Prince Louis Arthur Charles: Decoding the royal baby name
The newborn baby boy was officially named Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge.
By Maleeva Rebello, ET Bureau |
Speculations around the name of royal baby number three were put to rest recently. The newborn baby boy was officially named Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge.
1. The fifth in line to the British throne, Prince Louis shares his first name with at least 18 other French Kings. Louis in French translates to a renowned warrior. However, in the case of the young prince, his name stems from Lord Louis Mountbatten.
2. Mountbatten was Prince Philip’s uncle. He is remembered as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of independent India. Mountbatten’s first name is also associated with William and Kate’s first child, Prince George Alexander Louis.
3. Prince Louis’s second name Arthur, which he shares with father William and grandfather Charles, is a tribute to King Arthur, the legendary English hero. The Duke of Cambridge’s full name is William Arthur Philip Louis while the Prince of Wales’s official title is Charles Philip Arthur George.
4. The name Arthur goes even farther back in the royal family. The full name of King George VI (the Queen’s father) was Albert Frederick Arthur George and Queen Victoria even named her seventh child Prince Arthur, who eventually would become the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
5. The baby’s last name, Charles is an obvious honour to his grandfather, after whom his sister Princess Charlotte is also named. Charlotte’s full name is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana which honours the queen, her great-grandmother as well as her late grandmother, Princess Diana.
1. The fifth in line to the British throne, Prince Louis shares his first name with at least 18 other French Kings. Louis in French translates to a renowned warrior. However, in the case of the young prince, his name stems from Lord Louis Mountbatten.
2. Mountbatten was Prince Philip’s uncle. He is remembered as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of independent India. Mountbatten’s first name is also associated with William and Kate’s first child, Prince George Alexander Louis.
3. Prince Louis’s second name Arthur, which he shares with father William and grandfather Charles, is a tribute to King Arthur, the legendary English hero. The Duke of Cambridge’s full name is William Arthur Philip Louis while the Prince of Wales’s official title is Charles Philip Arthur George.
4. The name Arthur goes even farther back in the royal family. The full name of King George VI (the Queen’s father) was Albert Frederick Arthur George and Queen Victoria even named her seventh child Prince Arthur, who eventually would become the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
5. The baby’s last name, Charles is an obvious honour to his grandfather, after whom his sister Princess Charlotte is also named. Charlotte’s full name is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana which honours the queen, her great-grandmother as well as her late grandmother, Princess Diana.
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As Prince William and Kate are all set to welcome their third child, speculation is rife that they will name the baby after late Princess Diana. For the British royal family, names stem from heritage, and most are derived from the names of ancestors . For instance, Prince George’s full name is George Alexander Louis. The name George has echoed throughout royal history with King George VI being the last to wear the crown.
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