Kate Middleton Had an Entirely Different Middle Name Picked Out for Princess Charlotte, New Book Claims
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As many know, since Prince William and Princess Kate’s 2011 nuptials, they have welcomed three children: Prince George Alexander Louis, 12, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, 10, and Louis Arthur Charles, 7. Now, when you look at the middle names, it all makes sense: they’re tied to the royal family. However, it seems Kate wanted an entirely different name (and middle name) for Charlotte.
In William and Catherine: The Monarchy’s New Era: The Inside Story by Russell Myers, Kate originally wanted Charlotte to have the middle name of Alexandra.
“Catherine had her heart set on Alexander for a boy or Alexandra (also Queen Elizabeth’s middle name) for a girl,” Myers wrote in an excerpt from Hello! Magazine. “William had privately voiced his preference for having a girl, and was keen to incorporate a tribute to his late mother, most likely in the form of a middle name.”
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While George ended up having Alexander, it seems maybe Kate wanted to honor the late Queen Elizabeth, too. However, they landed on a compromise: naming Charlotte with the late Queen’s first name and William’s mother Princess Diana’s first name as her two middle names.
Fun fact: Royal children have to have a few sets of names. What we mean is that they can’t name their children whatever they want, they have to choose from a select number. In fact, there’s really only a handful of names that the British Royal family typically chooses from (Charles (or Charlotte), George, Henry, Elizabeth, and Diana. They reportedly do this to honor ancestors and symbolize stability in the family.
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