BRITAIN’S WILLIAM AND KATE
KEEP WORLD WAITING FOR ROYAL BABY NAME
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate kept the world guessing
about the name of their first child as they left hospital to start family life
with the future king."We are still working on a name, so we will have that
as soon as we can," William told reporters outside St Mary's Hospital in
London on Tuesday. "It is the first time we have seen him really, so we
are having a proper chance to catch up."George, James, Alexander and Louis
are the bookmakers' favourites for the youngest royal, third in line to the
British throne after Prince Charles and William.The royal couple gave the world
its first sight of their baby when they emerged from hospital to cheers from
well-wishers and a barrage of camera flashes.A beaming Kate posed for pictures
before handing her son to William who joked that the baby had more hair than
him and had inherited his wife's good looks.
The birth gave a further boost to the royal family after the celebration last year of Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne and the marriage of Kate and William in 2011.The monarchy's popularity sank to a low in the 1990s after a string of divorces and the death of William's mother, Diana. Elizabeth was criticised for her response to her death. The Guardian newspaper described the turnaround as "an incredible recovery".Most British newspapers devoted their front pages to big pictures of the baby, with headlines such as "Hello World" and "Our Little Prince". The story also received blanket coverage on many TV networks and websites around the world.Royal precedent suggests there may be no rush to release the infant's name. It took a month for Prince Charles' name to be made public and a week for William. However, his brother Harry's name was released a day after his birth.After weeks of fevered coverage, the couple are expected to keep a low profile.
They have been living in a remote part of Wales, where William works as a rescue helicopter pilot. They are expected to move later this year to London's Kensington Palace, William's childhood home.Royal observers say William will shield his son from the obsessive attention that plagued his mother Diana, killed in a car crash in 1997 after her car was chased by photographers."William knows only too well that his baby son will be the new favourite creature in the circus he grew up in," wrote Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson. "Every plan he and Kate have put in place is to protect him."The Queen has paid a half-hour visit to Kensington Palace to meet her new great-grandson, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.The new parents left St Mary's Hospital in west London on 23rd July,2013,Tuesday evening where the duke said they were yet to name the third in line to the throne.
The family spent the
night at the palace and the three were seen leaving at 13:00 BST.Other visitors
to the palace included Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton.The Queen visited
without her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, as he continues to recover from
abdominal surgery.She made the short journey from Buckingham Palace in a dark
green Bentley.The private meeting comes as the monarch prepares to leave for
Balmoral in Scotland on Friday, where she has her traditional summer break.
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The Queen had said she
was "thrilled" at the arrival of her third great-grandchild during a
reception at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening.Louise Butt, a guest at the
event for the Queen's Award for Enterprise, said the monarch had also described
the baby as a "big boy" and had said that "the first born is
very special".There has been no word yet from the duke, who is expected to
take about two months to convalesce following exploratory abdominal surgery
last month.The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, and Catherine's
parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, paid visits to the hospital on Tuesday
afternoon.
Later that day,
Catherine's sister Pippa Middleton, accompanied by boyfriend Nico Jackson, went
to Kensington Palace to meet her day-old nephew.Prince Charles said the baby
was "marvellous" while Mrs Middleton said he was "absolutely
beautiful".Prince William was at the hospital for the birth at 16:24 BST
on Monday, and stayed with his wife and son, who weighed
Tuesday - just under 27 hours after the
baby's arrival.The couple described becoming parents as "very
emotional".A Kensington Palace spokesman said on Wednesday it was
"now private and quiet time for them to get to know their son".Although the couple
have yet to decide on a name it is known that the newest royal will be known as
HRH Prince (name) of Cambridge.George is the bookmakers' favourite for the
first name of the prince, who is destined to be king one day. James and
Alexander are among other names on a short price.Royal fans waited seven days
before the name of a newborn Prince William was announced in 1982, and there
was a wait of a month following the Prince Charles's birth in 1948.All births
in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, regardless of parentage, must be
registered within 42 days at the hospital or a register office.
Prof. John Kurakar
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