Britain’s new prince has been named George
Alexander Louis, royal officials announced,
ending speculation over what Prince William
and his wife, Kate, would choose for their first
child.
Kensington Palace said the royals are
“delighted to announce” their son’s name,
adding that the 2-day-old baby and third-in-
line to the throne will be known as “His Royal
Highness Prince George of Cambridge.”
Six previous British kings have been named
George, and the name was a favourite of British
bookmakers in the run-up to Wednesday’s
announcement.
For now, the baby is expected to stay out of the
spotlight after making his first “public
appearance” in the arms of his parents outside
of London’s St. Mary’s Hospital on Tuesday.
Now that Kate and William have chosen a
name, they are expected to soon choose a
photographer for the baby’s first official
portrait.
After leaving the hospital, the couple introduced
their son Wednesday to great-grandmother
Queen Elizabeth II, who was keen to see the
baby before she starts her annual summer
vacation in Scotland later this week.
Queen Elizabeth II paid a private visit on
Wednesday to Prince William and his wife Kate
to meet their newborn son, her great-grandson
who will one day inherit the throne.
The 87-year-old spent just over half an hour at
Kensington Palace in London where the yet to
be named infant at the time, the third in line to
the throne, was spending his first day after
leaving hospital.
The queen had said Tuesday she was “thrilled”
about the latest addition to the family.
Wednesday’s meeting was the first between the
queen and her new heir, and she became the
first British monarch to meet a third-generation
direct heir since Queen Victoria a century ago.
The monarch, wearing a turquoise floral outfit,
made the visit without her husband Prince
Philip, 92, who is convalescing following
exploratory surgery on his abdomen last
month.
Afterwards, William, Kate and the baby left the
palace in a Range Rover, bound for the home of
Kate’s parents Michael and Carole Middleton in
the village of Bucklebury, west of London.
William is taking two weeks’ paternity leave
from his job as a Royal Air Force search-and-
rescue helicopter pilot, and palace officials said
he and Kate would now spend “private and
quiet time for them to get to know their son.”
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