The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton given their new born baby girl the name, Charlotte Elizabeth Diane.
The royal baby’s name was announced this afternoon by Kensington Palace, who also announced it on Twitter as well. The tweet announcing the baby got about 20K retweets in just 20 minutes.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 4, 2015
The royal palace account quickly followed the announcement with a declaration of how the princess will be addressed.
The baby will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) May 4, 2015
Before the announcement, Alice and Charlotte were the names most highly speculated to be picked by the royal family. A betting site, Ladbroke say they have already paid out £1m on the name Charlotte to winners of the gamble.
Now that the family has picked out the name ‘Charlotte’, it is expected that the popularity of the name will decline over the next few years. Sasha Miller, International Managing Editor of BabyCentre says, “Parents don’t want to be labelled as having been influenced by others in their baby name choice, particularly by such a high-profile family.
“That was a pattern we saw very clearly after the birth of Charlotte’s older brother in 2013; the name George quickly dipped in popularity in BabyCentre’s naming charts.”
