Picture via Kensington Palace Instagram
Kensington Palace has confirmed that the new royal baby is named Prince Louis Arthur Charles.
The official title given to Will and Kate’s second son is His Royal Highest (HRH) Prince Louis Arthur Charles, and he will be fifth in line for the throne.
Louis may come as a surprise as traditionally it has been embedded throughout royal French history and not British, however the name does have some very close family ties.
Prince Louis' name references his own father, Prince William, who holds the name as his middle name, along with Prince George.
No British monarch has been named Louis. The name comes from the English and French interpretation of the German name Ludwig. It is believed that the name means “renowned warrior.”
Louis maybe a nod to the the first name of Lord Mountbatten, who's full name is Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, uncle of George's great-grandfather Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Traditionally the name has been very popular amongst French royalty, where 18 kings adopted the name from 814 onwards.
The famous Louis XIV, the Sun King, was hailed the greatest monarch of his time due to the growth in French power and the great wealth his court acquired, which included the Palace of Versailles. King Louis XIV reigned from 1643 until 1715.
The Baptism:
Royal babies are usually baptised within two or three months after their birth. Prince George was baptised in October 2013 and Princess Charlotte was in July 2015.
According to The Telegraph, royal babies tend to follow Queen Victoria’s tradition of being baptised over the Lily Front. Queen Victoria started the practice in 1841 with her eldest daughter Princess Victoria.
According to reports, six godparents were selected for Princess Charlotte and seven for Prince George. The water from the Jordan River is used in the ceremony.
Both Georges' and Charlotte’s services were held in private, but during Charlotte’s baptism, members of the public were welcomed to come to the churchyard.
It is reported that both Kate and Prince Arthur are doing well and in a tweet, Kensington Palace thanked the hospital staff on Kate’s behalf.
Their Royal Highnesses would like to thank all staff at the hospital for the care and treatment they have received. They would also like to thank everyone for their warm wishes.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 23, 2018
Prince Louis was born on Monday at 11.01am and weighed in at 8lbs 7oz.
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