The announcement of the new prince's name has been
relatively quick compared with previous royal babies.
It was seven days before the name of Prince William was
announced in 1982, and there was a wait of a month following Prince Charles's
birth in 1948.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have however named their
son George Alexander Louis, Kensington Palace said today.
The third in line to the throne, who was born on Monday at
16:24 BST, will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. George
was the bookmakers' favourite for the first name of the prince.
Royal infants usually have historical names which are passed
down through the generations.
There have been six King Georges up to now, most recently
the Queen's father, although his first name was Albert and he was known to his
family as Bertie.
The name Louis is Prince William's fourth name and is likely
to be a tribute to Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Duke of Edinburgh's uncle and
the last British Viceroy of India before independence in 1947.
The prince's other middle name - Alexander - is one that
three medieval Scottish kings have had, and was also the name of the famous 4th
Century ruler Alexander the Great. The Queen's middle name is Alexandra.
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