born at 4.24pm on Monday weighing 8lb 6oz in the private Lindo wing at St Mary's hospital at Paddington in west London.
Among other visitors received by the Cambridges was Prince Harry, the baby's uncle, who is now bumped down to fourth in the line of succession. He has previously said: "I can't wait to be an uncle."
The duchess's sister, Pippa Middleton, visited on Tuesday night shortly after mother and baby were discharged from hospital.
After presenting their newborn to the world in a photocall on the hospital steps on Tuesday, William and Kate will now seek some privacy. After the Queen's visit, the duke, duchess and infant prince left Kensington Palace for Bucklebury, Berkshire, where the Middletons have a manor house.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said: "This is now a private and quiet time for them to get to know their son." Details of the meeting with the Queen, therefore, are unlikely to be made public.
첫댓글 역시 예상대로 조지를 택했군요. 근데 생각외로 이름을 길게 안지었네요...윌이나 해리도 미들네임까지 4개였는데 ㅎㅎ
왠지 조지를 선택할꺼같았는데 !
결국 조지로 결정했네요~^^!!!!
차차기 대세 조지 왕자님~~^^쑥쑥 크세요.^^좀더 큰 다음 공식 사진 보고 싶네요.^^
역시 나뿐만 아니라 많은 사람들의 예상대로 조지로 이름을 지었군요. 그런데 미들네임이 2개밖에 없어서 의외고 미들네임에 윌리엄이 들어갈 줄 알았는데 안 들어가서 의외네요. 그래도 미들네임에 찰스가 안 들어간 건 좋네요. ㅋㅋㅋ
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ㅋㅋㅋ 오올ㅋㅋㅋ 여기 왕꽃선녀님들 많으시네 ㅋㅋㅋ
킹죠지~~
죠지가 거의 춘삼이 정도되는 촌스러운 이름이라던데요 ㅎㅎㅎ
촌스럽지만~~왕가라면~~고전적이다~~라고 해주겠죠..ㅎㅎ
영국인들의 대영제국 회귀본능이 어제오늘일인가요~ㅎㅎ
옛 영광을 기억하긴 좋겠네요~~ㅎㅎ
역시 죠지를 택했네.
아더가 들어가지 않은것은 좀 의외.... 아빠 이름에 들어가있어서 피했나? 그래도 미들에 들어가는 것은 상관없을텐데...
이로써 여왕의 친증손자가 태어나고 영국왕 계보는 탄탄대로일세. 외가핏줄이 좀 찝찝해서 그렇지...
일부 영국 귀족들이 외가관련해 뒤에서 쑤근대지 않을까요?
흠흠...근데 공작가도 평민여성들 꽤 들어왔으니...결국 이해되겠죠..
일부 영국귀족들도 그렇지만 범유럽 왕가중에서 꼬장꼬장한 집안은 돌아서서 욕할것 같아요.
면전에서야 안그러겠지만... 케이트 엄마는 두고 볼수록 심하게 아시안이더군요.
알렉산더는 여왕의 미들네임 따왔고 공작부인이 좋아한다고 하더라구요 ㅋㅋ 이름이 다 여왕이 좋아할이름이라는 평..
아이이름 조지라고 예상했던 영국도박사들 땡잡았네요ㅋㅋ
조지 알렉산더까지는 뭔가 있어보이는데 루이스에서 평범함이 느껴지는 묘한 이름이네요.
왕 이름중 하나 가져오겠네 했는데 벗어나지 않네요. ㅋㅋ 왕실에서는 이름도 전통이니까 괜찮은 것 같아요.