he poses for the final shot. looks good in the final shot. a pom rainian. that was number on the royals list. jiff, good name. what is in a name i ask you? when you re the future king? quite a lot. prince george alexander louis of cambridge each name carries the weight of british tradition but taken together it creates something entirely new. cnn s erin mclaughlin is in london with more on this. hi, erin. reporter: hi, kate. they named him pretty quickly by royal standards. it took charles and diana a week to announce william s name. anticipation has ended as the great name debate is over. introducing his royal highness, prince george alexander louis of cambridge. the name is already a hit on the streets of london. yes. good old-fashioned british name. reporter: and a tribute to
three names that are laden in british family reference and history. but you have to george is an obvious one, patriot saint of england, but alexander, thinking of the queen s middle name being alexandra, three former kings of scotland were named alexander but the important name is louis, it is william s middle name but louis was mount batten, charles grand uncle the man he called his honorary grandfather. he was assassinated by the i.r.a. in 1989 which left a gaping hole in charles life. i think they ve paid tribute and homage to charles. for us we normally get named in the hospital before we leave. this is considered a pretty quick announcement of the naming. what do you make of that? really i think william is very keen for everyone to go back to normal, even at the hospital if you read between the lines in his brief comments to the press he said i m hoping
the future king now living the quiet life in a commoner s accommodation. now the name george is splashed across today s headlines. the sun with a quote cover, the baby formerly known as prince alexander louis of cambridge, there s the times cover, kate and william stick to tradition by george. the mirror with the headline boy george, not sure what to think about that, kate. you knew it was going to happen. we have a lot of fun with the headlines this week. we want to talk more with victoria arbiter, commentator and daughter of the queen s former press secretary. we have it, we ve waited a long time wondering what would it be and we have the name prince george alexander louis. what do you make of the name? i think where they ve been smart is they ve given this child its own identity while
queen elizabeth who met her great grandson for the first time wednesday at kensington palace. george was the name of the queen s father, king george vi who famously had a stammer as portrayed by colin firth in the movie the king s speech. i not care to discuss personal matters. alexander for queen victoria whose name was alexanderina, and louis a nod to the queen husband whose uncle was lord louis mountbatten. most have four names, some have five and some have seven. they re trying to make their son more like all the other boys when he goes to school. the only problem is he s going to be a king. reporter: after spending his first night of hospital in kensington palace, kate and william whisked georgia away to more humble surroundings, her family s home in bucklebury. they released a statement saying this is now a private and quiet time for them to get to know their son.